Size / Design Variable
Belt Width
Costing Variable
(Built-in Model)
Belt Width, Belt Length
Costing Variable
(User-Defined Model)
Belt Length in m
Emissions Port
No
Hosts
Discrete Transport by Belt Conveyor Procedure
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Size / Design Variable |
Belt Width |
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Costing Variable |
Belt Width, Belt Length |
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Costing Variable |
Belt Length in m |
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Emissions Port |
No |
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Hosts |
Discrete Transport by Belt Conveyor Procedure
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A Belt Conveyor (Discrete Flow) is used to represent an equipment resource used to host a conveying procedure with the objective to transport discrete entities. The procedure can be executed in a batch or continuous mode.
See Belt Conveyor (Bulk Flow): Equipment Tab.
In Calculate (Design Mode), the user specifies the Maximum Belt Width and the system computes the Number of Units and the Belt Width. The belt width is calculated by dividing the loading rate (MT/h) by the specific loading rate (MT/h-cm). If the calculated belt width exceeds the maximum, the system assumes multiple, identical units operating in parallel with a total belt width equal to the calculated.
In User-Defined (Rating Mode), the user specifies the Number of Units and the Belt Width and the system calculates the specific loading rate.
Equipment purchase cost is based on the belt width, the belt length and material of construction. It is supplied by the built-in model assuming as material of construction CS.