Productivity Improvement of Bucket Elevator by Modified Design
Productivity Improvement of Bucket Elevator by Modified Design
Productivity Improvement of Bucket Elevator by Modified Design
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Early bucket elevators used a flat chain with small, steel
buckets attached every few inches. Current construction
uses a rubber belt with plastic buckets. Pulleys several feet
in diameter are used at the top and bottom. The top pulley
is driven by an electric motor.
The bucket elevator is the enabling technology that
permitted the construction of grain elevators. A diverter at
the top of the elevator allows the grain to be sent to the
chosen bin. A similar device with flat steps is occasionally
used as an elevator for humans, e.g., for employees in
parking garages. (This sort of elevator is generally
considered too dangerous to allow use by the public) [2]
D=2*
N=
Fig 1 Bucket Elevator[2]
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III. ANALYSIS OF BUCKET ELEVATOR Total Deformation:
A. FEA Analysis of Head Pulley
Applying the Loading Condition:
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C. FEA Analysis of Head Pulley After Modification IV. RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Von Mises Stress: A. Stress (Von Misses stress) comparison
Table: II
Stress results of existing and modified shaft
Value
Stress
Maximum Minimum
•199.11 MPa
•182.02 MPa
Fig 2.4 Von mises stress of head pulley
pulley. 195
Total Deformation:
190
185
180
175
170
Existing Shaft Modified Shaft
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V. CONCLUSION
A general design of bucket elevator has been proposed.
Static structural analysis for different components of bucket
elevator has been done with FEA tools under standard
C. Factor of Safety comparison operating conditions. Bucket elevator mainly fails due to
For existing design F.S = design stress / induced stress breaking occurs at the inner edge of the pulley, it consider
as fretting corrosion. So new material EN24 has been
= 465 / 199.11
suggested for the shaft. From the analysis, it can be seen
= 2.3 that for modified design has higher FOS than existing
For modified design F.S = design stress / induced stress design.
= 550 / 182.02 The aim of this dissertation is to improve the design of
bucket elevator. The obtained modified design serves the
= 3.0
purpose of design. The analysis results for existing and
Table: IV modified design both are well within the safe limit under
FOS of existing and modified shaft standard operating conditions.
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