Bucket Wheel Stacker-Reclaimers for Continuous Bulk Handling Standard Dual Purpose Machines & KRUPPKRUPP Rail-Mounted Stacker-Reclaimers, Equipment for stackit rect variety Bucket wheel stacker-eclaimers, tra- vvelling on a rail track alongside the piles, offer a possibilty for selective stacking and recovery of materials in diferent stockpile sections. As a rule, this is done in two directions [qua- drants} on both sides of the track. Re- aiming over four quadrants is poss ble with units whose tripper-trailers can be uncoupled. Acive stockpiles can be stocked ond reclaimed, within the travelling limits ‘and operating radius, up to the boun- dary zone of the storage area on the boom side of the machine. On the trailer side, a clear space or box cut is provided, which permits the bucket wheel fo cut into 0 free end face of the pile. Depending on the superstructure de- sigh of the stacker-reciaimer, the ‘material con be reclaimed by layers or sections. A high traveling speed facilitates a ick change-over between piles. A slower speed is available for stepwise ‘advance in operation In addition to the stacking and re- liming functions, a homogenizing process is offen required. In this case the moterial to be homogenizied is stacked according fo o fixed plan for distribution of grades, and is then re- claimed by the bucket wheel with o Blending effect If the machine is controlled manually, stacking proceeds by continuous or in- termittent traveling and slew move- ments, so 0s to produce any desired cross-sectional stockpile pattern. Only cone of these operating modes is used 08 a rule in automatic stacking; often @ blending distrbution of material in the pile is achieved by travelling oper- ction of the machine, whereby the ma- terial is deposited in a chevron or win- drow patter, 2 ‘stacking and recta ‘of bulk materials in lorge storeyards For reclaiming, the stacker-ecloimers normally work in slewing operation The continual change of bite area (escent eect caused bythe dogng ney is compensated by on adjus- Siatty ofthe slow speed. Whi ths feature, aided by machine attains 0 ciency. Types of control D Al stacker-eclaimers are fied with monual control equipment. D With the advance of micro-electro- nics semiautomatic control compo- nents have increasingly boon added to the system. the operator programmes the extent of individual movements, so that he only has to touch a switch to initiate them in the slacking or reclaiming process. In this cose the slew speed for re- claiming is controled automatically D With PLC increasingly becoming a standard feature, its also possible ‘at reasonable cost to make the stacker-recloimers fully automatic. In reclaiming, the operator normally sels the machine up for the diferent layers, selects the limits of move- ment, and then starts the machine. He can leave his post on the mo- chine while it removes the individual layer, A further development even permits aulomated or remote-con- trolled removal of several stockpile layers in sequence with one setting. For stacking, automation is usually limited to one working method; |i- mits of movement have to be se- lected by the operator. Probes att ‘ached to the boom head serve for ‘ulomatic setting of discharge puk ley elevation, From there on, the stacker-redaimer can work without operator. er measures, the th degree of eff ‘The entire system is shut off auto- matealy when the repecive stock pile configuration has been com- pleted. Bucket wheel machines are nt nor mally employed for proportionin Gufes, Neverheless portal handing rates can be produced with certain tok erances below the guaranteed capa- city. This widens the applicabiliy of the bucket wheel machines, pure reclaiming service. It fs possible to orrange a bypass fac ity in the stacker-reclaimer, whereby material con continue its Course on the yyrd conveyor; in addition, supplemen- {ary material can be reclaimed to bring the bypass rate up to the re- quired tonnage. Special designs are able to split the flow of reclaimed ma- terial between two yard conveyors. Depending onthe tippers desian different bypass versions are practi- cable. Moreover, with certain trailer ‘configurations i s possible to, spi the flow of material between stacking and bypass operation. ‘The sketches on the following pages show a number of trailer designs ond functions. tn general, the many applications of the bucket wheel stacker- recloimer principle could only be achieved be- cause the trailer is adoptable so well to the particular operational require- ments. Special bucket wheel stacker-reclaimer models have a surge bin in their cen- trol gantry structure, with adjustable Gschorge rote. This relatively cesty extra serves to compensate cyclic Fuc. {uations of the flow of material caused by the digging geometry. Other special designs include a rake at the wheel boom head to blend the materials in the reclaiming process.‘Most of KRUPP’s dual-purpose bucket Flexible adaptotion to the customer's are the reasons for the successful and wheel units have fo meet different re- wishes, constant onward development, reliable operation of our bucket wheel Quirements in each parficular project. and incorporation of fechnologicol'_stacker-reclaimers everywhere in the progress in equipment components world.