On energy relationships between explosive rupture and extraction processes at quarries
The article deals with the links between mineral extraction processes. The most universal characteristic of the process is its energy intensity. Production process cycles are considered in the relationship between their energy characteristics, taking into account the extraction in the working face over time. This approach has been largely determined by earlier studies in the direction of studying the energy intensity of technological processes. However, the relationship between explosive rupture energy and excavation has not been established, although the link between explosive preparation and the performance of the excavation equipment was stated in the technical literature multiple times. The presented material analyzed previously published materials on establishing relationships between drilling and explosive rupture processes of rock massif. The energy characteristics of excavation works and explosive rupture were considered. Prospective direction of technological links study was proposed. Attention is drawn to the fact that the approach to relationships definition between processes may not always be monotonous, because it is sometimes difficult to express physical meaning in a flat system.