Can belt rip loops, embedded in the bottom cover, be used to detect heat build up on the return strand?
Spillage sometimes builds up under the return belt and eventually rubs the underside, presenting a recognised fire hazard. With a turnover a potential fire could probably be detected sooner if the belt had been turned over. Without the turnover the heat build up would be slower. Has rip detection ever been used to supplement heat detection?
Belt suppliers will recommend rip detection in commercial interest and users are obliged to accept the offer because in an enquiry the devil's advocate will plead that the warning was available on the market. Users recognise the 'Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted' situation and resent shelling out for gear that will not stop a belt ripping. If the rip sensors could also warn about heat build up then perhaps they wouldn't resent the extra CAPEX. K$64question for me is would such a dual purpose system get past (& passed by) NFPA? ■
Belt Rips and Fires
Can belt rip loops, embedded in the bottom cover, be used to detect heat build up on the return strand?
Spillage sometimes builds up under the return belt and eventually rubs the underside, presenting a recognised fire hazard. With a turnover a potential fire could probably be detected sooner if the belt had been turned over. Without the turnover the heat build up would be slower. Has rip detection ever been used to supplement heat detection?
Belt suppliers will recommend rip detection in commercial interest and users are obliged to accept the offer because in an enquiry the devil's advocate will plead that the warning was available on the market. Users recognise the 'Closing the stable door after the horse has bolted' situation and resent shelling out for gear that will not stop a belt ripping. If the rip sensors could also warn about heat build up then perhaps they wouldn't resent the extra CAPEX. K$64question for me is would such a dual purpose system get past (& passed by) NFPA? ■