Coal Handling Belt Conveyor

A belt conveyor consist of two or more pulley with continous loop of material.One or both are powered,moving belt and the material on the belt forword.The powered pulley is called drive pulley and unpowered pulley called idlers.
Belt Conveyors are employed for conveying various bulk and unit loads along horizontal or slightly inclined path and for transporting articles between various operations in production flow lines.They have found wide application in all branches of industry and are means of machanical transport in foundry shops,in fuel supply system of electrical power stations,for ground and surface transport of coal and gangue in coal industry,for delivery of ores, coke and fluxes in metal making industries. They transfer building materials, grain, sand etc.
Belt Conveyors have become populer due to a high carrying capacity, large length of conveying path, simple design, easy maintenance and high reliability of operation.