HELIX delta-T for WINDOWS - Professional Version
5
Belt Conveyor Design Program
HELIX delta-T is a powerful computer software package developed
to assist materials handling design engineers and equipment suppliers with conveyor
design and optimisation. Helix Technologies' research and development of this software
began in 1992 and delta-T now has many users throughout the world who depend
on the program to provide consistent, accurate and cost effective belt conveyor
and material handling designs. Features of the new delta-T version 5 program include:
Automatic Selection of Belt and Tension, Power Calculations
Equipment Selection from Databases for Belts, Idlers, Pulleys & Shafts, Gearboxes,
Motors, Fluid Couplings, Brakes etc.
Create a 3D model of the conveyor
Calculate Vertical Curve radii and
super-elevation (banking) angles for Horizontal curves
Add any number of Conveyor Pulleys,
Drives, Loading points, Trippers, Brakes etc.
Over 60 reports can be viewed, printed or exported to Word, PDF files or Excel etc.
Helix delta-T has been used as the design tool and proven in many hundreds of real
conveyor installations in more than 25 countries around the world for than 10 years.
The latest version Helix delta-T 5 brings you even more power and flexibility
in your conveyor designs.
The program will automatically
calculate the belt tensions in the system, select a suitable belt from the database,
calculate the pulley and shaft sizes required, select a suitable electric motor,
fluid coupling and gearbox from the databases, calculate the idler shaft deflections
and bearing life and then present the full conveyor design in reports which can
be viewed, printed or exported to Word for Windows®, Excel®, PDF® files and other
applications.
Typical design Report - can be
printed or exported to Word®, Excel®, PDF® files and other applications.
Belt tensions can be viewed graphically,
and the Calc section provides useful procedures for calculating discharge trajectories,
vertical curve radii and other frequently performed routines. Context sensitive
on screen Help will guide you through the operating procedures and provide the formulae
used in the calculations.
You can also create and view a 3D
model of the conveyor and merge in a digital terrain model. The program also allows
you to dynamically calculate vertical and Horizontal curve geometry for the conveyor.
In addition, delta-T provides an in-depth analysis of conveyor belt
tensions under different operating conditions such as running fully loaded, running
empty, starting fully loaded, starting empty, braking fully loaded, braking empty
and coasting. A new sketch facility allows users to sketch the conveyor profile
and enter data in tabular format.
delta-T will save you time and reduce your plant capital, maintenance and operating
costs.
To start using Helix delta-T 5 follow these steps :
Start the program and select the File, New File menu or press the New button.
Press F1 for Help at any point
in the program or use the Help Contents or Search menus.
Type in a new file name - for example - My new File and press Open. A new set of
design files will be created. This set of files will all be preceded by the file
name you entered e.g. My New File. A list of files and their contents can be viewed
under the Design Files Help topic. When you create a new file the contents of the
Master design file are copied into the new files.
Now create the conveyor sketch profile. Press the Conveyor Profile Schematic
Diagram tab sheet and the current conveyor profile sketch will be displayed.
This may look something like the one shown above
Start at Tail pulley and add items in a clock-wise direction to the Head on the
Right Hand Side and then back to the Tail
Every conveyor must have at least one Take-up Pulley and one Drive pulley
Click the Delete Items button to delete pulleys, hoppers etc that you do not want
in the conveyor. Use the Add Pulleys, Drives, Intersection Point, Hopper and Take-up
buttons to add items at the end of the list. Refer to the Adding Pulleys,
Drives and Hoppers input form for details on how
to build the conveyor model.
 Move, select Items
 Delete Items
 Add Pulley
 Add Drive
 Add Intersection Point
 Add Hopper
 Add Take-up Pulley
 Insert Item
The program automatically starts at the Tail pulley and works in a clockwise direction
around the conveyor towards the Head on the Right hand side and then returns back
to the tail pulley.
Once you have drawn the conveyor profile sketch, input the Conveyor Capacity, Idler
Spacing etc on the Conveyor Sections input tables.
Now select each of the Duty Input menu options and input the data for the
following input Forms:
Input Project Details, Input Conveyed Material,
Input Conveyor Pulleys and Sections, Input Take-up
Details, Input Carry Idlers, Input Return Idlers,
Input Drive Details, Input Motor Details, Input
Gearbox Details, Input Fluid Coupling
/ Soft-starter Details, Input Brake Details and Input Pulley
Shaft Details
You can now perform a Conveyor Design Calculation using the ISO
or CEMA calculation buttons. Automatic Friction factor f is calculated,
or you can input your own values.
The Design Reports can now be Viewed and Printed or Exported using the Reports
menu or the Report buttons on the toolbar.
Check that the Take-up Tension is sufficient by viewing the Take-up and Drive Traction
report and the Tension Summary Report. If not, increase the Take-up mass manually
and re-calculate.
Review all Design Reports and refine your design.
Note any warning messages during the design calculation and modify your input data
accordingly.
The program automatically saves your data in the design file as you go along.
If you want to investigate different design options, use the Save as… menu
to create a new file before making your changes.
You can now build a Cost Estimate and also create Equipment
Schedules.
Create a 3D model of the conveyor and view Terrain data.
Calculate Vertical Curve radii and super-elevation (banking) angles for Horizontal
curves
Add any number of Conveyor Pulleys, Drives, Loading points, Trippers, Brakes etc.
Over 60 reports can be viewed, printed or exported to Wordâ
, PDFâ files or Excelâ
etc.
Helix delta-T has been used as the design tool and proven in many hundreds of real
conveyor installations in more than 25 countries around the world for more than
10 years. The latest version Helix delta-T 5 brings you even more power and
flexibility in your conveyor designs.
The program will automatically calculate the belt tensions in the system, select
a suitable belt from the database, calculate the pulley and shaft sizes required,
select a suitable electric motor, fluid coupling and gearbox from the databases,
calculate the idler shaft deflections and bearing life and then present the full
conveyor design in reports which can be viewed, printed or exported to Word for
Windows, Excel, PDF files and other applications.
Belt tensions can be viewed graphically, and the Calc section provides useful procedures
for calculating discharge trajectories, Belt Feeder and Hopper pullout forces, vertical
curve radii and other frequently performed routines. Context sensitive on screen
Help will guide you through the operating procedures and provide the formulae used
in the calculations.
You can also create and view a 3D model of the conveyor and merge in a digital terrain
model. The program also allows you to dynamically calculate vertical and horizontal
curve geometry for the conveyor.
In addition, delta-T provides an in-depth analysis of conveyor belt
tensions under different operating conditions such as running fully loaded, running
empty, starting fully loaded, starting empty, braking fully loaded, braking empty
and coasting. A new sketch facility allows users to sketch the conveyor profile
and enter data in tabular format.
delta-T will save you time and reduce your plant capital, maintenance and operating
costs.
New Features in delta-T version
5
The new Professional version includes the following features:
Powerful OpenGL 3D modeling of the conveyor and terrain
Completely New design report formats - over 50 reports
can be generated easily, with excellent presentation of the design.
Belt Tension calculations for Running, Starting and Braking including accelerating
and stopping times.
Calculation to ISO and CEMA standards with auto friction factor calculation.
Bar and 3 D line graphs of belt tensions under different loading and starting and
braking conditions.
Improved Braking calculations including a Brake database
and Brake Selection routines.
Improved equipment database for Belts, Idlers, Motors, Gearboxes, Fluid Couplings,
Brakes etc. Copy and Paste data from Excel.
New Database system compiled directly into the program - this eliminates previous
issues with the MS MDB files system.
Ability to import or copy and paste data directly from Excel spreadsheets to conveyor
design or equipment databases.
New Sketching facility to quickly add pulleys, hoppers and drives to your conveyor
New scale drawing system for live feedback on Vertical curve radii - just drag an
intersection point on the screen and the vertical curve is redrawn in front of you
so that you can see immediately if you can fit the radius into the geometry.
New Horizontal Curve Calculation routines - belt drift and banking angle calculations,
with live on-screen feedback about radii.
Completely New design report formats - over 50 reports can be generated easily,
with excellent presentation of the design.
Export design reports directly to MS Word® Excel® or PDF® file formats plus others.
Improved Belt Selection routines with diagrammatic feedback on belt width vs. load
area and edge distance.
Estimating and Costing schedules for all conveyor equipment from civil & electrical
to conveyor components.
New comprehensive instruction and context sensitive help files
New Belt Feeder / Hopper pullout calculations.
Helix Technologies offers Software Operation & Technical Conveyor Design support.
Training courses can be arranged to suit user requirements - a standard two day
course outline is available on request.
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