VIBRATORY FEEDERS HELP CONTROL WET WESTERN COAL

Multiple feed/handling problems associated with the heavier, denser, high moisture content western coal are being controlled successfully at the Colstrip, Mont. operation of Western Energy Co., through operation of its new coal handling system. The system incorporates heavy-duty vibratory feeders arranged with reciprocating feeders to move coal from the stockpile through a supply tunnel to rail loadout. The system is set up so that any one cluster of five feeders--three vibrating and two reciprocating--can deliver a total of 4000 tons/hr of coal.

• Corporate Authors:

  Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company

  300 West Adams Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 66-67
• Serial:
  • Coal Mining and Processing
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo handling; Coal; Loading facilities; Unit trains
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk handling
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156244
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM