Description

By more accurately controlling timing delays, electronic detonator system can increase rock fragmentation, lower vibration levels, reduce oversize; lessen the potential of fly-rock. This translates into faster excavation times and improves downstream processing costs for the mining operation by increasing throughput, reducing crusher wear, and lowering power consumption and maintenance costs.

Apart, accurate delay timing programmable electronic detonators enable to adopt innovative ‘Signature-hole blast analysis’ technique to simulate, predict and control blast induced ground vibration, in order to obtain maximum operational efficiency, such as raising quantity of explosives per delay (kg/delay) etc.

Research studies had indicated that blast vibration could be simulated by detonating a “Signature Hole” with the vibration monitored at critical locations, and then using a computer to superpose the waveforms with varying delays. By choosing delay times (∆t) that create ‘destructive interference’ at frequencies that are favored by the local geology, the “ringing” vibration that excites structural elements in structures, houses and annoys neighbors could be reduced. Computer analysis determines the application of delay timing between holes and between the rows.