BillKapri
Chemical
- Feb 6, 2024
- 6
Hi, so I have a bit of confusion about screw conveyor loading. So I understand what it physically means however what I don't understand is whether it is something that is inherent to the material being conveyed or something you design to achieve.
I see that the max loading you want depends on the material and its flowability, however, is this just what will happen when you convey the material? So for example, if you dumped excess material that has poor flowability into a screw conveyor, would you get a loading that is typical of non-flowable materials i.e. 15%. I'm guessing this loading % also depends on the screw conveyor design, so its not necessarily 'inherent' to the material, but more in the sense that is for this material in this screw conveyor.
Or is it the other way around, in that if you dumped excess material into the screw conveyor, you would get a very high loading but would detrimental for the equipment because you should only be loading at around 15%?
I hope this makes sense.
I see that the max loading you want depends on the material and its flowability, however, is this just what will happen when you convey the material? So for example, if you dumped excess material that has poor flowability into a screw conveyor, would you get a loading that is typical of non-flowable materials i.e. 15%. I'm guessing this loading % also depends on the screw conveyor design, so its not necessarily 'inherent' to the material, but more in the sense that is for this material in this screw conveyor.
Or is it the other way around, in that if you dumped excess material into the screw conveyor, you would get a very high loading but would detrimental for the equipment because you should only be loading at around 15%?
I hope this makes sense.
