The relationship of power speed and bucket elevator capacity to the slope angle of the bucket at the palm oil mill

Abstract

The bucket elevator is material transfer equipment which function is essential in the process of processing fresh fruit bunches into palm oil, the value of effectiveness and economics is the basis for designing equipment in a factory, and bucket elevators have a certain angle. This study aims to analyze the motor power, bucket speed, and damping capacity with varying slope angle. The analysis is done by making an angle of 30,45,60,80, and 90 degrees, with as the angular variation was analyzed. Theoretically, the result shows that at the slope of 30 degrees power of the motor is 3.2 kW. The bucket speed at 6.7 m/s the damping capacity 0.00062 m3, bucket speed of 4.6 m/s damping capacity 0.00088 m3, at the slope of 60 degrees motor power 5.7 kW. The bucket speed of 3.8 m/s damping capacity 0.00106 m3 at the slope of 80 degrees motor power 7.04 kW, bucket speed of 3.1 m/s damping capacity 0.00128 m3, at the slope of 90 degrees motor power 4.9 kW, bucket speed of 4.5 m/s damping capacity 0.00098 m3. The results above and analysis shows that the slope of the bucket angle on the elevator affects motor power bucket speed and damping capacity.