Why Chutes Plug — And What DEM Simulation Shows That a Layout Drawing Can’t

DEM simulation of wet coal flow through the redesigned crusher feed chute

A transfer chute can be drawn correctly and still fail. The geometry closes. The dimensions are right. The steel fits between the head pulley and the receiving belt. Every view on the drawing checks out. Then the system goes into service, and within a few months there’s spillage under the load zone, dust in the […]