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Sizing Your System Chapter 2
Click in Figure 78 or Figure 79 to determine the Moving Mass and Bias
Force parameters by using the Loop Calculator.
Figure 80 - Loop Calculator
Table 58 - Loop Calculator Parameters
Parameter Description
Material
(label 1 in Figure 80)
Density
Choose strip material from the pull-down menu or enter the density value
manually.
Thickness Strip material thickness.
Width Strip material width.
Loop
(label 2 in Figure 80
)
Flat Length Strip material flat length as defined in the Press Roll Feed Diagram.
Loop Length Strip material loop length as defined in the Press Roll Feed Diagram.
Loop Depth Strip material max loop depth as defined in the Press Roll Feed Diagram.
Computed Parameters
(label 3 in Figure 80
)
Moving Mass When you click Compute, the Loop Calculator displays the Moving Mass
and Bias Force values based on the values you entered for the parameters
above. These values are entered in the Application Template when you click
OK.
Bias Force