Development of the rail conveyor technology

Title: Development of the rail conveyor technology
Creator: Wheeler, Craig A.
Relation: International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment Vol. 33, Issue 2, p. 118-132
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17480930.2017.1352058
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2019
Description: This article describes a new continuous conveying technology for the transportation of bulk materials. The new technology merges the benefits of both belt conveyor technology and railway to produce a highly energy-efficient and cost-effective bulk material transportation system known as the Rail Conveyor. An overview of the development of the Rail Conveyor system is presented, including scale model construction and evaluation, development and testing of a full-scale demonstration system, and a detailed economic comparison with belt conveyors. The Rail Conveyor provides an innovative and novel departure from conventional bulk material transportation systems with significant energy and economic benefits.
Subject: rail conveyor; belt conveyor; bulk material transportation; low rolling resistance
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1416711
Identifier: uon:37103
Identifier: ISSN:1748-0930
Language: eng
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