Minerals 2015, 5(4), 723-736; doi:10.3390/min5040520
Influence of the Drum Position Parameters and the Ranging Arm Thickness on the Coal Loading Performance
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College of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Shandong University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5095, Australia
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College of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Shandong University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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Academic Editor: Saiied Aminossadati
Received: 3 August 2015 / Revised: 28 September 2015 / Accepted: 30 September 2015 / Published: 28 October 2015
Abstract
The poor coal loading performance of a shearer drum primarily restricts the widespread application of the shearer and affects the mining efficiency in thin seam mining. The coal loading performance of the shearer drum is influenced by several factors, such as geographical environment, drum structural parameters, and motion parameters. In addition to the above factors, in the actual production, the coal loading performance of the shearer drum is also affected significantly by the drum position parameters and the structural parameters of the connected equipment, e.g., the thickness of the ranging arm. The influence of the parameters on the coal loading performance of the shearer drum was studied using a three-dimensional (3D) discrete element method (DEM) simulation in the current study, and the trends of the influential parameters were obtained. Therefore, the results of this study can provide technical guidance for thin seam shearer structural design, associated equipment selection, and mining technology selection, thus improving the mining efficiency and reducing the labor cost. View Full-TextKeywords:
shearer drum; coal mining; discrete element method; coal loading performance; shearer structure; ranging arm
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Gao, K.; Du, C.; Dong, J.; Zeng, Q. Influence of the Drum Position Parameters and the Ranging Arm Thickness on the Coal Loading Performance. Minerals 2015, 5, 723-736.
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