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Optimizing the Pipe Diameter of the Pipe Belt Conveyor Based on Discrete Element Method

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In order to increase the transport volume of the pipe belt conveyor and reduce lateral pressure of the supporting roller set, this study aims to optimize the pipe diameter of the pipe belt conveyor. A mechanical model of the pipe belt conveyor with six supporting roller sets in the belt bearing section was built based on the infinitesimal method, and the formula for calculating the lateral pressure of each supporting roller was deduced on the basis of reasonable assumption. Simulated analysis was carried out on the operation process of the pipe belt conveyor by using the discrete element method. The result showed that, when the other conditions were certain, as the pipe diameter increased, the average lateral pressure of the supporting roller set increased, with a gradually decreasing increment, which was consistent with the calculated result of the theoretical formula. An optimized pipe diameter under the current conditions was obtained by fitting the curve of the formula for calculating the transport volume of the pipe belt conveyor and its simulation curve. It provided a certain reference value for improving the transport efficiency and prolonging the service life of the pipe belt conveyor.

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Acknowledgments

This research work was supported by the Emergency Management of National Natural Science Fund Project (Grant No. 41512002), the First-Class General Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2013M540506) and Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20133415110003).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Safety and High Efficiency Mining of Ministry of Education, School of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, No 168, Shungeng Road, Tianjia’an District, Huainan, 232001, Anhui, China

    Yong-cun Guo, Shuang Wang, Kun Hu & De-yong Li

  2. Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China

    Kun Hu

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Guo, Yc., Wang, S., Hu, K. et al. Optimizing the Pipe Diameter of the Pipe Belt Conveyor Based on Discrete Element Method. 3D Res 7, 5 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13319-016-0085-8

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