Ship Unloaders - Vermeulen Ingenieursbureau

Road mobile ship unloaderInformationRoad mobileship unloaders of the5000 dwt classMobile ship unloaders installed ontrailers need to have a maximizedmanoeuvrability and it is requiredthat they are ready for operationin 30 minutes starting from thetransportation position. An IBAUHAMBURG ship unloader needsonly 20 minutes for this processand manages it without supportand relevant bolt-fastenings or ahoisting winch. The neededconveying height is very favourable:only 4 m about sea-level.So it is ensured that the horizontalscrew is in a horizontal positionor inclined forward for more than80 % of the unloading-proceduretime, thus using less energy forthe conveying and causing onlyvery few wear.The conveying capacity for the5000 dwt class developed byIBAU HAMBURG is actually a„rated capacity“ of 400 t/h, that is,more than 30 % of the normalcapacity of other ship unloaders.This corresponds to the maximumcapacity of pneumatic ship unloadersin the mobile part. Thesevalues could be reached due to theoptimization of the constructionas well as the improvement of theapplied technology.Ship unloaders of the 5000 dwtclass do not always need to beroad-mobile. For example, for theport authorities of Bamberg,Germany, IBAU HAMBURGhad to integrate in a very narrowspace of the existing structures aship unloader. Moreover, theship unloader both needed to berotating and to be suitable forbeing folded up for the parkingposition. The ship unloadercan feed either a belt conveyorfor a near-by cement terminal ora rail-loading installation.Road mobile ship unloader45