Research Article
Inclusion Modeling of Bucket Elevator Conveyor Chain Links
Table 1
Results obtained for the chain link without a modeled crack.
| Distance X (mm) | Equivalent stress (MPa) | Deformation (mm) | Fatigue life (cycles) | Safety factor |
| 0 | 133 | 0.05644 | 1.14 × 1011 | 4.32 | 1 | 135 | 0.05744 | 1.09 × 1011 | 4.27 | 2 | 136 | 0.05830 | 1.05 × 1111 | 4.23 | 3 | 137 | 0.05930 | 1.02 × 1011 | 4.19 | 4 | 139 | 0.06036 | 9.66 × 1010 | 4.13 | 5 | 142 | 0.06101 | 9.25 × 1010 | 4.08 |
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