| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Detached head pulley | Mining | See: head pulley. (references) | |
| Head pulley | Mining | A. The discharge pulley of the conveyor. It may be either an idler pulley or a drive pulley. A head pulley that is mounted on a boom is termed an extended head pulley; a head pulley that is separately mounted is termed a detached head pulley b. The crowned pulley or idler mounted at the extreme front end or delivery point of a belt conveyor. The belt, after passing around this pulley, begins its travel toward the tail end or foot section of the conveyor. (references) | |
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