Problems and solutions in the operation of belt conveyors in the river port RTC Luka Leget

Abstract

The paper presents a case study of gravel transshipment in RTC Luka Leget in Sremska Mitrovica, R. Serbia. Problems that led to the incorrect operation of conveyors used in the transshipment of gravel from barges to the separation plant were analyzed. They included activation the safety switch of the conveyor drive, backward movement of the material on the belt, fracture of the connection tension pulley - axle, etc. It was found that ignorance of the actual force in the conveyor belt leads to most of the problems and the need of a solution for this problem was highlighted. At the end, proposed solutions were given in order to establish the normal operation of the plant and to prevent delays in gravel transshipment.

Monitoring of Rubber Belt Material Performance and Damage

“…Indeed, there is an increasing number of publications devoted to monitoring systems for belt conveyors. Even though the number of lethal accidents is decreasing, there are still a large number of failures that could be predicted if monitored properly [8]. Among the large variety of the monitoring devices, the following can be noted: visual systems [9], including laser-based systems [10] and multispectral image acquisition systems [11][12][13], acoustic emission systems [14][15][16][17][18][19], ultrasound detectors [20], thermovisual systems able to detect the elevated temperature of the intensely worn belt surface [21], strain gauge measurement systems [22], and others [23][24][25].…”