- Title
- Eliminating feed-forward errors in conveyor dynamics simulation using a force-balance method
- Creator
- Harrison, Alex
- Relation
- 11th International Conference on Bulk Materials Handling Storage, Handling and Transportation (ICBMH 2013). Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Bulk Materials Handling Storage, Handling and Transportation (Newcastle, N.S.W. 2-4 July, 2013)
- Publisher
- University of Newcastle
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- Velocity and force histories at any element of a mass-spring model are used to assess a conveyor design for low and high tensions that can affect mechanical equipment sizing. Simulating the motion of any system with distributed mass and elasticity using a discrete-element model requires an exact execution of applied forces on a free-body, otherwise errors and instabilities perpetuate as the computation runs. A general force-balance method ensures that externally applies forces, such as drive and braking functions, remain active during a start and stop simulation. The force-balance method provides a tractable way of quickly establishing applied force values for model stability. Static or running tensions of the belt are automatically produced by a dynamic analysis without the need for a static analysis.
- Subject
- feed-forward errors; conveyor design; force-balance method; velocity
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1342153
- Identifier
- uon:28904
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780858259836
- Language
- eng
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