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The whitewater conveyor enables all types of boats to travel from the facility’s landing basin back to the departure basin without leaving the boat. Its entry and exit points are designed to facilitate users’ access to the equipment while ensuring proper guidance of the boats, particularly rafts.
Technical sheet
The geometry of the whitewater conveyor is very important, as it must reconcile the compactness of the structure with its ability to allow users to ascend safely.
The steeper the slope, the more compact the whitewater conveyor is, but the greater the risk of slipping. The optimum is therefore sought in collaboration with conveyor suppliers (synthetic materials), in order to obtain a surface that retains the boats; generally, a slope of 21% is possible for a whitewater conveyor.
The whitewater conveyor consists of a U-shaped support structure in which a metal frame is secured. The belt runs along this frame (typically 2 metres wide, allowing rafts carrying 6–8 people to be transported upstream). The use of stainless steel is recommended for all metal components, and at a minimum for those in contact with the belt.
The belt is driven by a geared motor installed beneath the whitewater conveyor at the top section, inside a lateral chamber. Depending on the layout of the facility and the associated flood risk, the motor may be submerged. In this case, a watertight motor cooled by a water circuit must be used.
The whitewater conveyor is started by radar or another type of detection system and stopped after a time delay. Manual local operation by the operator will also be possible. An emergency stop is installed near the whitewater conveyor and another will be operated by remote control.
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