The Use of High-Pressure Water Assistance in the Rock Mining Process Using Cutting Tools

Author(s):  
Krzysztof Kotwica
Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2595
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Kotwica

The mining of hard rocks by mechanical methods, using cutting tools, is associated with problems such as sparking, dust generation and increased wear. The application of disk tools allows limiting these problems but requires constructing a machine with large dimensions and weight. To limit these problems, high-pressure water jets can be applied. The article presents the effects of using this solution in the field and stand tests when mining rocks with a symmetrical disk. The results of the bench tests of high-pressure water jets to support the process of mining with symmetrical disks, carried out at the AGH University of Science and Technology, performed on a unique test stand, which enabled the samples to be mined in a circular trajectory in conditions similar to real ones, are presented. With the use of a dimensional analysis, a theoretical-empirical model was developed to estimate the impact of slots cut by water jets on the tool load and the amount of output as a function of slots spacing and depth. Considering the similarity criteria for the mined rock sample (mechanical properties), it is possible, with the use of this model, to estimate the most advantageous working parameters while hydromechanical mining uses disks on a larger cutting radius.


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