Design and Development of a Gear Based Conveyor System

Conveyors are used for transmitting raw materials, finished products, by products of some process etc. from one place to another. Conveyors are widely used in many process industries and manufacturing shops. Some of the commonly used conveyors systems are belt conveyors, roller conveyors, screw conveyors, pipeline conveyors, and monorail and trolley conveyors. Conveyors are useful when loads are uniform, material moves continuously, routes do not vary and movement rate is relatively fixed. Proper selection and design of the conveyor system is necessary for the efficient working of the process. In this paper modification of an existing conveyor system is done. The conveyor system is used in phosphoric acid plant to transfer gypsum to temporary storage. The work includes examining the existing system and collection of data, analysing the problems related to the existing system, suggestion of an improved design for better efficiency and life.