Case study of the improvement of a Loading Elevation System by the use of Pipe Conveyor Bruno Gonçalez Ribeiro, Bruno Luiz Sperandeo, Gerson da Silva Almeida, José Samuel Silva Freitas, Lucas Vilaronga Ramos, Marcel Teixeira Vicente, Matheus Antônio de Oliveira Ferreira, Ricardo de Oliveira Almeida, Stephanie Pedroza Rodrigues, Valmir Demarchi, Wilson Roberto Nassar, Willy Ank de Morais

Abstract

The present work covers the study of a raw material transport system for the production of granular superphosphate, consisting in a sequence of three conventional belt conveyors and a cups elevator. The components of this equipment are portrayed apart and then the operation of the assembly is explained. Problems are presented in the performance of the equipment and the identified causes. For this reason, the economic viability of replacing the current equipment for a pipe conveyor, a more advanced system that is also detailed through the description of its components and operation. The analysis begins with the sizing of the two types of equipment according to the available plant. Then, the actual set is compared with the proposed one, considering the product waste, time and cost of maintenance stops, and the cost of implementing the new equipment.