Increasing existing mechanical hoisting capacity with supplementary hydraulic hoisting

In some U.S. coal mining operations, the available production capacity is limited by existing mechanical hoisting systems rather than mining methods. This thesis presents a research effort to supplement existing mechanical hoisting with a hydraulic hoisting system. The purpose is to overcome limitat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhou, Huaizu
Other Authors: Mining and Minerals Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43995
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07292009-090432/