Mining transport systems

Formation of students' comprehensive knowledge of the principles of operation, design, calculation and operation of transport systems in the mining industry, with an emphasis on safety and efficiency.
The course connects engineering calculations with real operational tasks, preparing specialists for the management of modern mining and transportation complexes.

The goal of mastering the discipline

Formation of knowledge on the design of transport vehicles and transport equipment operating at mining enterprises; fundamentals of the theory of operation and calculation of transport vehicles; calculation of various types of transport; obtaining knowledge on the operation of transport vehicles; studying the rules of safe operation during maintenance of vehicles.

The skills you get

  • The student has the ability to demonstrate the skills of conducting and organizing technological processes of extraction and processing of solid minerals

Topics covered

  • 1. General information, classification, basic calculation of transport vehicles 2. Belt conveyors 3. Road transport 4. Railway transport 5. Cable cars 6. Locomotive transport 7. Scraper conveyors 8. Hydraulic transport 9. Underground self-propelled transport 10. Loading machines 11. Gravity transport 12. Vibrating conveyors 13. Scraper installations. 14. Equipment of loading points.

When instructed

  • 4th year, 2nd and 1st semester

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