Gate for Unloading Ore Bin

Author
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Posted in: , on 19. Jul. 2002 - 20:39

Good morning Dr. Reinhard,

My name is Gustavo Alarcn, I work in a Mechanical engineering company and

I´m writing because one engineer in the company told me about you.

Actually I´m working in a project that involves a bin, the capacity is 100

metric tons, and its contents will be laterite ore with sizes between 2" and

3" with irregular shapes. I would like to know if you have any advise

regarding the most suitable type of gate for unloading the bin.

The ore will be unloading from the bin to a 50 ton truck.

I´d like to thank you in advance for your attention and if you have any

comment about my question this will be very much appreciated.

Best regards and have a very good day.

Gustavo Alarcn

Projects Engineer

INDISA S.A.

galarconp@indisa.com.co

Bross
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Re: Gate For Unloading Ore Bin

Erstellt am 19. Dec. 2002 - 12:28

Mr. Alarcon,

I work for an engineering firm in Canada that has had the opportunity to design a number of truck loading facilities over the years.

Our company has attempted the design of our own discharge gates but have found a company operating out of the US that can provide a superior gate at a reasonable cost.

I am assuming the bin that you are designing has a conical bottom configuration with a discharge opening of approximately 600 mm in diameter.

The firm Pebco, www.pebco.com, can either custom build to suit your specifications or supply an "off-the-shelf" gate that may alos satisfy your needs.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Blaine R. Ross

Mining / Materials Handling

UMA Engineering

rossb@umagroup.com