Conveyor System Used in Coal Power Plant
Conveyor System Used in Coal Power Plant
Conveyor System Used in Coal Power Plant
By
Salman Uddin
Coal Fired Power Plant
O These power plant make use coal to generate
electricity.
O 40% of the world’s electricity is provided by such
plants.
O These are primarily used in developing countries.
bulky materials.
transportation of large
volumes of coal over long
distances.
maintenance.
Screw Conveyor System
O The system transfers coals
from one end to the other
when the screw rotates.
O Screw conveyors come with
an affordable initial cost.
O They offer the simplest and
most compact transfer
method.
O Consume more power per
transfer while compared to
belt conveyors
Flight Conveyor System
O It contains one or two chain
strands where you attach
your steel scrappers.
O The scrapers scrap the coal
through a trough that
discharges the coal at the
bottom.
O Allow you to regulate the
speed of the conveyor with
ease to suit your transfer
requirements.
O They are costly and
uneconomical.
Bucket Conveyor System
O The bucket conveyor
contains buckets attached to
a chain that moves over two
wheels.
O It is extremely useful in
vertical lifts.
O The buckets carry the coal at
the bottom and discharge it
at the top.
O The bucket conveyor
elevator limits transfers to 30
meters.
Grab Bucket Conveyor System
O It allows you to transfer and
lift the coal from one point to
the other.
O It makes use of a tower or
crane to carry or transfer the
coal.
O Significant investment is
required to install the
system.
O Operational cost are
relatively low.
Skip Hoist Conveyor
System
O A basket,bucket, or open car
mounted vertically or on an in
cline on wheels, rails, or shaft
s and hoisted by a cable; use
d to raise materials.
O It is used
to transport skip cars
carrying iron ore, coke,
or limestone, inside a blast
furnace.
Coal Power Plant