摘要:
An actuating device for pipe-chamber feeders of hydraulic transport equipments comprising valves or other closing appliances having a closing element that is movable reciprocally between an open and a closed position, the improvement being characterized in said closing element being associated with at least one speed control means, especially a speed reducing means acting at least at the end phase of the closing stroke of said closing element.The speed reducing effect of at least one of said speed control means may be adjustable.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for excavating and removing a settled body of discrete mineral solids (e.g., a tailings pond from a mining operation) by procedures which progress downwardly from the surface of the body. High pressure streams of liquid are traversed along a path in a pulping zone lowermost in first region of the body. The liquid forms a pumpable slurry with the mineral solids in the zone, and the slurry is then pumped from the zone leaving an undercut cavity sufficient to cause collapse of the overburden of solids. The collapsed overburden is then formed into additional pumpable slurry which is removed by pumping. Successive stages of excavation are carried out by moving the streams of liquid downwardly to a second region where the foregoing steps are repeated. In the apparatus a caisson is disposed vertically in the body and stabilized by means of a plurality of circumferentially positioned pilings. A plurality of high velocity nozzles are mounted in the caisson to direct liquid streams into a pulping zone surrounding the caisson. The slurry which is formed in the pulping zone flows through portals in the caisson into a slurry sump in the lower end of the caisson where a pump removes the slurry through a discharge line leading from the caisson. In one embodiment the caisson is fixedly secured to the caisson and jets are provided to direct liquid streams into regions below the lower ends of the caisson and pilings to sink the apparatus downwardly to the next lower region for additional stages of excavation. In another embodiment, the caisson is mounted for relative vertical movement with respect to stationary pilings.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a novel method of mining underground coal and recovering coal seam gas, the method including locating a seam of coal; digging a mine shaft to reach the seam of coal; constructing a ventilated underground control center which includes a computerized control panel, wherein the computerized control panel controls the movement of a drill head, a hollow drill shaft, a movable hydraulic shield, a movable resin roof bolting machine, and a movable waste extrusion device; providing mining personnel to the ventilated underground control center; and allowing the mining personnel to operate the computerized control panel wherein they perform the tasks of moving the drill head into the seam of coal to obtain aggregate coal and coal seam gas; extruding waste material into mined-out space of the coal seam; and transferring the aggregate coal and coal seam gas to the surface of the earth.
摘要:
A transport vehicle for movement along the surface of the earth has a forward portion with apparatus mounted for mixing dry coal with fluid to form a slurry. The terminus of a cart-supported slurry hose apparatus is connected to the rear portion. A portion of the cart-supported slurry hose apparatus includes linkages which are attached to the rear portion of the transport vehicle. An improvement in the attaching apparatus includes means for pivotally attaching the terminus of the linkage to the vehicle. An arcuate support is attached to the vehicle over the rear end of the vehicle. A coupling is attached between the arcuate support and the linkage to permit the linkage to pivot freely while supporting the linkage from contact with the surface of the earth.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for hydraulically mining friable carbonaceous material such as coal or other suitable materials wherein a feeder/breaker is placed in the entry with complete mining facilities mounted on this second machine including hydraulic monitors, one for cutting material from a seam or panel and, if desired, a second monitor for breaking and flushing the mined material in the form of a slurry for transport through the machine where it is mechanically broken and crushed to predetermined size and the solids/water slurry discharged into a flume for transport from the mine.
摘要:
An hydraulic mining system comprising the generation of power from a column of water which downflows from a surface reservoir to an underground reservoir and in which at least a portion of spent water is recirculated and with the column of water operating a turbine, mechanically driving a pump included in a transfer tube extending from the mining level to the ground surface from the turbine, converting waste rock into slurry form, converting mineral-containing ore into slurry form, introducing the slurries into said tube to be pumped upwardly therein, separating water from said slurries at the ground surface and returning this spent water to the surface reservoir. In three embodiments, the mineral components of the ore are separated from the ore by micro-bacteriological processes and apparatus which includes a mill and a fermentation tank. In one of these embodiments, the separation is substantially completed at the mining level. In a second embodiment, it is initiated at the mining level, continued in the transfer tube and completed at the ground surface. In a third embodiment, it is carried out substantially at the ground surface.