Title: An optimisation approach in trough angle selection of conveyor five roll

Authors: Theerasak Srimitrungroj; Tarit Rattanamanee

Addresses: Department of Materials Handling and Logistics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, Thailand ' Department of Materials Handling and Logistics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, Thailand

Abstract: This paper study the optimisation techniques by using numerical method for analysing selection problems, choosing the size, length and angle of inclination for the conveyor belt roller of conveyor five rolls to obtain the maximum material transfer rate. The mathematical model is formulated as nonlinear programming. The Lagrange multiplier technique is used to solve the solution. The numerical result shows that setting trough set angle number two (λ₂) twice as trough set angle number one (λ₁) yields the maximum material transfer rate.

Keywords: trough angle selection; belt conveyor; bulk material handling; optimisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2023.134399

International Journal of Operational Research, 2023 Vol.48 No.2, pp.221 - 232

Received: 21 Feb 2020
Accepted: 14 Feb 2021
Published online: 20 Oct 2023 *

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