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掘进机工程机械类外文翻译中英文翻译外文文献翻译
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Roadheaderapplicationsinminingandtunnelingindustries
H.Copur1,L.Ozdemir2,andJ.Rostami3
1GraduateStudent,2DirectorandProfessor,and3AssistantProfessor
EarthMechanicsInstitute,ColoradoSchoolofMines,Golden,Colorado,80401
ABSTRACT
Roadheadersofferauniquecapabilityandflexibilityfortheexcavationofsofttomediumstrengthrockformations,therefore,arewidelyusedinundergroundminingandtunnelingoperations.Acriticalissueinsuccessfulroadheaderapplicationistheabilitytodevelopaccurateandreliableestimatesofmachineproductioncapacityandtheassociatedbitcosts.ThispaperpresentsanddiscussestherecentworkcompletedattheEarthMechanicsInstituteofColoradoSchoolofMinesontheuseofhistoricaldataforuseasaperformancepredictormodel.Themodelisbasedonextensivefielddatacollectedfromdifferentroadheaderoperationsinawidevarietyofgeologicformations.Thepaperalsodiscussesthedevelopmentofthisdatabaseandtheresultantempiricalperformancepredictionequationsderivedtoestimateroadheadercuttingratesandbitconsumption.
INTRODUCTION
Themorewidespreaduseofthemechanicalexcavationsystemsisatrendsetbyincreasingpressureontheminingandcivilconstructionindustriestomoveawayfromtheconventionaldrillandblastmethodstoimproveproductivityandreducecosts.Theadditionalbenefitsofmechanicalminingincludesignificantlyimprovedsafety,reducedgroundsupportrequirementsandfewerpersonnel.Theseadvantagescoupledwithrecentenhancementsinmachineperformanceandreliabilityhaveresultedinmechanicalminerstakingalargershareoftherockexcavationmarket.
Roadheadersarethemostwidelyusedundergroundpartial-faceexcavationmachinesforsofttomediumstrengthrocks,particularlyforsedimentaryrocks.Theyareusedforbothdevelopmentandproductioninsoftrockminingindustry(i.e.mainhaulagedrifts,roadways,cross-cuts,etc.)particularlyincoal,industrialmineralsandevaporiticrocks.Incivilconstruction,theyfindextensiveuseforexcavationoftunnels(railway,roadway,sewer,diversiontunnels,etc.)insoftgroundconditions,aswellasforenlargementandrehabilitationofvariousundergroundstructures.Theirabilitytoexcavatealmostanyprofileopeningalsomakesthemveryattractivetothoseminingandcivilconstructionprojectswherevariousopeningsizesandprofilesneedtobeconstructed.
Inadditiontotheirhighmobilityandversatility,roadheadersaregenerallylowcapitalcostsystemscomparedtothemostothermechanicalexcavators.Becauseofhighercuttingpowerdensityduetoasmallercuttingdrum,theyofferthecapabilitytoexcavaterocksharderandmoreabrasivethantheircounterparts,suchasthecontinuousminersandtheborers.
ROADHEADERSINLAST50YEARS
Roadheaderswerefirstdevelopedformechanicalexcavationofcoalintheearly50s.Today,theirapplicationareashaveexpandedbeyondcoalminingasaresultofcontinualperformanceincreasesbroughtaboutbynewtechnologicaldevelopmentsanddesignimprovements.Themajorimprovementsachievedinthelast50yearsconsistofsteadilyincreasedmachineweight,sizeandcutterheadpower,improveddesignofboom,muckpickupandloadingsystem,moreefficientcutterheaddesign,metallurgicaldevelopmentsincuttingbits,advancesinhydraulicandelectricalsystems,andmorewidespreaduseofautomationandremotecontrolfeatures.Allthesehaveledtodrasticenhancementsinmachinecuttingcapabilities,systemavailabilityandtheservicelife.
Machineweightshavereachedupto120tonsprovidingmorestableandstiffer(lessvibration,lessmaintenance)platformsfromwhichhigherthrustforcescanbegeneratedforattackingharderrockformations..Thecutterheadpowerhasincreasedsignificantly,approaching500kWtoallowforhighertorquecapacities.Modernmachineshavetheabilitytocutcross-sectionsover100m2fromastationarypoint.Computeraidedcutterheadlacingdesignhasdevelopedtoastagetoenablethedesignofoptimalbitlayouttoachievethemaximumefficiencyintherockandgeologicconditionstobeencountered.Thecuttingbitshaveevolvedfromsimplechiseltorobustconicalbits.Themuckcollectionandtransportsystemshavealsoundergonemajorimprovements,increasingattainableproductionrates.Theloadingaproncannowbemanufacturedasanextendiblepieceprovidingformoremobilityandflexibility.Themachinescanbeequippedwithrockboltingandautomaticdustsuppressionequipmenttoenhancethesafetyofpersonnelworkingattheheading.Theycanalsobefittedwithlaser-guidedalignmentcontrolsystems,computerprofilecontrollingandremotecontrolsystemsallowingforreducedoperatorsensitivitycoupledwithincreasedefficiencyandproductivity.Figure-1showsapicture