Students will learn about
· Contact pressure between a wheel and a belt under tension
· Some characteristic behaviors of sludge cake in a belt filter press
· Classical and empirical theories of pressure under a tensioned belt
· How mistaken theory leads to errors in design
· How to differentiate between pressure and actual bearing loads
· The difference between theoretical, average and peak pressure
· Why belt tension and sludge cake pressure are important
· How belt wrap affects bearing load without affecting pressure
· Operating issues pertaining to belt tension, speed and feed rate.
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