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
White Paper BEUMER Group supports Bulk Material Terminals at Ports: Adapting to ever-changing Circumstances Dry bulk ports and terminals are in a state of constant change. The materials they handle change and so, too, do the quantities. Operators are constantly having to adapt to new requirements. They want to automate their activities as much as possible while also remaining flexible. They need more spac…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 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 White Paper Logistics in Mining and Minerals – Solutions for the Handling of Bulk Solids in the Supply Chain Today raw material transport over great distances is a standard procedure in the minerals and metals industries. Especially under these circumstances, ingenious solutions for the handling of material during storage and transshipping can help save the pivotal dollar. read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Conveying & Loading - Dust free! Environmental Protection along the complete Transport Chain Dust is one of the real big problems in bulk handling. It means loss of product, pollution of the environment, and trouble with the neighbours. Solutions for some of this problems are presented hereafter. 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 Application Aspects of Continuous Unloaders There is currently a very rapid growth in volume of dry bulk shipments, requiring higher unloading rates, ship sizes, and different technical solutions and unloading equipment. Many consider that the upper practical limit of the size of grab unloaders has been reached Environmental constraints …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 Case Study Stacker and Shiploader at the Port Kembla Coal Terminal The Port Kembla Coal Terminal stockyard consists of two stacking conveyors on the outside of the piles and initially one, and in the future two reclaim conveyors between the piles Each stacking conveyor has two rail-mounted stackers. The ship loading system is interruption free. It utilizes two…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
bulk solids handling Journal Research Paper Quasi-Analog Simulator for the Optimization of the Flow of Materials in Integrated Systems A quasi-analog system is described in detail which is capable of representing complex materials handling systems with a view to optimising such processes either before construction or after operation has commenced. An example is given of the savings to be made as a result of optimum handling routes,…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper A New Dust-Free Spout for Barge Loading After a thorough discussion of the causes for dust emission and ways and means to reduce dust emission during he loading of barges, details on a new speed regulating device incorporated in the loading spout are given. In practical operations this new loading device showed excellent results. 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 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
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 Technical Article Extended Reach – Overland Pipe Conveyor with Low Rolling Resistance Belt For long overland pipe conveyors the costs from increased power consumption are significant. This article describes a methodology that analyses the low rolling resistance pipe belts and introduces recent applications on overland pipe conveyors. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study The Two Newest Transshipment Terminals in the U.S. The author gives details of the two newest, ORBA designed and constructed, ore and pellet transshipment terminals which are both located on Lake Erie in the State of Ohio. The two newest transshipment terminals in the U.S are both situated on lake Erie in the State of Ohio. The Lorain Pellet Te…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Tubular Drag Conveying – A Cost-Effective and Energy Saving Alternative to Pneumatic Conveying While pneumatic conveying has advantages in specific applications, a totally enclosed tubular drag conveyor can offer similar advantages, while also mitigating material degradation and separation, maintaining low energy consumption and reduced explosion risk. 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
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper System for Coal Car Unloading at Rail to Water Terminals The past and present decades have seen a rapid growth in the export of coal to foreign countries. Normally, coal is brought to the export terminal by trains made up of either unit train cars (cars of same size and capacity) or of random cars (cars of varying sizes and capacities). If the rolling sto…read more
Case Study State of the Art Hazard Monitoring for State of the Art Flour Mill A large, state of the art flour mill was built in the Midwest to increase the company’s milling capacity and meet the growing needs of their customers. The new facility set the goal to have fully automated material handling equipment utilizing high tech Industrial Ethernet infrastructure throughou…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Research Paper Load Analysis of Trestle Leg Conveyor Support Structures Buried in Stockpiles The paper presents a theory, combined with design equations, to compute the loads on structural elements, in particular those of trestle legs of tubular construction supporting load-out belt conveyors, where the trestle legs are substantially buried in gravity reclaim stockpiles. The stress conditio…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