Its likely less expensive to elevate a small portion of the conveyor length than the whole tomato, depending if you have enough length to install a concave curve. ■

Hi there..

Its also so that you can load on a flatter portion at the tail, and then take-off to say 16 degrees.

Loading on 16 degress would cause more spillage than at say 5 to 8 degrees at the tail with alot of materials handled.

Cheers

LSLTekpro ■

Graham,

Recall Palabora loads at 15.5 degree incline, transporting copper ore, large > 300 mm lump, at 6500 t/h, at 4.1 m/s.

With curved spoon, spillage at loading point was virtually eliminated.

This extreme loading angle was designed to minimize the tunnel excavation. Not normal, but, acceptable. ■

So you build up your own rules as you gain experience.

And when you see something that doesn't agree with you curent rules ask "why does this work on this application". ■