DESIGN FABRICATION & TESTING OF SCREW CONVEYOR

BY V. DURGA KARTHIK A. MANOJ KUMAR G.I MANOJ RAMACHANDRAN

ABSTRACT

The aim of the project is to Design and fabrication of screw conveyor to convey the sewage sludge. A screw conveyor mechanism mounted within the trough assembly. One end of the screw conveyor is mounted on the trough assembly. A drive shaft is provided for rotating the screw conveyor being connected to the outer end of the screw conveyor. The motor is connected to the end of the drive shaft which is connected to the screw conveyor. Top portion of the screw conveyor is made openable for the maintenance.

SCOPE
Saving of labour and time. To increase the output: With the help of conveyors more work can be done with a given floor space, blocks are avoided. Reducing personal hazardous: The enclosing trough can be made tight enough to contain toxic, dust and vapours. Cleaning is made easy as the top surface is openable.

LITERATURE SURVEY
A conveyor system is a common piece of mechanical handling equipment that moves materials from one location to another. Conveyors are especially useful in applications involving the transportation of heavy or bulk materials. Conveyor systems allow quick and efficient transportation for a wide variety of materials, which make them very popular in the material handling and packaging industries.

TYPES OF CONVEYOR SYSTEMS

Gravity roller conveyor Gravity skatewheel conveyor Belt conveyor Wire mesh conveyors Plastic belt conveyors Bucket conveyors Flexible conveyors Vertical conveyors Spiral conveyors Vibrating conveyors Pneumatic conveyors Belt driven live roller conveyors Lineshaft roller conveyor Chain conveyor Screw conveyor Overhead conveyors Automotive conveyors

SCREW CONVEYOR
Screw conveyors have been a popular material handling mechanism throughout history. One type of screw conveyor, perhaps the best known is the Archimedian screw contained within a tube to raise water. The Archimedean screw or the screw pump is a machine historically used for transferring water from a low-lying body of water into irrigation ditches. They are used in many bulk handling industries.

TYPES OF SCREW CONVEYORS

Inclined units Vertical units

INCLINED UNITS
Inclined screw conveyors, in general handle products that can be conveyed in horizontal screw conveyors. Being compact, say contained and fully enclosed they can be readily applied in congested areas. Feature insuring sanitation and ease of cleaning are available. For inclines of about 20 degrees or less, conveyor screws of regular pitch operating in troughs are usually employed.

VERTICAL UNITS
A vertical screw elevator is a unit that conveys material vertically. These units can satisfy many conveying problems and have the further advantages of being compacted, requiring less space than other forms of elevating equipment.

II REVIEW

CLASSIFICATION OF SCREW CONVEYOR

DEPENDING UPON TYPE OF FLIGHT USED Paddle conveyor screw Ribbon flight conveyor screw Helicoid flight conveyor screw Sectional flight conveyor screw

PADDLE CONVEYOR SCREW

This consists of a series of cut and folded flights mounted on the central revolving shaft or pipe. In this the material is intentionally tumbled and sheared as it is advanced along the casing by the pitch of the screw at every revolution. Friction between the material and the revolving spiral tends to carry the material up one side and around with the blade.

RIBBON FLIGHT CONVEYOR SCREW

In this type of conveyor screw a steel bar rolled to form a continuous helical ribbon flight fastened to the pipe or shaft by steel supporting lugs welded at spaced intervals. Variation of diameter, pitch, flight width or thickness can be furnished. Also, this screw can be furnished with either continuous or sectional flights, lap or butt welded together. These are recommended for handling, sticky materials such as molasses, tar or substances likely to build upon screw

SECTIONAL FLIGHT CONVEYOR SCREW

Sectional flight conveyor screws are made of individual flights; each blanked from a flat steel plate and formed into helix The flights are butt welded together and fastened to the pipe, or shaft by intermittent or continuous welds with or without formed steel end lungs. Sectional flight conveyor screws are interchangeable with helical flight conveyor screw of the same diameter and shaft size. When desired, sectional flights may be continuous welded to the pipe on one or both sides, thus providing exceptionally rugged construction for the most severe conveying application

HELICOID FLIGHT CONVEYOR SCREW

The helicoids flight conveyor screw is made of a helix, formed by flat steel bar and mounted on a pipe or shaft. The helix, formed by special rolling equipment to the required diameter, pitch and thickness, is a smooth, continuous one- piece flight. By virtue of its one-piece construction, it possesses superior strength. The absence of laps, rivets or welds on the carrying face of the flight promotes and maintains cleanliness and reduces wear. Helicoids flighting is made with regular pitch approximately equal to the diameter. It can also be furnished with other than regular pitch and in a wide range of diameter, thickness and lengths to meet the most exacting requirements.

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