| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Belt conveyor | Mechanical Engineering | 1: A conveyor with an endless belt for transporting concrete to the job site; conveyor consisting of an endless belt used as the means of transport. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| 2: An endless band passing over, and driven by horizontal terminal drums, thus constituting a moving track which is used to convey bulk material. Source: European Union. (references) | |||
| Belt conveyor | Mining | A. A moving endless belt that rides on rollers and on which materials can be carried. The principal parts of a belt conveyor are (1) a belt to carry the load and transmit the pull, (2) a driving unit, (3) a supporting structure and idler rollers between the terminal drums, and (4) accessories, which include devices for maintaining belt tension and loading and unloading the belt, and equipment for cleaning and protecting the belt. See also: hatch conveyor; underground mine conveyor. (references) | |
| Belt conveyor structur | Mining | The framework for supporting the bottom strand of a belt conveyor. (references) | |
| Bottom belt conveyor | Mining | A belt conveyor that carries the coal or ore on the lower strand; often used where height is limited. (references) | |
| Cable belt conveyor | Mining | A conveyor using steel wire ropes to take the tensile pull, which in a conventional conveyor is taken by the belt. Two-stranded steel ropes, one on either side of the conveyor, are used for this purpose. The belt sits on and is supported across the two ropes by means of rubber shoe forms along the belt edges. These belts can be of long lengths, high capacities, and high lifts. (references) | |
| DRIER, BELT CONVEYOR | Occupations | Tends equipment that extrudes and dries compressed yeast to make bakers' active dry yeast: Dumps compressed yeast into hopper of extruding machine. Observes temperature indicator and moisture gauges on drier, and sets controls to maintain prescribed temperature and humidity in drier. Starts extruder that forms yeast into noodles and deposits them onto conveyor belt that carries yeast noodles through drier. Collects yeast samples from conveyor at specified locations in drier, submits samples to laboratory for analysis, and adjusts temperature and humidity of drier on basis of laboratory report. Connects mill to hopper outlet to grind dried yeast to specified fineness. Opens outlet of drier or mill hopper to fill containers. Weighs containers and records weight. Transfers containers to storage, using lift truck. (references) | |
| Face belt conveyor | Mining | A light belt conveyor employed at the face. It is the type generally used in conventional machine mining. (references) | |
| Flat belt conveyor | Mining | A type of belt conveyor in that the carrying run of the conveyor belt is supported by flat belt idlers or by a flat surface. (references) | |
| Gate belt conveyor | Mining | Conveyor usually from 26 to 30 in (66.0 to 76.2 cm) wide and troughed so as to centralize the load and minimize spillage. A scraper feeder, consisting of an elevating chain conveyor driven by the gate belt, is often used to transfer the coal from the face belt to the gate belt. (references) | |
| Hugger belt conveyor | Mining | Two belt conveyors whose conveying surfaces combine to convey loads up steep inclines or vertically. (references) | |
| Multiple ribbon belt conveyor | Mining | A belt conveyor having a conveying surface of two or more spaced strands of narrow flat belts. (references) | |
| Sectional mining belt conveyor | Mining | A belt conveyor so arranged that it can be lengthened or shortened by the addition or the removal of interchangeable increments or parts. (references) | |
| Troughed belt conveyor | Mining | A belt conveyor with the belt edges elevated on the carrying run to form a trough by conforming to the shape of the troughed carrying idlers or othersupporting surface. See also:belt conveyor. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
