Calculation of Productivity and Justification of Cassette-Type Sweeper Parameters for Ferro-Manganese Nodule Mining
- A.S. Kashirskiy1, M.G. Rakhutin2, Yu.V. Kirichenko2, E.A. Kuzin3, G.S. Ivashchenko2
1 RF Ministry of Industry and Trade, Moscow, The Russian Federation
2 Mining Institute of National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Moscow, The Russian Federation
3 Committee for State Construction Supervision of the City of Moscow, Moscow, The Russian Federation
Russian Mining Industry №1 / 2020 pp.155-159
Abstract: The need to develop mineral deposits of the world ocean has matured in recent years. It is suggested to use a cassette-type sweeper for their extraction. The paper justifies its main parameters, provides calculations of productivity and recommendations for its application, presents a schematic diagram of the cassette-type sweeper use for the mining or sampling of nodule deposits. The study demonstrated that the cassette width, trawling speed and nodule abundance do not have any significant impact on the productivity of the cassette-type sweeper for ferro-manganese nodule mining. The most significant factors defining the productivity are the depth and speed of sweeper lifting and lowering as well as the number of intake vessels in the cassette. Application of the cassette-type sweeper looks promising and helps to improve productivity.
Keywords: mineral resources, world ocean, equipment for ferro-manganese nodule mining, cassette-type sweeper parameters, productivity
For citation: Kashirskii A.S., Rakhutin M.G., Kirichenko Yu.V., Kuzin E.A., Ivashchenko G.S. Calculation of Productivity and Justification of Cassette-Type Sweeper Parameters for Ferro-Manganese Nodule Mining. Gornaya promyshlennost = Russian Mining Industry. 2020;(1):155-159. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.30686/1609-9192-2020-1-155-159.
Article info
Received: 27.12.2019
Revised: 15.01.2020
Accepted: 31.01.2020
Information about the author
Alexey S. Kashirskiy – Expert, RF Ministry of Industry and Trade, Moscow, The Russian Federation.
Maxim G. Rakhutin – Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Head of the Department of Mining Machines at the Mining Institute of the MISiS National Research Technological University, Moscow, The Russian Federation.
Yuriy V. Kirichenko – Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Department of Geology and Mine Surveying at the Mining Institute of the MISiS National Research Technological University, Moscow, The Russian Federation.
Yevgeniy A. Kuzin – Head of Department for Monitoring and Supervision of Underground Railway Facilities, Committee for State Construction Supervision of the City of Moscow, Moscow, The Russian Federation.
Grigory S. Ivashchenko – postgraduate student, Department of Geology and Surveying at the Mining Institute of the MISiS National Research Technological University, Moscow, The Russian Federation.
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