LOEFFLER ENGINEERING GROUP

CONVEYOR DESIGN AND ESTIMATING SOFTWARE

Updated 4-13-07

ESTIMATOR/ENGINEER Frank Loeffler

DATE
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PROJECT
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REVISION 0 CONVEYOR PROFILE

CROSS SECTION
BELT WIDTH INCHES BELT SPEED FT/MIN
VOLUMETRIC DATA AREA FT 2

CAPACITY (TPH) 18 0.238 0

MATERIAL 24 0.455 0
MATERIAL DENSITY (PCF) 50 30 0.740 0
ANGLE REPOSE (DEG) 37 36 1.095 0
ANGLE SURCHARGE (DEG) 27 42 1.519 0
MAXIMUM LUMP SIZE 48 2.013 0
MOISTURE CONTENT (%) 54 2.575 0
TROUGH ANGLE (DEG) 35 60 3.207 0
BELT WIDTH (INCHES) 66 3.908 0
BELT SPEED (FPM) 72 4.678 0
LOAD RATIO #N/A 84 6.427 0
96 8.451 0
108 10.753 0

NOTE: 1. Shaded areas are required input data.
2. Values shown in shaded areas are the most
common input. These values should be
overidden if actual requirements differ.
3. Values shown in non-shaded areas are
program calculated, or standard values
but they may also be overidden.
The above table shows the required belt speed based on capacity, density &
troughing idler angle. The values shown are NOT recommended belt speeds.
Select the belt width and speed in accordance with values recommended by CEMA.
Typical belt speeds range from 200 to 1000 fpm based on product & belt width.
The maximum lump size should range from bw/3 for 10% lumps to bw/10 for all lumps.
See table in CEMA.

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 LOEFFLER ENGINEERING GROUP
CONVEYOR DESIGN AND ESTIMATING SOFTWARE
VERSION 3.0

ESTIMATOR/ENGINEER Frank Loeffler TYPICAL VALVES OF Cs

DATE 0 BAUXITE = .19 IRON ORE = .28
CLIENT 0 CEMENT = .21 LIMESTONE = .13
PROJECT 0 COAL = .08 WOOD CHIPS = .01
PROJECT NUMBER 0 COKE = .02 IGNORE MAT'L = 0
CONVEYOR NUMBER 0 GRAIN = .04 ON SKIRT

PHYSICAL DATA GEOMETRY DATA

HORIZONTAL CONVEYOR LENGTH (FEET) HEAD TAIL
CONVEYOR NET LIFT (FEET) TAKE UP LOCATION X
CONVEYOR LENGTH ALONG BELT (FEET) 0.0
DESIGN TEMPERATURE (DEG -F) 32 SCREW GRAVITY
BELT SAG (%) 2 TAKE UP TYPE X
CONVEYOR SLOPE (DEGREES) #DIV/0! DRIVE WRAP ANGLE 180 180
DRIVE WRAP FACTOR CW 0.8 0.5
ACCESSORIES
SKIRTBOARD LENGTH (ONE SIDE) FT. 0 NOTE: DUAL DRIVES INPUT WRAP FOR BOTH PULLEYS
DEPTH OF MAT'L ON SKIRTBOARD (INCH) 0 CW BASED ON LAGGED PULLEYS
NUMBER OF BELT CLEANERS 1
NUMBER OF V-PLOWS 2
NUMBER OF PULLEYS 6 MISCELLANEOUS FRICTIONS
DRIVE LOSS MULTIPLIER 1.05 BELT CLEANER FRICTION (#/IN) 5
INCOMING MAT'L VELOCITY (FPM) 0 PLOW CLEANER FRICTION (#/IN) 2
MAT'L ON SKIRTS FACTOR Cs 0.13 DO YOU WANT APPENDIX A PULLEY FRICTION Y
IS CONVEYOR BELTING STEEL CABLE N

OPTIONAL (For Use with Estimate ) ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OPTIONAL (FOR USE WITH ESTIMATE) BENT HEIGHTS (FT)
MOTORS - TEFC Y Bent #1 Bent #7
MOTORS - X PROOF N Bent #2 Bent #8
SWITCHES - NEMA 4 Y Bent #3 Bent #9
SWITCHES - X PROOF N Bent #4 Bent #10
Bent #5 Bent #11
Bent #6

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 LOEFFLER ENGINEERING GROUP
CONVEYOR DESIGN AND ESTIMATING SOFTWARE
VERSION 3.0

ESTIMATOR/ENGINEER Frank Loeffler STANDARD CEMA IDLER SPEG.

DATE 0 BELT MATERIAL DENSITY
CLIENT 0 WIDTH 30 50 75 100 150 200
PROJECT 0 18 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5
PROJECT NUMBER 0 24 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
CONVEYOR NUMBER 0 30 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
36 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5
IDLER DATA 42 4.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0
WEIGHT OF MATERIAL (#/FT) #DIV/0! 48 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0
WEIGHT OF BELT (#/FT) #N/A 54 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0
WT .MAT'L + WT. BELT (#/FT) #DIV/0! 60 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
IDLER ROLL DIAMETER (IN) 6 72 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5
CEMA IDLER SERIES C
TROUGHING IDLER SPEG (FT) #N/A STANDARD LOAD RATINGS (35 Degree Trough)
RETURN IDLER SPEG (FT) 10 BELT CEMA CEMA CEMA CEMA
IDLER AI FACTOR 1.5 WIDTH B C D E
IDLER LOAD # #DIV/0! 18 410 900
24 410 900 1200
30 410 900 1200
APPROXIMATE BELT WEIGHT 36 410 837 1200 1800
BELT DENSITY 42 363 791 1200 1800
WIDTH 30 - 74 75 - 130 130-200 48 353 744 1200 1800
18 3.5 4 4.5 54 698 1116 1800
24 4.5 5.5 6 60 650 1070 1800
30 6 7 8 72 977 1800
36 9 10 12
42 11 12 14 IDLER Ai FACTORS * For V-Returns increase Ai by 5%
48 14 15 17 CEMA ROLL Ai * For belt speed >1000 fpm consult factory
54 16 17 19 SERIES DIA.
60 18 20 22 B&C 4 2.3
72 21 24 26 B,C,&D 5 1.8
84 25 30 33 C&D 6 1.5
96 30 35 38 E 6 2.8
NOTE: For steel cable belts increase by 50% E 7 2.4

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 LOEFFLER ENGINEERING GROUP
CONVEYOR DESIGN AND ESTIMATING SOFTWARE
VERSION 3.0

ESTIMATOR/ENGINEER Frank Loeffler

DATE 0
CLIENT 0
PROJECT 0
PROJECT NUMBER 0
CONVEYOR NUMBER 0

NORMAL FRICTION NORMAL FRICTION REDUCED FRICTION BREAKAWAY BREAKAWAY

CONDITION FULL LOAD EMPTY FULL LOAD FULL LOAD EMPTY
FRICTION FACTORS
IDLER KX #DIV/0! #N/A #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
FLEXURE KY #DIV/0! 0.035 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 0.035
TEMPERATURE KT 1.0 1.0 1.00 1.0 1.0
BREAKAWAY MULTIPLIER 2 2
DRIVE WRAP FACTOR CW 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
DRIVE LOSS MULTIPLIER 1.05 1.05 1.00 1.05 1.05

HORSEPOWER & FRICTION TE TE HP TE HP TE HP TE HP TE HP

TROUGH FRICTION Kx #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #N/A #N/A #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #N/A #N/A
TROUGH FRICTION Ky #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #N/A #N/A #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #N/A #N/A
RETURN FRICTION #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
LIFT LOAD #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 0 0.0 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 0 0.0
LOAD ACCELERATE 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
BELT CLEANER 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
V-PLOW 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MAT'L ON SKIRTS + RUBBER 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
PULLEY FRICTION #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
OTHER-TRIPPERS,PLOWS ETC. 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
TOTAL TE & HP #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #N/A #N/A #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #N/A #N/A
T2 SAG
TENSIONS REQ T2
T1 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
T2 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
TAIL TENSION #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
TAKE-UP TENSION #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
SAG TENSION #DIV/0! #N/A #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #N/A
TRACTION TENSION #DIV/0! #N/A #DIV/0! ACTUAL
PIW #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

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 LOEFFLER ENGINEERING GROUP
DESIGN AND ESTIMATING SOFTWARE
VERSION 3.0

ESTIMATOR/ENGINEER Frank Loeffler

DATE 0
CLIENT 0
PROJECT 0
PROJECT NUMBER 0
CONVEYOR NUMBER 0

CEMA KY
AVERAGE TENSION Ky
1000 #N/A
2000 #N/A
3000 #N/A
4000 #N/A
5000 #N/A
6000 #N/A
7000 #N/A
8000 #N/A
9000 #N/A
10000 #N/A
11000 #N/A
12000 #N/A
13000 #N/A
14000 #N/A
15000 #N/A
16000 #N/A
>16000 0.016

APPROX. AVE TENSION #DIV/0!

AVE KY #DIV/0!

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