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Conceptual design of an automated longwall mining system. Phase III. Volume I. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7212341
Phase III is in two volumes. Volume I provides the concepts for two automated longwall mining systems; one for operation in a 42- to 57-inch thick section of the Lower Kittanning seam, the other in a 57- to 72-inch thick section of the Pittsburgh seam. One concept uses a single-drum bidirectional shearer and 500-ton chocks, the other uses a double-drum shearer with 500-ton shields. Each concept is designed to produce in excess of 2,500 tons of coal per 6-man face crew shift.
Research Organization:
COMINEC, Tulsa, OK (USA); TAB Engineers, Inc., Northbrook, IL (USA)
OSTI ID:
7212341
Report Number(s):
PB-263213
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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