Belt Turnover Bending and Twisting Stresses in Conveyor Belts
Local Stresses in Belt Turnovers in Conveyor Belt By: Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. personnel Conveyor Dynamics, Inc. 1111 W. Holly Street, Suite A Bellingham, WA 98225 USA Abstract Belt turnovers are commonly used in conveyors to rotate the belt so that the clean side of the belt contacts the return idlers. The belt turnover length has traditionally been sized on only the twisting stresses. However