Deterministic models of accumulation conveyor dynamics |
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| Authors: | W. MAX WELL R. WILSON |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering , Cornell University , Ithaca, New York, 14853, U.S.A;2. Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering , The University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, U.S.A |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents equations for determining the bounds on maximum throughput capacity, the length of conveyor required for accumulation, and the time for a queue to dissipate after blocking the flow on a live roller and on a zero pressure accumulation conveyor. Input flow in ease-feet per minute is assumed to be known and deterministic but may be either less, or greater, than the capacity of the output metering belt. |
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