Numerical and Experimental Stress-Strain Analysis of a Rubber Carousel

Abstract

The effect of the impact load exerted by the baggage impacting light baggage carousels may be manifested as mechanical damage to the carousel as a result of the stress-strain processes. In order to describe the phenomena related to the baggage impact, it is important to monitor the tensile strength of rubber carousels of light conveyor belts intended for the conveyance of baggage at airports. The output of the article is monitoring the mechanical load of the carousel, the comparison of the results thereof with the outputs of the CAE analysis, as well as the determination of the optimal material model and the approximation thereof to the experimental model.

Experimental Study of Rubber Composite Quality Assessment in Terms of Electrical Conductivity and Accelerated Thermal Ageing

“…Conveyor belts must endure harsh operating conditions, such as dynamic impact forces at chutes, which may be eliminated by using enclosed rubber conveyor belts and thus reducing the quantity of chutes to a minimum [1], [2], [3]. Other negative factors include mechanical and ozone ageing and wearing of belts [4], [5], [6]. When transporting hot materials or coal in gassy underground mines with a risk of methane or coal dust explosion, safety of belt conveyors is one of the key factors.…”