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Transport and Handling Equipment

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-0304/04
Abbreviation DMZ
Course title Transport and Handling Equipment
Credits 4
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Robert Brázda, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Classification of transported materials. Mechanical properties of particulate materials. Classification pf transport. Calculation of carrying capacity.
2. Equation of motion. Methods of transfer of tensile forces.
3. Analyses of tension forces in endless tensile element - graphical - numerical method.
4. Tensile elements - ropes, chains and conveyor belts. Construction.
5. Belt conveyor, principle, division and main parts. Technological equipment of belt conveyor.
6. Theory and basic calculation of belt conveyor. Standard ČSN ISO 5048.
7. Bucket conveyor - construction, main parts, calculation.
8. Apron conveyor - construction, basics of chain conveyor calculation. Scraper conveyor - construction, basics of chain conveyor calculation.
9. En-Masse conveyor - construction, basics of chain conveyor calculation.
10. Vibratory conveyor - scheme, possibilities of excitation of vibrations, calculation of basic parameters of vibrating conveyor.
11. Screw conveyor - construction, division, simplified calculation of screw conveyor parameters.
12. Transport by gravity - chutes, troughs and gravity roller conveyors.
13. Driven roller conveyors - construction, methods of drive, basic calculation - resistance to movement .
14. Lifts - division, construction and main parts, calculation of safety coefficient of ropes and checking of frictional abilities.

E-learning

LMS.VSB.CZ

Literature

Mills, D.: Pneumatic Conveying Design Guide, Butterworth-Heinemann; 3rd edition (December 16, 2015), ISBN 978-0081006498 
ASME B20.1-2015: Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment: Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment, ultiple. Distributed through American National Standards Institute (ANSI) (November 30, 2015), ISBN 978-0791870341 
Wolhbier,R.H.: Mechanical Conveying. ISBN 0878491198 . 2000.
Fayed,M.E., Skocir,T.S.:Mechanical Conveyors. ISBN 1-56676-416-5. Technomic
Publishing Company, Inc. 1997.
Shapiro,H.I., Shapiro,J.P., Shapiro,L.K.: Cranes and Derrics. Third edition. ISBN 0-07-057889-3. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., USA, 2000
Polák,J., Brázda,R.:Transport and Handling Equipment, VŠB-TUO, 2012

Advised literature

Wohlbier,R.H.: Belt Conveying Technology I,II.III. ISBN 0878491147 . 2000.
Yardley, E.D., Stace, L.R.: Belt Conveying of Minerals. ISBN 978-1-84569-230-8. Woodhead Publishing Limited, England. 2008