Feeding and Conveying
Feeding In a mineral processing plant , Feeders are necessary whenever we want to deliver a uniform flow of dry or moist fractions of rock or minerals. Generally they are categorised by the size of material to be fed, see below. Primary Feeders Capacity:700 - 5000 t/h apron feeder Capacity 300 - 1200 t/h, vibrating feeder “In circuit” feeders Wobbler feeders Feeding and scalping - when things get sticky! Conveying belt Conveyors are selected from 4 key parameters: • Tonnage • Size of material • Inclination • Distance We also must consider wear in operation and the environment (dust, heat, oil or chemicals etc) Conveyor belts Although the conveyor structure is important, most of the conveying work falls back on the conveyor belt, exposed to the material. Flat belts are dominating, conveying up to a lifting or lowering angle of approx. 18°. Depending on duty the belts are reinforced with differe...