Belt conveyor is a kind of conveying equipment that many enterprises stand by. The equipment relies on the belt as a carrying part in the operation and production, and plays the role of continuous conveying into articles or bulk materials.

First, the throughput per unit time is one of the criteria for belt conveyor selection, and the main factor that determines the throughput is the belt speed. Introduces some methods for selecting belt speed of belt conveyor:

1) When the belt conveyor has large throughput and wide conveyor belt, the higher belt speed should be selected.

2) the material is easy to roll, large particle size, grinding cut strong, or easy to dust and environmental health conditions requirements are higher, Wuxi belt conveyor should choose a lower belt speed.

3) Conveyors with long horizontal distance should be selected with higher belt speed; The conveying distance is short, and the conveyor has a large dip Angle, the slower the belt speed. The slower the speed should be.

4) when the amount of conveying dust is large, the belt speed should be 0.8m/s~1m/s; Or according to the material characteristics and process requirements.

5) When weighing artificial ingredients, the belt speed should not be greater than 1.25m/s.

6) When the plough type unloader is used, the belt speed should not exceed 2.0m/s.

7) When using the dump truck, the belt speed should not exceed 2.5m/s in general; When conveying fine materials or small pieces of material, the allowable belt speed is 3.15m/s.

8) When there is a measuring scale, the belt speed should be determined according to the requirements of automatic measuring scale.

9) When conveying finished products, the belt speed is generally less than 1.25m/s.

Two, the principle of belt conveyor belt speed selection:

The belt speed of the belt conveyor is related to the belt width, conveying capacity, material nature, lumpiness and the line inclination of the conveyor.

When the conveyor is transported upward, the inclination is large and the belt speed should be low; Down transport, the belt speed should be lower; High belt speed is optional for horizontal transport.

The determination of the belt speed should also consider the type of conveyor unloading device, when the use of plow type unloading truck, the belt speed should not exceed 3.15m/s.