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The Analysis menu item gives the user a shortcut to several routines that aid in the design of the conveyor.
•Power Wizard: estimate power requirement over range of temperatures and drag sensitivity factors.
•Belt Speed Calculator: estimate belt speed based on motor, gearbox and pulley data.
•Transfer Chutes: introduction to discrete element method (DEM) to evaluate transfer chute design.
•Loan On/Off: graphs expected power demand and maximum tension requirements vs time due to the loading on and off cycle.