Chain calculations

Conveyor chain calculations

Chain speed in m/sec (v)
z x t x n
v =
60.000
v = chain speed in m per sec
z = number of teeth
t = chain pitch
n = rotations per minute

Conveyor chain calculations

Capacity in kg per hour (Q)
Q = A x v x 3600 sec.
Q = capacity in m3 per hour
A = trough width x layer height in m2
v = chain speed in m per sec

Conveyor chain calculations

Material weight on the chain in kg (mass1)
tons per hour x distance in meters
Mass1 =
v x 3,6
Mass1 = material weight on the chain in kg
v = chain speed in m per sec

Conveyor chain calculations

Power in Kw (P)
( v x mass1 x µ1 + mass1 x µ2 ) x 9,81
P =
1.000
P = power in Kw
v = chain speed in m per sec
mass1 = material weight on the chain in kg
µ1 = friction between steel and the product (for a smooth-running product ca. 1,15)
mass2 = total chain weight in kg
µ2 = friction between the steel bottom and the chain
(for steel pushers approx. 0,25 and for plastic pushers approx. 0,15)

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Sprocket calculations
PITCH DIAMETER
z = number of teeth, n = chain pitch Pitch diameter (in mm) = n x pitch of the chain
z n z n z n z n z n
6 2,0000 46 14,6537 86 27,3807 126 40,1112 166 52,8426
7 2,3048 47 14,9717 87 27,6990 127 40,4295 167 53,1609
8 2,6131 48 15,2898 88 28,0172 128 40,7478 168 53,4792
9 2,9238 49 15,6079 89 28,3355 129 41,0660 169 53,7975
10 3,2361 50 15,9260 90 28,6537 130 41,3843 170 54,1158
11 3,5495 51 16,2441 91 28,9720 131 41,7026 171 54,4341
12 3,8637 52 16,5622 92 29,2902 132 42,0290 172 54,7524
13 4,1786 53 16,8803 93 29,6084 133 42,3392 173 55,0707
14 4,4940 54 17,1984 94 29,9267 134 42,6574 174 55,3889
15 4,8097 55 17,5166 95 30,2449 135 42,9757 175 55,7072
16 5,1258 56 17,8347 96 30,5632 136 43,2940 176 56,0255
17 5,4422 57 18,1529 97 30,8815 137 43,6123 177 56,3438
18 5,7588 58 18,4710 98 31,1997 138 43,9306 178 56,6621
19 6,0755 59 18,7892 99 31,5180 139 44,2488 179 56,9804
20 6,3925 60 19,1073 100 31,8362 140 44,5671 180 57,2987
21 6,7095 61 19,4255 101 32,1545 141 44,8854 181 57,6170
22 7,0267 62 19,7437 102 32,4727 142 45,2037 182 57,9353
23 7,3439 63 20,0619 103 32,7910 143 45,5220 183 58,2536
24 7,6613 64 20,3800 104 33,1093 144 45,8402 184 58,5719
25 7,9787 65 20,6982 105 33,4275 145 46,1585 185 58,8902
26 8,2962 66 21,0164 106 33,7458 146 46,4768 186 59,2085
27 8,6138 67 21,3346 107 34,0641 147 45,7951 187 59,5267
28 8,9314 68 21,6528 108 34,3823 148 47,1134 188 59,8450
29 9,2491 69 21,9710 109 34,7006 149 47,4317 189 60,1634
30 9,5668 70 22,2892 110 35,0188 150 47,7500 190 60,4817
31 9,8845 71 22,6074 111 35,3371 151 48,0683 191 60,7999
32 10,2023 72 22,9256 112 35,6554 152 48,3865 192 61,1182
33 10,5201 73 23,2438 113 35,9737 153 48,7048 193 61,4366
34 10,8380 74 23,5620 114 36,2919 154 49,0231 194 61,7549
35 11,1558 75 23,8802 115 36,6102 155 49,3414 195 62,0732
36 11,4737 76 24,1984 116 36,9285 156 49,6597 196 62,3915
37 11,7916 77 24,5167 117 37,2467 157 49,9780 197 62,7097
38 12,1096 78 24,8349 118 37,565 158 50,2963 198 63,0279
39 12,4275 79 25,1531 119 37,8833 159 50,6146 199 63,3464
40 12,7455 80 25,4713 120 38,2015 160 50,9329 200 63,6646
41 13,0635 81 25,7896 121 38,5198 161 51,2511 201 63,9829
42 13,3815 82 26,1078 122 38,8381 162 51,5694 202 64,3012
43 13,6995 83 26,426 123 39,1564 163 51,8877 203 64,6195
44 14,0176 84 26,7443 124 39,4746 164 52,2060 204 64,9378
45 14,3356 85 27,0625 125 39,7929 165 52,5243 205 65,2562

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Specific weights
The following specific weights (sw) are frequently used for calculations in conjunction with elevators,
screw conveyors, and chain conveyors.
Specific weight (in g)
product sw product sw product sw
aloin 1,700 earth 1,600 peat 0,410
aluminum 2,800 egg powder 0,250 peat mulch 0,230
amaril 4,000 pit coal 0,860
anthracite 1,700 fish meal 0,900 potatoes, in bulk 0,800
asbestos 2,800 flax seed 0,720 pulp 1,100
ash 0,900 flower, loose 0,500
fly ash 1,000 resin 1,070
baking powder 0,900 rye, in bulk 0,780
barley, in bulk 0,690 gaged mortar 1,900
basalt 3,000 grain 0,750 salt 1,100
bauxite 2,550 granite 2,800 sand 1,600
bitumen 1,500 graphite 2,300 sandstone 2,500
blast furnace slag 2,800 sawdust 0,600
boiler slag 1,000 hard rock 2,700 shale 2,800
brick 1,500 hay 0,120 shingle 1,650
broken stone 1,700 hemp fibers 1,500 soda, heavy 0,900
bronze 8,800 hops 0,560 straw 0,045
brown coal 0,780 sugar 1,600
buckwheat, in bulk 0,810 kitchen salt 2,160
talc 2,700
cement 1,600 lime, caustic 1,300 turnips, in bulk 0,650
cement root 2,100 lime mortars 1,700
chalk 2,600 lime stone 2,800 wheat, in bulk 0,800
charcoal 0,400 lime, slaked 1,400 wool 1,320
clay 1,600 linseed, broken 0,500
clinkers 2,000 loam 1,600
coffee, green 0,510
cokes 0,600 marble 2,700
concrete 2,400
cork 0,350 oats, in bulk 0,500
corn 0,750 ore, crude 2,200
cottonseeds 0,400 ore, fine 2,800

domestic waste 0,700

The above-mentioned specific weights are measured in dry condition.

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