Research Article

Research on Indentation Rolling Resistance Based on Viscoelasticity of Cover Rubber under a Conveyor Belt

Table 1

Effect of material properties and dimension parameters of conveyor belt on bending stiffness and IRR.

Categories Cover rubber Core skeleton material

ParametersCover thickness

increase
Rubber hardness

hardness
Elongation

large
Core layer thickness

increase
Core layer space

large
Elongation

small

StiffnessIncreaseIncreaseDecreaseIncreaseIncreaseIncrease
IRRIncreaseDecreaseIncreaseUnknownUnknownUnknown