The concept of a screw conveyor for the vertical transport of bulk materials

Screw feeders and conveyors are mainly used in the following industries: minerals, agriculture, chemistry, pharmaceutical, pigments, plastics, cement, sand and food processing for transporting and mixing the granular materials. The article presents a synthetic analysis of the conveyors used in the collection and transport systems of loose materials. It focusess on the solutions based on a srew shaft operating vertically or at an angle. A concept of a screw conveyor intended for vertical transport of loose materials is presented. Due to structure and transport properties, the conveyor can replace the oversized bucket conveyor, currently used in one of the industrial plants. A 3D model was developed, illustrating the manufacturing method and introducing the principle of the conveyor operation.

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).