An overview of existing designs for belt bucket elevators

Abstract

Currently, bucket elevators are widely used in various industries and are used for vertical transportation of bulk materials such as cement, earth, sand, peat, coal, grain, flour, chemical materials, other small, pulverized, lumpy materials, as well as harmful, dangerous, bulk materials. One of the main requirements for these devices is their high operational reliability, transportation efficiency, and environmental protection from harmful materials and dust. Bucket elevators are an important element of transportation and technological systems widely used in various industries for the movement of bulk materials. The paper examines the works of leading scientists from both near and far abroad, as well as research in this field. The existing designs of belt bucket elevators operated by domestic organizations are considered, the main elements of bucket elevators collected from various information sources (articles, abstracts, and other works) are also presented, their advantages and disadvantages in practical application are analyzed. The main malfunctions of bucket elevators have been identified, which are systematized by node failures, as well as ways to solve them.