Research Article

Screening the Main Factors Affecting the Wear of the Scraper Conveyor Chute Using the Plackett–Burman Method

Table 5

Parameters of PBD test.

SymbolParametersLow level (−1)High level (+1)

AWater content in the coal (%)015
BGangue content in the coal (%)025
CHGI of coal5175
DCoal particle size (mm)1(0.5~2)7(6~8)
ENormal load (N)1035
FScraper chain speed (m/s)0.40.9