Size Selection

Q 0.031296
P 130 m3/hr
T 52 sec.
BF 2
E 5%
A 6%

Q : The bucket dipper capacity, P : Volume (m3/hr) T : theoretical Cyclone

time, E: Operating Efficiency, A : Mechanical Availability

Notes The size selection depends upon the following factors

1. Bucket Capacity Selection
2. Determination of Machine Geometry
3. Reassessment of the first two models
4. Job Operating Efficiency : 0.75 - 0.90
5. Mechanical Avaliabilities :0.75 -0.95
MINING
ROCK BREAKAGE LOADING HAULING
Notes
1. Economics of the operating Cost
2. Black Well Project, the operating cost valued to one - third to one - half of the whole project
WALKING DRAGLINES

STRIPPING SHOVELS
EXCAVATION
WALKING DRAGLINES

over the past 30 years to provide a longer life at a lower operating cost. A dragline with a 170-m3
(220-yd3) bucket, a 122-m (400-ft) boom, and a mass of 12,700 t (14,000 tons) had been in use in
the United States. However, because of environmental con-siderations, most of the largest
draglines, particularly in the United States, have been removed from service.

STRIPPING SHOVELS

A stripping shovel with a bucket size similar to a dragline will be more productive because of its
crowd and breakout abil-ity, shorter cycle times, and its ability to handle dense rocks. the largest
stripping shovel used to date had a 138-m3 (180-yd3) bucket with a 65-m (215-ft) boom and
installed power of 22,500 kW (30,000 hp). As with draglines, the larg-est stripping shovels have
been taken out of service in favor of truck/shovel operations largely because of environmental
considerations.
 BUCKET CHAIN EXCAVATOR

A bucket chain excavator (BCE) is a piece of heavy equipment used in surface mining and dredging.
BCEs use buckets on a revolving chain to remove large quantities of material. They are similar to
bucket-wheel excavators and trenchers. Bucket chain excavators remove material from below
their plane of movement, which is useful if the pit floor is unstable or underwater.BCEs vary in
range and size, although the majority of them are extremely large, with some capable of
excavating 14,500 m3/h. The average BCE from Tenova Takraf for example, weighs around 1,150
tons and has a combined length of 58.5 meters, with a 23.5 meter long bucket ladder. The speed
of the bucket chain is 1.22 m/s with a digging force of 1,170 kN/m2[3]. BCEs such as the RK 5000
from the Czech Republic weigh up to 5,000 tons.

BUCKET WHEEL EXCAVATOR

A bucket-wheel excavator (BWE) is a large heavy equipment machine used in surface

mining. The primary function of BWEs is to act as a continuous digging machine in large-
scale open-pit mining operations, removing thousands of tons of overburden a day. What
sets BWEs apart from other large-scale mining equipment, such as bucket chain
excavators, is their use of a large wheel consisting of a continuous pattern of buckets used
to scoop material as the wheel turns. They rank among the largest vehicles (land or sea)
ever produced, and the largest of the bucket-wheel excavators (the 14,200 ton Bagger
293) still holds the Guinness World Record for the heaviest land-based vehicle ever
constructed. Bucket-wheel excavators have been used in mining for the past century, with
some of the first being manufactured in the 1920s.[1] They are used in conjunction with
many other pieces of mining machinery (conveyor belts, spreaders, crushing stations,
heap-leach systems, etc.) to move and mine massive amounts of overburden (waste).
While the overall concepts that go into a BWE have not changed much, their size has
grown drastically since the end of World War II.