Union Carbide Corp commissioned Cable Belt, Ltd, division of Solar Industries, to design, supply, and put into operation 5.5-mi rope-driven cable belt in mountainous section of West Virginia; belt will carry coal from Union Carbide's new Putnam coal mine to Kanawha River; it is powered by dual 800-hp motors which transmit tension to 1.5-in. diam drive ropes which in turn carry conveyor belting and its load; belt is 42 in wide, travels 650 fpm and transports crushed 2×0 coal at rate of 1200 tph; it was put into service in December 1968; article describes design of new conveyor. (22825)
World's longest single flight belt conveyor
Mining Eng
Mining Engineering ; 21 , n 1
1969
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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