Palabora Project – World Record
Palabora Project World Record Design included mechanical design, dynamic analysis, pulley FEA, curved chute design, control system, instrumentation, and commisioning. Worlds strongest belt at the time.
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Año de construcción: 1989
Ubicación: South Africa
Length : 2.875 km
Potencia: 14,100 kW
Tonelaje: 7,200 tph
Tension: ST-6600 N/mm
Velocidad: 4.1 m/s
Material: Copper Ore
Interesting Features:
- Worlds strongest belt at the time
- Low speed holdbacks on two drive pulleys use CDI designed holdback load share device to share load to +/- 10%.
- Determined shell fatal flaw in pulley design prior to manufacturing using FEA.
- In 1993, CDI provided novel curved chute design which protects against premature belt wear.