Effects of web camber on handling
Abstract
The definition of camber and a laboratory method of measurement of camber are presented. Common problems caused by camber and methods for avoidance of these problems are discussed. Analysis of the behavior of a web on a tapered roller is applied to a cambered web for explanation of tests run in 1969 and 1971, as well as a recent test of the lateral behavior of a cambered belt. In these tests, steeping was toward the long side. The lateral steering toward the short side of the web caused by tilting of a complaint carriage of an accumulator because of the off-center tension in a cambered web is analyzed. Although a precise prediction of the effects of camber on lateral behavior is seldom practical, a qualitative understanding of basic phenomena will aid in avoidance and correction of problems caused by camber.
Citation
Shelton, J. J. (1997, June). Effects of web camber on handling. Paper presented at the Fourth International Conference on Web Handling (IWEB), Stillwater, OK.