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The document describes a belt conveyor system used to transport crushed limestone. It is 200 feet long with a 25 foot rise and will operate at 200 feet per minute. It needs to transport 200 tons of crushed limestone per hour that has a bulk density of 75 pounds per cubic foot. The largest limestone chunks are 4 inches and make up 15% of the material. The required horsepower for the drive motor is calculated to be 11 horsepower.

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The document describes a belt conveyor system used to transport crushed limestone. It is 200 feet long with a 25 foot rise and will operate at 200 feet per minute. It needs to transport 200 tons of crushed limestone per hour that has a bulk density of 75 pounds per cubic foot. The largest limestone chunks are 4 inches and make up 15% of the material. The required horsepower for the drive motor is calculated to be 11 horsepower.

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Material Handling

18. A belt conveyor required to deliver a crushed limestone having bulk density of 75 lb/ft 3 at the rate of
200 tons per hour. The conveyor is to be 200ft between centers of pulley with a rise of 25ft. The largest
lumps are 4 in and constitute 15% of the total. The conveyor will discharge over the end. For the belt
speed of 200fpm, the drive motor is (use F=0.03, L 0=150)

a. 11hp b. 25hp c. 8hp d. 20hp


Given: F= 0.03
L= 200 ft
L0= 150
S= 200 fpm
T= 200 tons/hr
ΔZ= 25 ft
W= 16 lb (from Bulk Material Handling Handbook by Jacob Fruhtbaum pg. 49, table
2.14)
Required
HP=?
19. The capacity of the flight conveyor of 12 inches by 24 inches travelling at 100fpm and handling the crushed
limestone of Problem 18 is?

a. 300tons/hr c. 400tons/hr
b. 360tons/hr d. 350tons/hr
20. A screw conveyor is to be installed to convey 800 bushels (a bushel is 1.224ft 3) of wheat per
hour over a distance of 80ft, the horsepower requirement for the installation is (for wheat the
coefficient = 1.3)

a. 4 b. 3 c. 2.5 d. 3.5
21. Which is most suitable for transportation of sticky material?
a. Apron conveyor c. Belt conveyor
b. Screw conveyor d. Pneumatic conveyor

Answer:
Tapered-flight screw conveyors are used as feeders for handling friable, lumpy material from bins or
hoppers.
(Bulk Materials Handling Handbook by Jacob Fruchtbaum pg. 142)
Dimensional Analysis
12. A 1/15th scale model of a parachute has a drag of 450 lbf when tested at 20 ft/s in a water (sp. gr= 1.94)
tunnel. If Nre effects are negligible, estimate the terminal fall velocity at 5000 ft std. altitude (air sp. gr=
0.00205) if a parachutist using the prototype if chute and the chutist together weigh 160lbf. Neglect the drag
coefficient of the chutist.
a. 12.4ft/s b. 16.9 ft/s c. 20 ft/s d. 24.5 ft/s
Given; ρm = 1.94 Solution: CDm=CDp

Ρp= 0.00205
Fm= 450 lbf
Fp = 160 lbf
Vm= 20 ft/s
Dp= 1
Required
Vp=?
13. A prototype ship is 35m long and designed to cruise at 11m/s. Its drag is to be simulated by a 1m long
model pulled in a tow tank. For Froude scaling determine the tow speed in m/s?

a. 1.8 b.2.6 c.3.1 d.4.0

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