HELIX delta-T6 Version Features 
HELIX delta-T6 is offered in different versions. The following list shows the main features and functions available in each of the different versions.
| Helix Delta-T6 Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version: | Standard | Professional | Dynamic Analysis | Remarks |
| General | ||||
| Conveyor Capacity | Up to 1000 tph | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
| Static Analysis Calculations | Rigid Belt | |||
| Dynamic Analysis Calculations | Flexible Belt | |||
| Number of Drive Pulleys | One | Unlimited | Unlimited | Each Pulley can have one or two drives |
| Horizontal Curve Design | Banking angle and Belt Drift | |||
| Calculation Method | See Calculation Methods | |||
| CEMA | 5th Edition | |||
| ISO 5048 | Based on DIN 22101 | |||
| Viscoelastic | Uses Belt Rubber Rheology | |||
| Automatic Friction Factor calculation | ||||
| Manual Friction Factor override | User can input f for each conveyor section | |||
| Temperature Corrector for Friction Factor | ||||
| Draw Conveyor Profile | ||||
| Sketch Conveyor Profile on screen | ||||
| Drag and Drop Pulleys in sketch | ||||
| Add any number of Pulleys | ||||
| Draw any Pulley Wrap Angle | ||||
| Draw any Conveyor Configuration | ||||
| Draw Scale Drawing of Conveyor | ||||
| Draw 3D Model of Conveyor | ||||
| Draw Vertical Curve Dynamically | ||||
| Draw Horizontal Curve Dynamically | ||||
| Equipment Databases | ||||
| Belts | ||||
| Idlers | ||||
| Pulleys | ||||
| Motors | ||||
| Gearboxes | ||||
| Fluid Couplings | ||||
| High and Low Speed Shaft Couplings | ||||
| Brakes | ||||
| Holdbacks | ||||
| VVVF Variable Speed Starters | See Equipment Databases | |||
| Conveyor Sections / Flights | ||||
| Unlimited number of Flights | ||||
| Unlimited Length of Conveyor | ||||
| Vary Idler Spacing by Section | ||||
| Vary Skirt Length | ||||
| Input Scrapers & Ploughs | ||||
| Manually Override Friction Factor f | ||||
| Friction factor adjustment factor f | ||||
| Import Conveyor Sections / Flights | ||||
| Import XYZ from CAD DXF file | ||||
| Import XYZ from CSV (Excel®) text (.txt) file | ||||
| Auto Add Return Belt XYZ Points | ||||
| Import XYZ from Beltstat™ BCK file | ||||
| Take-up Calculations | ||||
| Allow user Takeup Mass Input | ||||
| Automatic Takeup Mass Calculation | ||||
| Check Belt Sag over all sections | ||||
| Vertical Gravity Takeup | ||||
| Horizontal Gravity Takeup | ||||
| Horizontal Winch Takeup | ||||
| Traction Check for Running / Starting / Braking | ||||
| Lock Take-up on Stopping | Lock in belt stretch to prevent excessive belt sag | |||
| Conveyor Drives | See Dynamic Starting | |||
| Head, Tail, Tripper, Return Drives | ||||
| Multiple / Unlimited Drive Pulleys in any position | Can have two motors on each drive pulley | |||
| Starting Torque Factor input | Full and Empty Start Factor | |||
| Backstop Torque Calculation | ||||
| Add Inertia Flywheels | ||||
| Input Speed vs Torque Curves | DOL, Slip Ring WR Motors, Fluid Couplings etc. | |||
| Input Time vs Speed Velocity Ramp | DC, VVVF Variable Speed Drives | |||
| Brakes and Stopping | ||||
| Input Braking Torque on Drive Pulley | ||||
| Input Braking Torque on Brake Only Pulley | ||||
| High or Low Speed Brake location | ||||
| Brake Caliper Selection | ||||
| Brake Disc Sizing & Inertia Calc | ||||
| Brake Disc Temperature Rise Calculation | ||||
| Add Inertia Flywheels | ||||
| Calculate Braking / Coasting Distance | ||||
| Calculate Discharge Volume Braking / Coasting | ||||
| Velocity Ramp Stopping Control | ||||
| Belt Tension & Friction Calculations | ||||
| ISO 5048 | Based on DIN 22101 | |||
| CEMA | 5th edition | |||
| Viscoelastic | Uses Belt Rubber Rheology | |||
| Temperature Correction Kt | ||||
| Fixed Friction Factor Calculation | ||||
| User Controlled Friction Factor | ||||
| Automatic Friction Factor Calculation | ||||
| Reduced Friction on Declines >2.5% slope | Applied to CEMA - for ISO use f=0.012 | |||
| Suitable for Overland Conveyors | Dynamic analysis recommended for 800kW and up | |||
| Suitable for Wide Idler Spacing Friction & Power Calculations | ||||
| Flexible Body Dynamic Analysis Tension calculations | See Dynamic Analysis | |||
| Variable Friction Factor during Starting and Stopping Calculations | Adjusts friction to belt tension and sag during starting / stopping | |||
| Tension Summary Report | ||||
| Running Full Belt Tensions | See Design Reports | |||
| Running Empty Belt Tensions | ||||
| Running Levels & Inclines Loaded Belt Tensions | ||||
| Running Levels & Declines Loaded Belt Tensions | ||||
| Starting Fully Loaded Belt Tensions | ||||
| Starting Empty Belt Tensions | ||||
| Braking Fully Loaded Belt Tensions | ||||
| Braking Empty Belt Tensions | ||||
| Coasting Fully Loaded, Empty Belt Tensions | ||||
| Bar and Line Graphs of Belt Tensions | ||||
| Belt Sag Check | ||||
| Take-up Travel / Belt Stretch | ||||
| Dynamic Tensions Starting / Stopping | ||||
| 2D and 3D surface plot of Dynamic Tensions and Belt Velocities | ||||
| Vertical Curves | ||||
| Concave and Convex Curves | ||||
| Belt Lift off Calculation | Running Full/Empty, Starting Full/Empty, Braking full/Empty | |||
| Worn Belt Allowance for Lift off | ||||
| Edge Tension Rise | ||||
| Limit Centre Tension | ||||
| Maximum Buckling Radius | ||||
| Dynamic Drawing of Vertical Curves on Screen for Geometric Design | ||||
| Horizontal Curves | ||||
| Draw Curve Dynamically on Plan | ||||
| Calculate Curve Motivation Force | ||||
| Calculate Banking Balancing Forces | Balancing force for belt, material and friction | |||
| Input Banking Angle and view Belt Drift | ||||
| Input Centre and Wing Roll Dimensions | ||||
| Calculates Belt Drift for Running and Starting Conditions | See Horizontal Curves | |||
| View Results Graphically | Easy to see all belt drift conditions on one graph for each curve point | |||
| View and Print Horizontal Curve Report | Detailed View of the calculations | |||
| Pulley & Shaft Calculations | ||||
| Shaft Deflection at Hub | ||||
| Shaft Torsion / Strength | ||||
| Running Tensions | ||||
| Starting Tensions | ||||
| Multiple Shaft & Bearing Combinations | ||||
| Pulley Inertia's Calculated | ||||
| Pulley & Shaft Rationalisation by changing database selection setting | Use Database to rationalise from a sub-set of pulleys and shafts | |||
| Shaft Calculations to AS1403 Standard | Separate Program | Separate Program | Separate Program | See Helix delta-D |
| Pipe Conveyors | See Pipe Conveyors | |||
| Pipe Conveyor calculation using Visco Method | Uses Belt Rubber Rheology | |||
| Resistance and losses include: Belt to Idler Indentation Resistance, Material and Belt Flexure losses, Idler Rotation (Rim Drag) Resistances, Belt to Idler scuffing losses | ||||
| Calculate Horizontal and Vertical Curves | Generate individual reports on each Curve | |||
| Pipe Conveyor Idlers added to Idler Database as a guideline | ||||
| Pipe Cross Section | Easy to see Pipe Conveyor Cross Sectional image that includes relavent belt and material properties | |||
| Conveyor Starting and Stopping - Static Analysis | ||||
| System Equivalent Masses | ||||
| Drive & Pulley Inertia Calcs | ||||
| Belt Tension Rise % - Static | Check belt safety factor starting and stopping | |||
| Starting Time Loaded, Empty | ||||
| Stopping Time Loaded, Empty for Braking and Coasting | Match stopping times for downstream conveyors | |||
| Stopping Distance Full & Empty | ||||
| Discharge Volume Braking & Coasting | ||||
| Individual Drive Starting Torque factor | ||||
| Conveyor Starting and Stopping - Dynamic Analysis | See Dynamic Analysis | |||
| Graph of Belt Velocity vs Time at any pulley or point during Starting / Stopping | ||||
| Graph of Belt Tension vs Time at any pulley or point during Starting / Stopping | ||||
| Takeup Movement Plotted vs Time | ||||
| Graph of Pulley Torque vs Time at any Pulley for Starting and Stopping | ||||
| Obtain maximum belt tensions at any pulley or point | Check Belt Safety Factor and Pulley Stresses | |||
| Obtain minimum belt tensions at any pulley or point | Design out excessive belt sag by adding flywheels or brakes - essential for long conveyors | |||
| View Holdback Torque on pulleys | Correctly size the holdbacks for actual runback belt tensions due to gravity and belt contraction forces | |||
| Dynamic Analysis Presentation | PowerPoint Presentation - ppt file | |||
| Additional / Quick Calculations | See Additional Calcs | |||
| Discharge Trajectory | ||||
| Hopper Pull-out Force - Basic | ||||
| Hopper Pull-out Force - Bruff's Method | Belt Feeder Design | |||
| Hopper Pull-out Force - Theoretical Method (TUNRA) | Belt Feeder Design | |||
| Belt Turnover Calculator | See Belt Turnovers | |||
| Pulley Inertia | ||||
| Pulley Wrap Angle Calculation | ||||
| Drive Traction Calculation | ||||
| Pulley Bearing L10h life | ||||
| Vertical Curve Lift-off radius | ||||
| Vertical Curve Buckling Radius | ||||
| Vertical Curve Edge Tension Radius | ||||
| Horizontal Curve Banking Angle and Belt Drift | ||||
| Equipment Schedules from Multiple Design Files | Extract lists from multiple conveyor design files | |||
| Design Summary | ||||
| Pulley & Shaft Lists | ||||
| Idlers | ||||
| Motors | ||||
| Gearboxes and Fluid Couplings | See Belt Turnovers | |||
| Brakes and Holdbacks | ||||
| Belt Tension Comparison Report | For example compare existing conveyor belt tensions with proposed upgraded conveyor | |||
| Printing and Exporting Reports | View reports on screen or export to file formats | |||
| Number of Reports | 70+ | 70+ | 80+ | |
| Print Multiple Reports in one file | ||||
| PDF Files | ||||
| MS Word RTF files | ||||
| CSV and Excel files | ||||
| Drawing of Conveyor | ||||
| 3d model | ||||
| Tension Graphs - Bar Graphs | ||||
| Tension Graphs - Line Graphs | ||||
| Dynamic Analysis Graphs 2D and 3D | See Dynamic Analysis | |||
| Help Files | See Documentation | |||
| Electronic Help File | Includes Contents, Index and Find | |||
| Context Sensitive | Press F1 anywhere in the program for Help | |||
| Windows Format CHM format | Based on HTML | |||
| Print your own Hardcopy manual | Print the Help file by chapter or individual Help topic | |||
| Computer Operating System Compatability | See System Requirements | |||
| Windows XP | Requires Service Pack 3 or later | |||
| Windows Vista | ||||
| Windows 7 | ||||
| Windows 8 and 8.1 | ||||
| Windows 10 | ||||
| Version: | Standard | Professional | Dynamic Analysis | Remarks |