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WATER JET CONFERENCE - Waterjet Technology Association

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The surface trials had have the objective of testing the haulage system, the<br />

hydraulic drive system, the electric control installation and of conducting output tests.<br />

After extensive adusting work, cutting and loading trials could be carried out. The cutting<br />

test resulted in a winning performance 50% higher than with the first test rig. The loading<br />

capacity could also be improved. When passing horizontal and vertical undulations, the<br />

unit showed good running properties.<br />

UNDERGROUND OPERATION<br />

For the last tests only components cleared for underground operations are used.<br />

The hydrostatic drive system e.g. is run on non-inflammable fluids only. Furthermore for<br />

control of the drives and the Jet-Miner an audio-frequency system supplied by Siemens is<br />

used by which all plant components (conveyor, Jet-Miner, machine haulage, and<br />

high-pressure pumps) are controlled centrally from a control con-sole.<br />

Furthermore measuring equipment of Bergbau-Forschung is used which are<br />

cleared for underground operation. The following parameters are measured and recorded<br />

by UV-recorders and magnet-tape systems:<br />

• hydraulic pressure of the hydrostatic drives (measure for chain traction effort)<br />

• speed of the drives (travelling speed).<br />

At Lohberg colliery the seam R 1 is prepared for the test under production<br />

conditions. The existing plough system is replaced by a Jet-miner.<br />

The coal face is 260 m long and the seam thickness is of 1.45 m ( Fig. 10) . The<br />

Jet-Miner is designed in a way that it can run on the existing plough guides. Only the<br />

special guidance system for energy and water supply needs to be fitted. At this time the<br />

trials are carried out, results will be given on the conference.<br />

SUMMARY<br />

After the very successful underground trials run with the experimental version<br />

coal-winning performances were achieved which are hardly achieved by conventional<br />

coal-winning methods, the prototype version was jointly designed by<br />

M.A.N.-GHH-Sterkrade, Ruhrkohle AG, and Bergbau-Forschung GmbH and constructed<br />

by M.A.N.-GHH-Sterkrade.<br />

This Jet-Miner is suited for operation in seam thicknesses ranging between 1.0<br />

and 1.6 m. At a travelling speed of V M = 0.4 m/s webs of s = 0.4 m are scheduled to be<br />

cut. This requires a water pressure of p = 70 MN/m 2 at a flow rate of V = 162 l/min. The<br />

pumps on the machine require 215 kW of installed power. The Jet-Miner hauled by<br />

outside drives undergoes intensive testing on mock-up coal faces on the<br />

Bergbau-Forschung test rigs before being transferred to trial operation underground.<br />

After these surface trials, operation under production conditions started in seam R 1 of<br />

Lohberg colliery. Results will be described.<br />

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