Monorail bridge conveyor. Phase I report, March 31, 1980

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5512793

Silks, W

This report covers the first phase of a four-phase contract to develop and test a roof hung monorail bridge conveyor coal haulage system working behind a continuous miner. Phase I covers the final design. The original concept presented had to be analyzed before final design could proceed. The analysis revealed that 24 ft long bridge conveyor segments were the optimum length, the suspension system must have the vertical hinge point between bridges, the impact point of the coal transfer point and the suspension point itself, coincidental. The propulsion system must be such that each bridge is self propelled in order to minimize side loading on the monorail. The conveyor belt drive could be simplified since it only had to drive one single 24 ft conveyor. The design and detail drawings including MSHA approved enclosures were completed and are ready to be released for Phase II, Fabrication.

• Research Organization: Goodman Equipment Corp., Chicago, IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: ET-78-C-01-8924
• OSTI ID: 5512793
• Report Number(s): FE-8924-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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