A failure in the bottom sheet of a bucket conveyor (KZBQ.AUMUND)
during service was investigated. Sheets are
coupled to the chain throught a screw connection; they
operate in variable load scenarios causing fatigue. A
chemical and microstructural analysis was made showing
that sheet was built in steel with 0.15 % of Carbone without
alloying elements that contribute to the refined grain and
resistance increase. Strength calculation, used to
determinate safety factor, consider load system and type
material. Results concluded that geometry and thickness
value do not provide an adequate fatigue resistance
coefficient.Es investigada la falla en las láminas del fondo de un
transportador de cangilones KZB-Q.AUMUND durante su
servicio. Las láminas están acopladas a una cadena a través
de uniones atornilladas y operan bajo un régimen de cargas
variables causándoles fatiga. Se realiza un análisis químico y
microestructural el cual evidencia que las láminas fueron
elaboradas de un acero con 0,15 % de carbono sin
elementos de aleación que contribuyan al afinamiento del
grano y al incremento de la resistencia. Se calculan las
tensiones para determinar el coeficiente de seguridad a la
fatiga considerando el sistema de cargas y el material de las
láminas. Los resultados concluyen que la geometría y los
valores de espesor no le proporcionan a las láminas un
adecuado coeficiente de resistencia a la fatiga

Cabello Eras, Juan Jose

Castellanos, Luis M.

Hernandez, Hernan Herrera

Manga, Carlos A.

Silva Ortega, Jorge Ivan

English

A failure in the bottom sheet of a bucket conveyor (KZBQ.
AUMUND) during service was investigated. Sheets are
coupled to the chain throught a screw connection; they
operate in variable load scenarios causing fatigue. A
chemical and microstructural analysis was made showing
that sheet was built in steel with 0.15 % of Carbone without
alloying elements that contribute to the refined grain and
resistance increase. Strength calculation, used to
determinate safety factor, consider load system and type
material. Results concluded that geometry and thickness
value do not provide an adequate fatigue resistance
coefficient.Es investigada la falla en las láminas del fondo de un
transportador de cangilones KZB-Q.AUMUND durante su
servicio. Las láminas están acopladas a una cadena a través
de uniones atornilladas y operan bajo un régimen de cargas
variables causándoles fatiga. Se realiza un análisis químico y
microestructural el cual evidencia que las láminas fueron
elaboradas de un acero con 0,15 % de carbono sin
elementos de aleación que contribuyan al afinamiento del
grano y al incremento de la resistencia. Se calculan las
tensiones para determinar el coeficiente de seguridad a la
fatiga considerando el sistema de cargas y el material de las
láminas. Los resultados concluyen que la geometría y los
valores de espesor no le proporcionan a las láminas un
adecuado coeficiente de resistencia a la fatiga

Hernandez Herrera, Hernan

Cabello Eras, Juan J.

Silva Ortega, Jorge I.

Repositorio Universidad Simón Bolívar

Evaluación de fallas en un transportador de cangilones. Caso de estudio

Repositorio Digital CUC

         ISSN 0798 1015HOME Revista ESPACIOS ! ÍNDICES ! A LOS AUTORES !Vol. 38 (Nº 34) Año 2017. Pág. 8Failure evaluations in bucket conveyor.Studies caseEvaluación de fallas en un transportador de cangilones. Caso deestudioHERNANDEZ, Herrera Hernan 1; CASTELLANOS Luis M. 2; CABELLO Eras Juan J. 3; SILVA Ortega Jorge I. 4;MANGA Carlos A. 5Recibido: 14/02/2017 • Aprobado: 02/03/2017Content1. Introduction2. Material and Methods3. Results and Discussion4. ConclusionsReferencesABSTRACT:A failure in the bottom sheet of a bucket conveyor (KZB-Q.AUMUND) during service was investigated. Sheets arecoupled to the chain throught a screw connection; theyoperate in variable load scenarios causing fatigue. Achemical and microstructural analysis was made showingthat sheet was built in steel with 0.15 % of Carbone withoutalloying elements that contribute to the refined grain andresistance increase. Strength calculation, used todeterminate safety factor, consider load system and typematerial. Results concluded that geometry and thicknessvalue do not provide an adequate fatigue resistancecoefficient. Keywords: bucket conveyor; failure analysis, fatigueresistance, finite element analysis.RESUMEN:Es investigada la falla en las láminas del fondo de untransportador de cangilones KZB-Q.AUMUND durante suservicio. Las láminas están acopladas a una cadena a travésde uniones atornilladas y operan bajo un régimen de cargasvariables causándoles fatiga. Se realiza un análisis químico ymicroestructural el cual evidencia que las láminas fueronelaboradas de un acero con 0,15 % de carbono sinelementos de aleación que contribuyan al afinamiento delgrano y al incremento de la resistencia. Se calculan lastensiones para determinar el coeficiente de seguridad a lafatiga considerando el sistema de cargas y el material de lasláminas. Los resultados concluyen que la geometría y losvalores de espesor no le proporcionan a las láminas unadecuado coeficiente de resistencia a la fatiga. Palabras claves: transportador de cangilones; análisis defalla, resistencia a la fatiga, análisis por elementos finitos.1. IntroductionIn cement industry, a high number of raw material and products are processed and transported duringmanufacturing process; those involved equipment have significance in company’s productivity.Conveyors used to drive raw materials in cement industry usually are bands and bucket conveyors.The last ones are used commonly in Clinker transportation and finished final products which are drivento storage rooms. These systems are selected according with material properties, load requirementsand lifting [1], [2].Mechanical failures are usually attributed to non-compliance maintenance intervals, errors duringdesign such as material selection, assemblies or incorrect operation [3], [4].  These failures conditionsare in disagree with industry expectances which specify that critical equipment must be defect-freeand systematic failure that cause stops in processes, increasing operation cost and delays duringdeliveries, affecting finances due to markets requirements and competitiveness [5 ]-[7].This paper analyze a case study to determinate failure causes in the bottom sheet of the bucketconveyor KZB-Q Clinker Conveyor-AUMUND in Colombian Cement Company. The reviewed unitevidenced four failures between July and December 2015, producing considerable financial losses.In order to identify failure causes a chemical and microstructural analysis at material using for bottomsheet manufacturing was carried out, also mechanical properties of the material were studied andresistance to fatigue assessment was developed [8-12].2. Material and Methods.2.1 Material CharacterizationFig. 1 shows location and magnitude failure in the analyzed bucket conveyor. The chemical analysis tothe specimens of the bottom sheet was performed using an optical emission spectrometer OLYMPUSGX41. Nital solution of 2% was used as attack element.  ASTM E-3 [13], E-407 [14] and E-45 [15] were used for preparation, chemical attack and non-metallicinclusions calculus respectively.  A tensile test was realized in specimens using ASTM A-370 [16] usinga 60 tons Shimadzu universal Machine. The media Brinell hardness was obtained in a Wilson HardnessTester using ASTM 92-82 [17].  Fig. 1 . Failure location and magnitude.The fatigue resistance coefficient calculus begin using a free body diagram representation in order toobtain loads that appear on the bottom sheets conveyor. Sheets were drawn using Mechanical Desktop6.0 and with calculated loads, it is modeled using finite elements method with the software CosmosDesign Star 4.0. With the stress values and load cycle effort it is calculated the sheet fatigueresistance coefficient.3. Results and Discussion 3.1 Material CharacterizationChemical analysisResults, showed in table 1, evidenced that steel used is carbon steel without alloy elements and micro-alloy refined grain. The low carbon level guarantee an adequate weldabillity but this reduce hardnessproperty, mechanical resistance and fatigue resistance.Table 1. Chemical analysis on the bucket sheet conveyorElement wt.% Element wt.%Carbon 0,149 Molybdenum 0,014MSilicon 0,213 Nickel 0,086Manganese 0,599 Copper 0,292Phosphorus 0,14 Aluminum 0,0067Sulfur 0,041 Titanium 0,0015Chrome 0,086 Niobium 0,018Micro-structural analysisSpecimens without attack showed nonmetallic shapes derived from Type A oxides. Using chemicalattack, it was detected high ferrite levels and very low pearlite presence as is shown in a micrographicanalysis presented in Fig. 2 .      Fig. 2 . Optical micrograph analysis Mechanical PropertiesThe steel average hardness was 135 HB, otherwise the average mechanical resistance measured were223 MPa in the yield strength and 345 MPa with the maximum tensile value, they correspond to thestructure type and low carbon steel percentage.3.2 Forces influencing on the sheetThe conveyor operates with a transmission chain joined to the bottom sheet using screw connections.Two wheels located at both ends support this; connections between wheels and conveyor is realizedthrough wheels axis, which is fixed to a “U” profile, welded in the bottom sheet. The distance betweenthe farthest Union “U” point and the wheel support is 177 mm as is shown in Fig. 3 .Fig. 3 . Joint elements of the bottom sheet with chain drive and supports.Forces values on the conveyor were calculated using information provided by industry. Conveyormoving parts weight has a value of 4.84 kN/m including chain transmission. The maximum Clinkerweight value deposited in the conveyor is 3.1 kN/m. As is shown in Fig. 4 , the distance value is 1.5m; the maximum weight value is presented in Fig. 5 and determined as follow:Fig. 5 . Bucket conveyor KZB-Q Pan conveyor – Aumund geometry.Considering the total weight (TW) and taking into account that the system is symmetric, on eachwheel is registered a force reaction of 5.59 kN. Reactions in the return (zone 2) only consider theweight from moving parts obtaining a reaction of 2,42 kN.3.3 Tensile ValuesIn order to realize fatigue analysis, there were calculated tensile values in both zones:Zone 1: Moving parts weight were considered while the conveyor was loaded.Zone 2: Considering only moving parts.The maximum force value in the sheet is applied in the farthest point from the “U” weld point. Theforce is transmitted from structures supports using the axis lane as is shown in Fig. 3 a). The sheetwas modeled using the software Mechanical Desktop 6.0 for the design and the software CosmosDesign Star 4.0 for simulations. During modeling, there was considered a parabolic tetrahedral mesh,it allowed better results in order to have an adequate contour representation [18- 21]. In all modelswas realized a progressively convergence refining study until obtain a difference between stress valuefor the definitive model and the previous model with a value lower than 5%, ensuring that localmaximum stress values do not depend from the used mesh size [22], [23]. Using finite elementmethod it was obtained for the forces in zone 1 a stress value equal to 89,7 MPa and 32,42 MPa forZone 2. These results are shown in Fig. 6(a-b).    As it is observed in Fig. 6 , the sections where was located the maximum stress value correspond tothe failure section as is shown in Fig. 7 .Fig. 6 . Support the axle of the wheel in the bottom sheet conveyor and Tensile in zone 1 and 2Fig. 7 . Point where the stress value of the sheet is maximum and place of the failure.3.4. Asymmetry coefficient, medium tensile and amplitude tensile.Fig. 5 evidenced that the conveyor bottom sheet has worked using variable stress values duringoperation. For this cycle there were determined the asymmetry, the average tensile during the cycleand the amplitude tensile value [8]. 3.5. Fatigue Safety Factor.The fatigue safety factor for a cycle must be -1≤r≤0 according with [8], as follow:The coefficients of the equation were taken from [24], [25] and their values are presented in Table 2 :Table 2 . Coefficients used for Fatigue Safety Factor.Abbreviation Description ValueK-1Tensileconcentrationfactor1,70essurface qualitycoefficient 0,68eeScale factorcoefficient 0,72 The Fatigue Safety Factor is very low, for that reason the bottom sheet conveyor will fail after anumber of operation cycles as has occurred previously during the process.  A bottom sheet with betterproperties such as ASTM A 715 80° could be a feasible solution [26]. This steel has low carbon content(0.15), it provides good weldability and better mechanical properties because its yield strength is 520MPa (higher than the used) and its maximum tensile value is 620 MPa (higher that the used). Thesevalues increase the Fatigue Safety Factor as follow:  4. ConclusionsBucket conveyor was made with a standard steel with low carbon content, which implies a lowmechanical resistance and good weldability. The resistance analysis showed that bottom sheetgeometry and thickness does not provide an adequate fatigue safety factor, for that reason after anumber of cycles it will fail for this reason.In order to increase the fatigue safety factor there are solutions such as increase the bottom sheetthickness or replace the sheet with a more resistance material such as the  ASTM A 715 80 degrees, itprovides an adequate fatigue safety factor.References1. L. C. Giraldo, O. 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