Conveying Gypsum with a Continuous Bucket Elevator

Monday July-24 2023  14:14:19

What is continuous bucket elevator?

Continuous bucket elevator, also known as belt elevator or chain bucket elevator, is a commonly used conveying equipment, widely used in building materials, mining, metallurgy, chemical industry and other industries. It is suitable for conveying various bulk and flake materials, including gypsum.

What is the construction of continuous bucket elevator?

Continuous bucket elevator consists of upper chain, bucket, casing and transmission. The transmission device usually consists of a motor, a reducer, a coupling and a chain control structure.

What is the working principle of continuous bucket elevator?

Its working principle is to grab the material from the feed end through the bucket on the chain and transport it to the discharge end along the movement direction of the upper chain of the elevator, and unload the material to the target position through centrifugal action.

In terms of conveying gypsum, the continuous bucket elevator has the following characteristics and advantages:

1. Efficient and stable: The continuous bucket elevator can convey gypsum continuously, and in most cases, the conveying capacity is large, which can meet the needs of industrial production. Its transmission device is reasonably designed to maintain the stability of the system and reduce failure and downtime.

2. Strong adaptability: the continuous bucket elevator can adapt to gypsum materials with different properties and particle sizes. The design of the bucket is usually optimized by changing parameters such as shape, size and material to improve the conveying effect of the material.

3. Compact structure: The continuous bucket elevator occupies a relatively small area and can be arranged in a limited space. This is very beneficial for factories and mines with limited space on site.

4. Simple operation: The operation and maintenance of the continuous bucket elevator is relatively simple. The transmission device adopts electric mode, and the operator can realize the forward and backward movement and the start and stop of the silo with simple operations.

5. Economical and practical: The cost of the continuous bucket elevator is relatively low, and the maintenance cost is also small, and the investment can be recovered in a short period of time. In addition, it has lower energy consumption and noise, and has less impact on the environment.

What is the difference between centrifugal and continuous bucket elevators?

Centrifugal bucket elevators are best for operations that produce non-granular material. For the power industry, continuous bucket elevators are ideal for higher volumes of abrasive material such as ash or limestone. Centrifugal bucket elevators are ideal for handling low volumes of non-abrasive material such as fuel.

In the application scenario of conveying gypsum, the continuous bucket elevator has the following characteristics:

In the gypsum production process, it is often necessary to transport gypsum from the raw material warehouse or the initial device of the production line to the next process or storage facility. Continuous bucket elevators can do this job efficiently. It can continuously lift the gypsum to a higher position, and then transport it to the designated position through pipelines or conveyor belts. The continuous bucket elevator has good sealing performance. In the process of gypsum transportation, if there are no good sealing measures, it will lead to problems such as gypsum scattering and dust. The continuous bucket elevator adopts a closed structure, which can effectively avoid these problems and keep the working environment clean. Therefore, in the gypsum production process, the continuous bucket elevator is a very suitable conveying equipment.