Tribology in mineral extraction: War on wear

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6003609

Mineral extraction, whether coal or ores, and the machinery employed are subjected to very hostile conditions of operation. These conditions cause great damage to interacting surfaces in relative motion. Much valuable time is lost because of abrasion and wear and further, often unnecessary, costs are incurred through avoidable maintenance and repair. Yet tribological solution to this pointless waste of resources, energy and production are often already well known in universities, research laboratories and in pockets within the industry. The papers presented at the IMechE conference identify the problems and demonstrate solutions. This book compiles the papers presented in this conference. The contents of this book include: Some practical examples of reducing the effect of tribological phenomena produced in transporting solids; wear of digger teeth; factors influencing the choice of lubricants for draglines; filtration of oils; tribology and slipper pad braking of rail mounted vehicles in coal mines; and failure analysis aided by fracture mechanics.

• OSTI ID: 6003609
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
012000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Mining
42 ENGINEERING
420206 -- Engineering-- Mining & Drilling Equipment & Facilities-- (1980-1989)
ABRASION
COAL MINING
COST
DAMAGE
DRAGLINES
EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS
FILTRATION
FLUID FLOW
FRACTURE MECHANICS
HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
LAND TRANSPORT
LUBRICANTS
LUBRICATING OILS
MAINTENANCE
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MECHANICS
MINE CARS
MINING
MINING EQUIPMENT
OILS
ORES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
RAIL TRANSPORT
REPAIR
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLIDS FLOW
SURFACES
SYSTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
TRANSPORT
TRIBOLOGY
VEHICLES
WEAR