The performance prediction of roadheaders with response surface analysis for underground metal mine

Ozfirat K. M., MALLI T., MIZRAK ÖZFIRAT P., KAHRAMAN B.

KUWAIT JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, cilt.44, sa.2, ss.112-120, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Dergi Adı: KUWAIT JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.112-120
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Machine performance prediction, response surface method (RSM), roadheaders, underground metal mine
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Roadheaders are being used in development roads in underground mines. Especially, as total reserve is enough for large investments and mine roads, roadheaders are important to increase production rate. Roadheaders are classified according to the weight head drive or total power. In this study, the effects of several factors on roadheader performance is examined. The factors examined are power of the machine, weight of the machine, ratio of power to weight, drilling rate index, uniaxial compressive strength and rock mass rating. Instantaneous cutting ratio is used to define the performance of the machine. Response surface methodology and linear regression are used to investigate the relations between these variables. In the results of the study, machine performance is found to be highly correlated with machine power (P), weight (W) and the P/W ratio of the machine.