Advertisement
Published in:
2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Increasing the Productivity of the Transport Fleet by Reducing the Carryback Load
Authors : W. Felsch Jr., M. das Graças Silva, C. Arroyo, M. Vinicius Baeta, A. C. Souza, R. Fonseca, A. Curi
Published in: Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection - MPES 2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.
Select sections of text to find matching patents with Artificial Intelligence. powered by
Select sections of text to find additional relevant content using AI-assisted search. powered by
Abstract
This work aims to demonstrate the gains with the productivity of the transport fleet through the reduction of the carryback load. Material retention occurs mainly due to the high humidity of the material being transported and materials with a high content of alumina and manganese. The technology used to reduce retention of material in the trucks’ bed will be the heated dump system. The system uses the exhaust gases themselves from the combustion of the engine diesel to heat the floor bed, and consequently release the material that ends up stuck. This technology was tested in a truck of the fleet and its results were relevant, there was a significant reduction in the volume of retained mass compared to another truck of the same model. The deployment of this technology throughout the company’s transportation fleet can result in a 1.8% increase in its productivity and 0.76% in its effective use.