Coal Interface Detector Investigation

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cislo RP
• Description:
  This report presents results of an evaluation of th effectiveness of the time domain coal interface detector developed by the General Electric Company (GE) under Contract HO155120. The sensor utilizes differences in the time characteristics of shearer vibrations as sensed by an accelerometer mounted on the ranging arm to discriminate the cutting of coal and rock. Four identical time domain sensors were supplied by the Bureau for field evaluation. The performenace of the time domain sensor was evaluated by an extensive field test and data collection program that included four longwall mines and a total of nine mine visits. The intent was to determine the sensor's applicability to a wide range of mining conditions and to document its limitations. Results of the extensive field tests indicate that shearer vibration data processed by ge's time domain signal processing algorithm cannot be used to reliably detect when the cutting drum crosses the coal-rock interface. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-215
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005988
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-167499
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB 88-167499 :215 pages
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Performing Organization:
  Wyle Laboratories
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB 88-167499
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/234478/cdc_234478_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 12.87 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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