Blog – DYMCO’s Stainless Steel Endless Belt for Oil Skimmer <2 of 2>
In this session we introduce 5 FAQs about oil skimmer belts.
Hope this will help your understanding.
1. There is floating oil on belt surface. Why doesn’t the steel belt slip?
In general, there are magnets attached inside the upper roller. Stainless steel belts made of magnetic material attracted and rotates without slipping and derailing. There are also exceptions.
2. Why doesn’t the lower roller come off?
Both upper and lower rollers have flanges. The rigid edges of stainless steel belts are not easily damaged by the flanges.
3. Is a tension mechanism required?
Tension is applied by the weight of hanging lower roller.
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4. How much oil can DYMCO’s oil skimmer belt collect?
It depends on viscosity of oil. Generally, the higher viscosity, the more oil it can collect.
