OPERATING DATA FOR AN ALPINE MINER USED AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE WITH A CONVEYOR FOR RAIL HAULAGE MUCK DISPOSAL
THE F6-A ALPINE MINER CONSISTS OF A ROTATING CYLINDER MOUNTED ON A BOOM ATTACHED TO A CRAWLER FRAME. THE BOOM IS RAISED, LOWERED AND MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO RANGE THE CUTTER HEAD OVER THE FACE. MUCK IS PICKED UP BY A GATHERING ARM TYPE LOADER AND TRANSFERRED TO THE REAR OF THE MACHINE BY A BUILT-IN CHAIN CONVEYOR. THE MACHINE CAN REACH TO A HEIGHT OF 11 FEET 2 INCHES ABOVE GRADE, 4 INCHES BELOW GRADE, AND SWEEP 14 FEET 5 INCHES HORIZONTALLY FROM A SINGLE POSITION IN THE CENTER OF THE EXCAVATION. DIMENSIONS ARE ROUGHLY 4 FEET 5 INCHES WIDE, 22 FEET 7 INCHES LONG AND 5 FEET HIGH WITH BOOM LOWERED. THE UNIT WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 9 TONS. MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE CUTTER HEAD, THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM WHICH CONSISTS OF A FOUR WIRE CABLE, AND THE CONVEYOR DEVELOPMENT ARE REVEIWED. DETAILS OF THE OPERATION ARE GIVEN. PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE ARE RECOUNTED AND SOLUTIONS ARE SUGGESTED.
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Authors:
- Jones, L S
- Good, R V
- Harvey, J B
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1972-6
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: p. 1267-78
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Serial:
- Volume: 2
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conveyors; Cutting tools; Electricity; Excavation and tunneling; Freight handling; Mucking; Operations; Railroad transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Hauling
- Old TRIS Terms: Cutters
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00236589
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 27 1974 12:00AM