Use Of Diamond Tipped Picks For Dust Control On Longwall Faces
- Organization:
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
- Pages:
- 5
- File Size:
- 326 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1993
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a large scale trial of polycrystalline diamond picks (PDC) on longwalls with particular reference to dust control. Results from fixed position monitoring showed that PDC picks produced less respirable dust than tungsten carbide Point Attack picks. Dust generation at the longwall face was lower by 39 - 43%. Field trials also indicated that the life of a PDC pick to be at least 1460 tonnes/pick.
Citation
APA: (1993) Use Of Diamond Tipped Picks For Dust Control On Longwall Faces
MLA: Use Of Diamond Tipped Picks For Dust Control On Longwall Faces. Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 1993.