Measurement and determination of the absorbed impact energy for conveyor belts of various structures under impact loading

Abstract

The effect of impact loading at the transfer point is often manifested by mechanical damage to a conveyor belt. To describe the phenomena related to the conveyor belt damage caused by the impact of the material, it is important to monitor the amount of the absorbed impact energy. Therefore, the focus of the present article is on the identification of the effect of the conveyor belt’s structure (textile or steel conveyor belt carcass), as well as the strength, the material’s drop height and the drop weight on the relative amount of impact energy absorbed by a conveyor belt. The result of the article is determining the capabilities of different conveyer belts through the monitoring and the identification of the relationship between the relative amount of the absorbed energy and the selected parameters.