General Description

This example represents an ore mine. The general process flow is as follows:
1. Ore is extracted from three different Chutes.
2. A MineTrain will pick up the ore and drop it off at the Dump.
3. Three MineTrains are available and will pick up ore according to when the ore was created.
* A two scenario experiment is used with two distinct values of the control OverallHoursBetweenLoads
Detailed Description
Ores Extraction
The ores are extracted from three different chutes modeled as sources. Each sources interarrival time
is defined as an expression using the property OverallHoursBetweenLoads. Each created entity is
assigned a priority based on the time it was created through assigning the New Value to Run.TimeNow.
All resources output nodes Entity Destination Type are set to Input@Dump so that all the entities are
dropped off at the dump.
Ores Transportation
Three mine trains are available for the transportation of the extracted ore. The trains are modeled as a
Vehicle with an Initial Number in System equals to 3. The trains Transport Logic Task Selection Strategy
is based on Smallest Priority. Because the Ores priority was set to the time it was created, the trains
will pick up the ore in the order it was created.
Bypass Siding
Because the Bi-Directional track only allows traffic moving in one direction at a time, we must make use
of a bypass area to allow for passing. This area consists of a separate track for each direction of traffic. It
allows for the train to exit the bi-directional portion of the track and park temporarily to avoid another
train moving in the opposite direction. If this section were not there, then the trains would collide and it
would result in a deadlock.
*Please see the SimBit BidirectionalPaths for a more detailed description of bypass sidings.
Custom Statistics
The TimeBetweenLoads is a user defined Tally Statistic to track the time between loads at the dump. A
Tally step is used where the Value Type is assigned to TimeBetween to record the time between loads
arrival to the dump.
Useful Tips
The Network Turnaround Method for the MineTrain vehicle has been set to Reverse to allow for the
train to reverse while on the path as opposed to exiting and re-entering the path in a forward
direction.