Types of a problem in bucket elevator Discharge – Down-legging – Back-legging Bucket Filling – Uneven Fill – Incomplete Fill Premature Bucket Failure •Wear •Cracking Discharge Back-legging Back-legging depicts raised material tumbling down the up leg. – Causes Speed excessively quick Buckets worn Obstruction in head or throat Pressure vent…
Bucket elevators
What are Bucket Elevators?
Bucket Elevators are machines used to elevate materials vertically with the help of buckets. Buckets are fixed on belt or chain with pulleys or sprockets located at the top and bottom of the casing unit. casing or housing type structure used to fix bucket on belt or chain. Bucket elevators have one input or…