Conference Proceedings
Rock Breaking Equipment and Techniques, Melbourne
Conference Proceedings
Rock Breaking Equipment and Techniques, Melbourne
Use and Performance of Bucketwheel Excavators in the Latrobe Valley Coalfields
Large quantities of brown coal are excava ted from open cut mines in the Latrobe Valley to fire the base load thermal power stations of the Victorian Electricity System. Most of the coal is removed using bucketwheel excavators which have been modified or specially designed for the conditions encountered. The actual digging efficiency of the bucketwheel excavator is strongly influenced by such factors as wheel speed, slewing speed and tooth design and arrangement. The coal deposit, although not difficult to work, is not uniform and the operation of the machine is influenced by the stability re- quirements of the excavation face.
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A Scott, C H Laird
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- Published: 1978
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