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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 157, 2018
Machine Modelling and Simulations 2017 (MMS 2017)
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Article Number | 02052 | |
Number of page(s) | 12 | |
Section | Modelling and simulation, structural optimization | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201815702052 | |
Published online | 14 March 2018 |
Modelling mechanical properties of the multilayer composite materials with the polyamide core
Chair of Basics of Machine Design, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 3, 60-965 Poznań, Poland
* Corresponding author: krzysztof.talaska@put.poznan.pl
Due to the wide range of application for belt conveyors, engineers look for many different combinations of mechanical properties of conveyor and transmission belts. It can be made by creating multilayer or fibre reinforced composite materials from base thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers. In order to gain high strength with proper elasticity and friction coefficient, the core of the composite conveyor belt is made of polyamide film core, which can be combined with various types of polymer fabrics, films or even rubbers. In this paper authors show the complex model of multilayer composite belt with the polyamide core, which can be used in simulation analyses. The following model was derived based on the experimental research, which consisted of tensile, compression and shearing tests. In order to achieve the most accurate model, proper simulations in ABAQUS were made and then the results were compared with empirical mechanical characteristics of a conveyor belt. The main goal of this research is to fully describe the perforation process of conveyor and transmission belts for vacuum belt conveyors. The following model will help to develop design briefs for machines used for mechanical perforation.
Key words: multilayer polymer composites / polyamide core / conveyor belts / material modelling / Abaqus
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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