The first step

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Dear all, in this blog I would like to share my knowledge and experience in Design & Engineering of Bulk Material Handling (BMH) equipment.

Though there are books available in this field of engineering, these books are not easily accessible since these books are either not in print or available only in some libraries. Also, it is better if you have good knowledge in German language, since many books in BMH are available in German language. But unfortunately, most of us are not familiar with German language.

Hope this blog will educate you to the maximum possible extent. I also need help from you all in the form of ‘QUESTIONS’.

During my career I have gained knowledge not only from books but also from consultants, customers, designers, engineers, fabricators, vendors and from sites during the erection of machines. I would like to tell them all a simple yet beautiful word ‘THANKS’.

NOTE:

·      If you want me to write about any specific topic of your interest in BMH, please highlight in the comments area.

·  I welcome a healthy discussion in this blog itself in the comments area (rather than writing personal mails), so that everyone will be benefited.

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Comments

  1. Unknown28 November 2017 at 03:10

    Is there any limitations to maintain the stockpile heights for different materials, like iron ore stockpile, coal stockpile etc,.

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    1. Basics in Stacker Reclaimer28 November 2017 at 07:33

      Since Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Lime stone, Salt are NON VOLATILE materials, there is no limitation in stockpile height. This doesn't mean that you can go up-to whatever height you wish since this will have a major impact in the machine configuration and the operating angle of boom and the tripper. Increasing the stockpile height results in increase in the boom pivot point height and the height of the machine. Hence it is advised to go with optimum stockpile height of 10m to 16m.
      In case of Coal and Lignite being VOLATILE materials (ie., they can catch fire on their own when stacked), it is not advisable to stack with maximum height. Also it depends upon the customer requirement since in my experience I have designed Bucket Wheel Stacker Reclaimer machine for 20m height coal stockpile and for 14m height Lignite stockpile (also I would like to highlight one more thing, one of the customers restricted the height of the Lignite stockpile to only 6m).
      In general the height of the stockpile shall be defined by the customer/consultant based on the tests they have done on the material they have planned to stock. Else you can give your suggestion based on your experience (with the help of supplied machines).

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  2. Unknown8 December 2017 at 02:55

    Sir,
    Can you explain the Reclaimer types and selection of the Reclaimer machines based on the type of material to be reclaimed

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    1. Basics in Stacker Reclaimer13 December 2017 at 04:34

      Dear Richy,
      Extermely sorry for the delayed reply.
      Since the basic knowledge of stockpile is essential for understanding the types of machines, I will write a separate topic on the types of machines (in forthcoming posts) after writing some detail about stockpiles.

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