bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Continuous Versus Discontinuous Shipunloading This paper compares the advantages, disadvantages, and status of grab and continuous coal unloading systems for ocean-going ships. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Programmable Controllers at New Pellet Terminal Programmable Controllers are utilized extensively at the Lorain Pellet Terminal in Lorain, Ohio, USA. This facility was commissioned in August, 1980 making it the latest and most modern transshipment terminal on the Great Lakes. Several different types of iron ore pellets are received by self- unloa…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study A Review of Control Systems in Australian Grain Terminals The four important centres of operation and control in grain terminals, i.e., receival hoppers shipping weighers shipping control room and main control room are discussed and control systems in some of the more recent terminals and terminal extensions in Australia are described. read more
Case Study BossTek: Busy Port uses Dust Control Cannon for Handling & Storage of Commodities A leader in dust control solutions has helped a port located along the Hudson River control fugitive particle emissions at the dock and in the industrial park using atomized mist technology. The Port of Coeymans employs two DustBoss® DB-60 atomized mist cannons from BossTek® for dust suppression…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Technical Aspects of Shiploading Coal Slurries The loading of coal slurries direct into ships has many important economical advantages but the technical problems involved have not all satisfactorily been solved The present article reviews the advantages and technical difficulties involved with this procedure and comes to the conclusion that the …read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Port Kembla - A State of the Art Coal Port The new Port Kembla coal loader, dedicated on November 22, 1982, was developed to satisfy the following criteria: superior environmental protection, capacity, one hour train tum-around time, environmentally acceptable unloading of 200,000 trucks a year, high reliability, ease of maintenance and clea…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study PWH in Australia PHB Weserhütte Aktiengesellschaft, shortly PWH, has three divisions in the Federal Republic of Germany (Cologne, Bad Oeynhausen, St. lngbert) and numerous subsidiaries and associated companies throughout the world (Australia Brazil, Germany, France, England, Spain Austria, South Africa, USA). read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Pneumatic Unloading Equipment for Bulk Cement Carriers During the last ten years the demand for cement terminals has grown considerably in the whole world. The challenge of the market is mainly related to transloading installations for bulk cement with capacities of 100 to 400 t/h. To a growing extent bulk cement is delivered by river barges or seagoing…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Port Facilities at Narvik and Luleä The Ports of Narvik and Luleä are two of the most important shipping outlets in the West and their development which has been taking shape since 1945 is now almost complete. This paper traces the stages in their development and indicates problems and prospects for the future. read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Screw-type Technology for Economical Ship Unloading Peter Göransson, sales manager for Siwertell AB explains how it is possible to achieve significant long-term savings through the use of high-capacity unloaders. read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Pneumatic Ship Unloading Plants for Poorly Flowing Bulk Materials The pneumatic discharge of free flowing materials has been realised for nearly a hundred years. The situation with respect to poorly flowing materials Is rather more difficult; until recently manual labour was used to loosen the product in the region of the suction nozzle. The author considers two l…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper The Siwertell Bulk Discharger Siwertell of Bjuv, Sweden, have for several years been manufacturing ship dischargers using the principle of transmission of bulk materials by totally enclosed screw conveyors. The paper centres on the assessment of the 350 t/h screw type discharger ordered from Siwertell by the Forth Ports Aut…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Floating Pneumatic Unloaders The unloading of bulk dry solids from ships is possible in a number of ways. Where fixed dock installations are contraindicated for one of several reasons a realistic solution is the use of floating unloaders, which can be moved from dock to dock and even port to port. This article describes a syste…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Port of Bristol Bulk Handling Terminal In early 1991 Balfour Beatty, one of Britain's major civil construction companies and Birtley Engineering, the country's largest bulk handling contractor, formed a joint venture to tender for the major importation terminals which were planned by the two major power generators in the U.K., National…read more
Case Study Conveyor Transfer Point Upgrade controls Dust at Brazil Port One of Brazil’s busiest ports is successfully managing dust emissions from its grain terminal conveyor system with an innovative transfer chute design. To prevent impacting the local community and adjacent docks with dust from loading and unloading agricultural commodities, the conveyors at the T-…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Transporting and Loading Bulk Materials Background details, basic design criteria, operational constraints and performance of two major materials handling installations are presented. The 18.8 km aerial rope way installed by BRECO for the Calcimine Company, Iran and which runs over very rugged mountainous terrain which for the early part …read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Conneaut: An Economical Superport The Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co.'s ore and coal bulk handling facility at Conneaut, Ohio on Lake Erie, Is one of the largest bulk terminals in the world. The author describes the design philosophy and the various construction stages of this superport and shows why and how economical terminal cha…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Speeding up Wagon Unloading – C-Frame type Tandem Rotary Tippler and Transfer Platform for high capacity Wagon Unloading in India Railway transport is one of the most important means of transport for huge amounts of dry bulk solids. Often, train unloading is a bottle neck of such systems. A solution to this problem is presented in the article below. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Reclaiming Equipment at the Port of Bristol Strachan & Henshaw Limited, Bristol, UK, have completed the installation and commissioning of the three coal stockyard machines at the Royal Portbury Dock in the Port of Bristol. Strachan & Henshaw is a WEIR Group company. read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Australian Bulk Ports and Shipping – Can They Meet the Challenge of the 80s? This review concentrates on the growth in Australia's major dry bulk commodity exports, details the major ports utilized, examines current and future development plans for these export terminals and looks at the role for Australian flag shipping, in particular with respect to its current status and …read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Computer Assisted Terminal Operations Management Systems This paper describes an integrated computer facility supporting the functions and responsibilities of shift operations scheduling maintenance and management using real-time interactive techniques. The functions and responsibilities as related to coal export terminals are specifically addressed altho…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Coal Shiploaders for the Mississippi The author compares various shiploader designs and gives price estimates on the basis of mid 1980 bids covering marine construction and equipment. Three schemes were compared: traveling loader, dual radial loaders and single linear loader. These systems are ranked according to their production rate,…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Biomass Bulk Terminals: Simulation and Design of Large-scale Operations Due to its ecological advantages and availability biomass energy is set to become a key to the future, leading to new dimensions in handling and transport facilities. This may also include large-scale bulk terminals. Advanced simulation models help to develop terminal solutions with high reliability…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Control and Management of Bristol Port Company's New Bulk Handling Terminal Concol Systems Limited, Chesterfield, U.K., are proud to have provided the comprehensive automation and manage ment information system for the new bulk handling facility at Royal Portbury Dock, Bristol, U.K., as subcontractors to the Balfour Beatty/Birtley Joint Venture. read more