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)


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    Titel :

    World's longest single flight belt conveyor


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Mining Eng


    Beteiligte:
    Workman, J.L. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1969


    Format / Umfang :

    4 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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