Bucket Elevator Model Selection

As a commonly used lifting equipment, the selection of bucket elevators is restricted by many factors. Choosing the wrong model will bring endless troubles to the user. The selection of general bucket elevator types depends on the following factors:
(1) Material form: Is the material in powder, granular or small block form?
(2) Physical properties of the material: Does the material have adsorption or viscosity, and does it contain water?
(3) Specific gravity of the material: Generally, bucket elevator parameters are designed and calculated for materials with a bulk density below 1.6. For materials with a larger specific gravity, the traction force and the tensile strength of the transmission part need to be calculated.
(4) The conveying volume per unit time.
Generally speaking, the material form directly determines the material unloading method. The common rule is that powder materials are unloaded by centrifugal ejection and block materials are unloaded by gravity. Different unloading methods determine the different bucket forms used by bucket elevators. Centrifugal ejection unloading mostly uses shallow buckets and arc buckets, while gravity unloading requires deep buckets.
The type of bucket used by the bucket elevator is different, and the amount of material lifted per unit time is different.
The final conveying capacity of the bucket elevator is a comprehensive parameter that depends on the bucket form, bucket speed, material specific gravity, material properties, and the number of buckets. The selection process is as follows: material specific gravity → transmission method (bucket elevator model) → material properties → unloading method → ​​bucket form → the lifting capacity of this series of bucket elevators → determine the model.