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Wire Rope Selection for Lifting

The document contains two problems regarding selecting wire ropes for lifting applications. Problem 1 involves selecting a rope to lift debris from a 600m deep mine shaft, with a load of 10kN and bucket weight of 2.5kN. The rope must attain a velocity of 20m/s in 5 seconds. Problem 2 involves selecting a rope to lift a 12kN load in a building 180m tall, reaching a velocity of 275m/min in 12m. Both problems provide various parameters and equations to calculate required rope specifications based on load, speed, safety factors, and other considerations.

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Wire Rope Selection for Lifting

The document contains two problems regarding selecting wire ropes for lifting applications. Problem 1 involves selecting a rope to lift debris from a 600m deep mine shaft, with a load of 10kN and bucket weight of 2.5kN. The rope must attain a velocity of 20m/s in 5 seconds. Problem 2 involves selecting a rope to lift a 12kN load in a building 180m tall, reaching a velocity of 275m/min in 12m. Both problems provide various parameters and equations to calculate required rope specifications based on load, speed, safety factors, and other considerations.

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  • Problem 1: Wire Rope Selection
  • Problem 2: Rope Selection for Passenger Lift

Problem 1.

Select a wire rope to lift 10 kN of debris from a mine


shaft 600 m deep. The weight of bucket is 2.5 kN. The maximum
velocity of 20 m/s is to attain in 5 seconds. Assume factor of safety
as 6. Take Er = 82728.5 MPa.
Given Data:
Weight of debris = 10000 N; Depth of mine, H = 600 m; Weight of bucket =
2500 N, Velocity, V = 20 m/s; time = 5 sec; Therefore acceleration, a = v/t =
20/5 = 4 m/s2
Solution:
Select 619 ropes from the table.
Ultimate strength, Fu = 500.8d2 N
Wt/m length, wr = 0.0363d2 N/m
Wire diameter, dw = 0.063d mm
Area of rope, A = 0.38 d2 mm2
Average sheave diameter, D = 45d mm
Assume FOS = 6
For safe design, Fa W + WR + WI + WB
Where
Total connected weight, W = wt of debris + wt of bucket = 10000 + 2500 =
12500 N
Total weight of rope, WR = depth of mine = 0.0363 d2 600 = 21.78 d2 N
Inertia of load, WI = a = 4 = 5096.84 + 8.88 d2 N
Bending load, WB = = 82728.5 0. 38d2 = 44.01 d2
Allowable load on the rope, Fa = = = 83.467 d2
For safe design, Fa W + WR + WI + WB
83.467 d2 12500 + 21.78 d2 + 5096.84 + 8.88 d2 + 44.01 d2
83.467 d2 - 21.78 d2 - 8.88 d2 - 44.01 d2 12500 + 5096.84 (or) d 44.73
Standard diameter of rope, d = 45 mm

Problem 2. Select a wire rope for the lift in a building of height of


180 m. the rope velocity of 275 m/min and full speed is to be
reached in 12 m. the weight of cage and passengers is 12 kN. Safety

generally requires 4 ropes and a factor of safety of 8 for a


passenger lifts. Assume the ration of sheave diameter to wire
diameter as 1000.
Given Data:
Height of the building, H = 180 m
Velocity of rope, V = 275 m/min = = 4.583 m/s
Distance moved during acceleration, S = 12 m
v2 u2 = 2aS (starting velocity u = 0)
a = = == 0.191 m/s2
total connected load = 12 kN = 12000 N
No of ropes = 4
FOS = 8
Load on each rope W = = 3000 N
= = 1000 D = 1000 dw

Weight of debris = 10000 N;; Weight of bucket = 2500 N, time = 5 sec;


Therefore acceleration, a = v/t = 20/5 = 4 m/s2
Solution:
Select 619 ropes from the table.
Ultimate strength, Fu = 500.8d2 N
Wt/m length, wr = 0.0363d2 N/m
Wire diameter, dw = 0.063d mm
Area of rope, A = 0.38 d2 mm2
Average sheave diameter, D = 45d mm
Assume FOS = 6
For safe design, Fa W + WR + WI + WB
Where
Total connected weight, W = wt of debris + wt of bucket = 10000 + 2500 =
12500 N
Total weight of rope, WR = depth of mine = 0.0363 d2 600 = 21.78 d2 N
Inertia of load, WI = a = 4 = 5096.84 + 8.88 d2 N
Bending load, WB = = 82728.5 0. 38d2 = 44.01 d2
Allowable load on the rope, Fa = = = 83.467 d2

For safe design, Fa W + WR + WI + WB


83.467 d2 12500 + 21.78 d2 + 5096.84 + 8.88 d2 + 44.01 d2
83.467 d2 - 21.78 d2 - 8.88 d2 - 44.01 d2 12500 + 5096.84 (or) d 44.73
Standard diameter of rope, d = 45 mm

Problem 1. Select a wire rope to lift 10 kN of debris from a mine shaft 600 m deep. The weight of bucket is 2.5 kN. The maxim
generally requires 4 ropes and a factor of safety of 8 for a passenger lifts. Assume the ration of sheave
For safe design, Fa ≥ W + WR + WI + WB ∴ 83.467 d2 ≥ 12500 + 21.78 d2 + 5096.84 + 8.88 d2 + 44.01 d2 83.467 d2 - 21.78 d2 -

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