How do I go about the calculations for an air conveyor?

[Luchee]

TL;DR Summary

I am trying fabricate a contactless air conveyor.

How do I go about the calculations for an air conveyor that has the same working principle as an air hockey table?
The conveyor should not he bulky seeing as it is a prototype.
Please help me.

 

[jack action]

I have no experience with those but I would start by looking at hovercraft equations.

 

[Baluncore]

Welcome to PF.

You are starting with a small prototype, but will find later that, at a realistic scale, the game changes entirely. You must develop an understanding of the principles, and restrict your design to a conveyor that can be operated economically, without a waste of compressed air. Calculations will be needed to select the character or topology of the system. Calculations will then be needed to optimise the selected design.

The design complexity can be reduced by considering the possible answers to the following questions.
1. Will there be a standard moving puck or tray to support all loads, or will the items moved have an integrated puck, and so be restricted to fit the conveyor line ?
2. How will items be propelled to move along the line ?
3. How will you reduce the air supply to parts of the conveyor bed that are not being used ?

 

[jrmichler]

TL;DR Summary: I am trying fabricate a contactless air conveyor.

How do I go about the calculations for an air conveyor that has the same working principle as an air hockey table?

You start by defining in detail exactly what you are conveying:

1) What are you conveying?
2) How heavy are they?
3) What are the dimensions of the surface of the objects in contact with the table?
4) How flat is the surface in contact with the table?
5) How rough is that surface?
6) Is the object porous?
7) Does the table need to move the objects, or merely float them?
8) What are the table dimensions of your prototype, and the finished table?

Use that information to calculate:
10) Calculate the average pressure to float the objects.
11) Calculate the minimum flow rate under the objects.
12) Calculate the plenum pressure.
13) Calculate the air flow through the uncovered holes (or use air table check valves).
14) Calculate total air flow.

Answering questions 1 through 8 above will give you the information to answer 10 and 11. I suggest that you give detailed answers to questions 1 through 8, then we can help you from there.

 

[Luchee]

Thank you. I will start up on the findings and get back to you. Thank you very much

 

[mohammed11ahmed]

Thank you. I will start up on the findings and get back to you. Thank you very much

if you have any updates in your work would love to get some info will help so much