longwall coal-cutting machine

Numerical modelling approach for estimation of a yield zone in

Numerical modelling approach for estimation of a yield zone in

WEBNov 27, 2023 · From the thickness of seam 1 ( m), bottom m was excavated by the longwall and the rest thickness of m was coal, clay and thin streaks of shaley coal considered as immediate roof.

Longwall mining

Longwall mining

WEBEnergy. Longwall mining is a form of underground coal mining where a long wall of coal is mined in a single slice (typically 12 m thick). The longwall "panel" (the block of coal that is being mined) is typically 34 km long and 250400 m wide. Longwall mining produced 176 million tons of coal in 2007, about 15 percent of total production.

Longwall coal mining machine with plural cutters on subranging .

Longwall coal mining machine with plural cutters on subranging .

WEBA coal mining machine is described intended to be used in a pit having a longwalled pit face and having a mechanism in which two cutting drums are attached to the main ranging arm of a ranging drum shearer through a subranging arm and the position of said cutting drums defined by the cooperation of said main and subranging arms. 8 claims, 4 figures.

Advances in coal mining technology and sustainable

Advances in coal mining technology and sustainable

WEBJan 1, 2023 · The dimensions of the cutting drum, machine height, ranging arm length, maximum angle of ranging arm to the horizon, and sharer body depth are chosen to achieve the desired cutting height of the longwall face. The cutting depth or web along with the hauling speed of the shearer determines the production rate of the longwall face of a .

Continuous miners | Introduction | underground COAL

Continuous miners | Introduction | underground COAL

WEBA conveying system, usually a chain conveyor running in a steel trough from front to rear of the miner. A rear jib section capable of a degree of vertical and horizontal movement to enable the coal to be delivered into a transport or loaded at a desired point. Some continuous miners (at one time almost all) could not cut the full roadway width ...

Longwall Operators Add Capacity for 2024

Longwall Operators Add Capacity for 2024

WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Looking at the numbers, the average longwall mine operating in coal produced million tons in 2023 compared to million tons in 2022. On average, it has a cutting height of in., a panel width (or face length) of 1, ft, and a panel length of 12, ft.

Description of the EickhoffSchraemlader longwall coalcutting .

Description of the EickhoffSchraemlader longwall coalcutting .

WEBThe construction details and operating features of a newtype German longwall coalcutting and loading machine are described. During a 3month period, this equipment produced more than 33,000 tons of coal in the Jacobi mine, Germany.

The process of longwall coal mining. | Download Scientific Diagram

The process of longwall coal mining. | Download Scientific Diagram

WEBThis technology, summarized in Figure 1, employs a longwall shearer which is a machine equipped with one or two cutting drums. The shearer extracts the coal by traversing a longwall face (the ...

Overburden Stress Arch Elevation Effect Induced by Roof Cutting .

Overburden Stress Arch Elevation Effect Induced by Roof Cutting .

WEBJul 11, 2023 · The safe and efficient driving of the roadway along the gob is becoming an increasing challenge due to the influence of the integrity and bearing capacity of the side coal and rock mass in the gob under the roof cutting mining mode. The mechanism of protection of the gobside roadway is shown by modeling the influence of roof cutting .

Longwall automation: Delivering enabling technology to achieve .

Longwall automation: Delivering enabling technology to achieve .

WEBNov 1, 2015 · To date, CSIRO's longwall automation technology has been adopted in 20 longwall mines in Australia, representing around 60 per cent of operating longwall coal mines in Australia. The generally accepted view of the industry is that a maximum of 80 per cent of the longwall coal mines in the Australia are candidates to use mining machines .

Developing selective mining capability for longwall shearers .

Developing selective mining capability for longwall shearers .

WEBJan 1, 2013 · A key aspect in achieving safe and productive longwall mining is to ensure that the shearer is always correctly positioned within the coal seam. At present, this machine positioning task is the role of longwall personnel who must simultaneously monitor the longwall coal face and the shearer's cutting drum position to infer the .

Shearer Guidance: A Major Advance in Longwall Mining

Shearer Guidance: A Major Advance in Longwall Mining

WEBJul 12, 2006 · An indii ve longwall panel is 250m. wide by 2000m long. A longwall mining system used in this process is comprised. of three main components: a shearer, an armoured face conveyor (AFC) and a ...

Effects of Nibased composite coatings on failure mechanism and .

Effects of Nibased composite coatings on failure mechanism and .

WEBSep 1, 2023 · The performability and wear resistance of the cutting picks play an important role in the extraction operation of mining machinery especially drum shearers in longwall coal mines.

Failure mechanism and control technology of longwall

Failure mechanism and control technology of longwall

WEBDec 1, 2015 · Longwall method of mining renders for full face mechanization, utilizing high rated coal cutting machines and large capacity powered supports to provide safety in the working face area.

Anderton Shearer Loader

Anderton Shearer Loader

WEBThe Anderton Shearer Loader is a coal cutting machine which was used in the UK coal industry after 1953. The Anderton Power Loader with its cutting drum up to five feet in diameter was patented in 1953. ... The machine works by "shearing" coal from a longwall coal face as it moved along the face. The shear drum is around metres in diameter ...

Coal mining

Coal mining

WEBIn the longwall mining method, mine development is carried out in such a manner that large blocks of coal, usually 100 to 300 metres wide and 1,000 to 3,000 metres long, are available for complete extraction (see photograph).A block of coal is extracted in slices, the dimensions of which are fixed by the height of coal extracted, the width of the longwall .

Mechanical cutting equipment

Mechanical cutting equipment

WEBView our full range of comprehensive mechanical cutting equipment for your underground mining and construction projects, enhancing overall efficiency. Jump to content. Products ... Longwall face bolters Cutting attachments 12 results. Bolter miners. MB770. Cutting height 4,600 5,300 mm. Cutting width 6,700 7,200 mm. Cutter motor power ...

Cutting Machines

Cutting Machines

WEBCutting height is fixed; Ability to cut stone is limited; With increasing cutting height, machine stability becomes more problematic; Grading can only be done using the AFC angle; There are safety impliions with an exposed chain haulage. DBTFocuses on Automation at Longwall USA 2005 – magazine extract with illustration of plough

Coal Mining long wall face shearer coal cutting machinery

Coal Mining long wall face shearer coal cutting machinery

WEBMechanized coal mining can reduce physical labor, improve safety, and achieve the goals of high output, high efficiency, and low consumption. in the longwall coal mining face, the coal is broken down from the coal body by the working mechanism (coal breaking) and loaded into the coal mining machinery of the face conveyor (coal loading).

Underground Coal Mining Methods and Engineering Dust Controls

Underground Coal Mining Methods and Engineering Dust Controls

WEBJun 28, 2018 · The DOs in a longwall section include the headgate and tailgate shearer. The other occupation sampled generally includes jack setters. Unless required for a very specific reason, such as the shearer operators or jack setters, it is always a good practice to keep all miners upwind of the shearer when it is cutting coal.

Numerical simulation of dust control technology for longwall

Numerical simulation of dust control technology for longwall

WEBSep 2, 2023 · A convectiontype air curtain dust control system and method were proposed to effectively control the high dust concentrations generated during the operation of coal miners and hydraulic supports and to reduce the dust concentration in the entire working space of longwall work surfaces, and the effectiveness of air curtain dust control during .

Reliability analysis of drum shearer machine at mechanized longwall .

Reliability analysis of drum shearer machine at mechanized longwall .

WEBMar 23, 2012 · Purpose – Longwall mining is a special mining method with high productivity and smooth operation and the drum shearer is known as the most important component in longwall mines due to its direct role in the coal cutting and production process. Therefore, its reliability is important in keeping the mine production at a desired .

Wear Assessment of Conical Pick used in Coal Cutting Operation

Wear Assessment of Conical Pick used in Coal Cutting Operation

WEBNov 19, 2014 · Conical pick is a widely used tool for cutting coal in mines. It has a cemented carbide tip inserted in a steel body. ... Total useful life of the cutting bits of continuous miner machine and longwall shearer is dependent on their wear and fracture resistance properties. These properties are dependent on the bit geometry; the physical, ...

Longwall Mining

Longwall Mining

WEBJun 8, 2017 · Longwall mining is used to extract coal where surface mining is not a viable option. Depending on the height of the coalbed, either a plow or a shearer is used to continuously cut section after section of the seam, in a back and forth motion, across the vertical coal face until the complete longwall panel has been mined. As the plow or .

(PDF) RealTime Methane Prediction in Underground Longwall Coal .

(PDF) RealTime Methane Prediction in Underground Longwall Coal .

WEBSep 5, 2022 · RealTime Methane Prediction in Underground Longwall Coal Mining Using AI. ... loions and operational conditions of the cutting machine. Results show that the algorithm can predict explosive ...

Effects of Nibased composite coatings on failure mechanism and .

Effects of Nibased composite coatings on failure mechanism and .

WEBSep 1, 2023 · Considering the outcomes of the past studies and available literature, this study tries to apply an ultrafine hard metallic composite coating to strengthen the coalcutting picks using the lasercladding method. All of the tests were carried out on a real scale and a doubledrum coal shearer machine in a longwall mine. 2. Material and .

Developing selective mining capability for longwall shearers .

Developing selective mining capability for longwall shearers .

WEBJan 1, 2013 · Longwall mining continues to remain the most efficient method for underground coal recovery. A key aspect in achieving safe and productive longwall mining is to ensure that the shearer is always correctly positioned within the coal present, this machine positioning task is the role of longwall personnel who must simultaneously .

Analysis of Dust Produced by Coal Shearer in Longwall Face

Analysis of Dust Produced by Coal Shearer in Longwall Face

Cutting angle From the large number of studies conducted over the year it has been established that the minimum energy consumption in coal cutting is achieved for cutting angles of 55650. But the bits fitted on most winning machines have cutting angle between 66850 and sometimes more.

‪S. H. Hoseinie, PhD‬

‪S. H. Hoseinie, PhD‬

WEBMultiattribute failure analysis of coal cutting picks on longwall shearer machine. O Eshaghian, SH Hoseinie, A Maleki. ... 2021: Reliability modeling of water system of longwall shearer machine. SH Hoseinie, M Ataei, R Khalokakaie, U Kumar. Archives of mining sciences 56 (2), 291302, 2011. 28:

Automated guidance and control of longwall mining machines

Automated guidance and control of longwall mining machines

WEBThe longwall system of mining coal offers the potential for increasing unit production, worker productivity, and resource recovery with enhanced health and safety for the underground coal miner. At present, two operators must accompany longwall cuttingloading machines and manually raise and lower the cutting drums to maintain the .

Cutting Machines

Cutting Machines

WEBFixed cables and hoses are run in a services tray attached to the back plate of the AFC from the services supply end of the face (normally the maingate) to midface. At this point the shearer trailing cables and hoses, enclosed within the Bretby, are attached to the fixed cables and hoses, with the Bretby then being run in a cable trough ...