Jurij Hladnik
Teaching Assistant
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Nenad Zrnić
Full Professor
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Vlada Gašić
Associate Professor
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Boris Jerman
Associate Professor
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Assistant
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Nenad Zrnić
Full Professor
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Vlada Gašić
Associate Professor
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Boris Jerman
Associate Professor
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Slat conveyor working conditions at elevated temperatures
Constructions and Design EngineeringPairs of slat conveyors are often used in continuous industrial processes, which are often heated. The undesirable convexity of the produced panels often occurs, mainly due to bending deformations of the crossbars of the slat conveyors due to the compression loading of the processed material and due to the non-uniform temperature loads. The aim of this paper is to present a case study of a curing oven for the production of rock-wool insulation panels, focusing on extensive temperature and strain measurements performed on the crossbars during the rock-wool production, and on the presentation and interpretation of the results. The procedure for determining the complex loading condition, with emphasis on determining the contribution of each load to the total deformation of the conveyor crossbars, is given in the form of references for future work.
