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 Leith Coal Outloading Plant Different grades of coal are at present unloaded and outloaded within the esturial ports administered by the Forth Ports Authority. Grabbing cranes unload the coal to road vehicles and railway wagons and the outloading of coal is handled using a modern 3,000 tonnes per hour (t/h) capacity coal outlo…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
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 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 The Siwertell Coal Unloader at Kingsnorth The Siwertell ship unloader is a continuous bulk unloader, that has been used extensively to unload cement, grain and feedstocks, and minerals. More recently, it has been used for unloading coal, and two Siwertells have been purchased by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) in Great Bri…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Fossil Fuel Supply for India's Coal-fired Power Plants – Equipment for Unloading at Ports and Transportation to the Plant In the current situation of the power sector in India, source of coal and therefore the selection of various handling systems play a very important role. The selection of the best available solution depends on a number of factors, including the quantity to be handled, size, type of the fuel, and the…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 White Paper Pneumatic Plant for Discharging Ship's Cargo Some special techniques in the field of pneumatic conveying are described and general operational and technological aspects for unloading bulk ships are discussed in detail. Machinery for unloading ships has been known for as long as goods have been conveyed on rivers and canals. One of the mos…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Grain Loading at Ukrainian Port – Unique Radial Telescopic Shiploader replaces several Gantry Cranes A new radial telescopic shiploader was installed in an Ukranian port for the rapid loading of grain. Special features like the partially rail mounted design for parallel movement along the berth make this shiploader a unique machine. 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 Biggest-Ever Bucket Wheel Reclaimers in the Coal Terminal of Port Kembla Near Wollongong, NSW, 100 km south of Sydney, a new coal terminal is being built in Port Kembia The initial capacity will be 15·106 tonnes and the final capacity 25·106 tonnes per year. The coal will be carried to the terminal by rail and truck and stockpiled by means of boom stackers. 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 Technical Article High Angle Conveying: The Vital (missing) Link to IPCC Systems – 2017 Installations and recent studies have demonstrated the technical and economical advantages of high angle conveying for optimization of any IPCC system, yet that industry continues to struggle with the use of conventional solutions to achieve the high angle function. 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 Research Paper Latest Developments in Dust Control Technology This paper (publ. 2016) initially summarises the various existing options available for dust control and some of their features, advantages and disadvantages. It then describes some of the new technologies that are being researched, developed and employed to minimise dust emissions by addressing the…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Titans in Texas: Coal for South Texas’ and Northern Mexico’s Power Stations Coal deposits with thin seams and many interlayers can be mined economically by surface miners, which can cut the exact depth of the coal layer and deliver the coal ready for belt conveyance without further crushing. 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 Technical Article Seamless Integration – Automated Materials Handling for Coal-fired Power Plants While in recent years the main focus was on optimisation of single parts like mine planning or advanced automation solutions now a seamless integration of all subsystems and an overall optimisation from the mine to the power plant is requested. read more
Case Study Davert opts for BEUMER Stretch Hood A for packaging its palletised organic Products Davert GmbH specialises in organic foods and stands for the continuous further development of processing methods and careful monitoring of these products, from cultivation to packaging. And this is where BEUMER Group comes in. The finished, high quality organic products like rice, legumes and cereal…read more
Case Study BEUMER Group: The perfect set-up for change at Röfix AG BEUMER Group's single-source-solution for Röfix proves the highest degree of flexibility for bagging, palletising and packaging different building materials Röfix AG's portfolio comprises around 200 different building materials, e.g. masonry mortar, renderings, paints, coatings and unbonded screed…read more