Hoist and Haul 2015 : Proceedings of the International Conference on Hoisting and Haulage.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Brakes and Brake Controls -- Safety Brake Systems for Mine Hoists-Applying SIL to the Mine Hoist Brake System -- Hoist Brakes-Disc or Caliper Shoes: How Do They Compare? -- Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Ropes -- Securing Safety of Ropes with a Visual Rope Inspection System -- Investigation of Synthetic Ropes for Use in Friction Hoists -- Control of Catenary Rope Oscillation on a Blair Multi-Rope Winder by Unbalancing the Load Sharing Between the Hoist Ropes -- Axial and Rotational Slippage Behaviour of a Hoisting Rope Passing Over a Friction Drum -- Stress Analysis and Lifetime Extension of Hoist Rope -- Changing Koepe Friction Hoist Tail Ropes from Surface Without an Underground Tail Rope Changing Level -- High-Performance Synthetic Ropes for Mine Hoisting -- Cost-Benefit of Replacing Wire Ropes by Equivalent High-Performance Aramid Synthetic Ropes for Production Mine Hoisting in a Deep Mining Operation -- A New Method for Automatic Reduction of Catenary Oscillations in Drum Hoist Installations -- Motor, Drives, and Supply -- Advantages of PWM-Fed Induction Machine Applied to Mine Hoists -- Interaction Between Harmonics from a Large Mine Hoist Drive and the Changing Power Network of a Mine Under Construction: Real Case and Solutions -- Losses and Efficiency in Hoisting Systems -- Mine Hoist Drive Applications Powered from Diesel Generators -- AC Drive Selection for Mine Hoists -- Key Technology Research on Explosion-Proof Converters Based on Back-to-Back Double Three-Level Topology -- Ingedrive MV100: A Medium Voltage and Full Power Redundant AC Drive for Driving the Tongting Mine Hoist System -- Hoist Control Based on Safety Integrity Level (SIL) or Performance Level (PL) Standards -- An Illustrated Journey Through Functional Safety-Lessons from History.

Functional Safety for Mine Hoist-From Lilly to SIL3 Hoist Protector® -- The Implication of Choosing a Certain Functional Safety Standard for Hoist and Haul Applications -- Functional Safety Standards and Application to Upgrading Mine Hoists -- Hoisting System Elements -- Developments in Computerized Systems for Mine Hoist Control -- Emergency Braking of Mine Shaft Hoists Applying Friction Arresting Devices-Theory, Tests, and Industrial Applications -- Lightweight Skips-Factors Influencing Operational Reliability -- Underground Horizontal Transport -- KUJ 1365-A New Main Haulage Level in the LKAB Kiruna Mine -- Sliding Mode Control for Path Tracking of Underground Mining Articulated Dump Truck -- Incline Transport: Hoist, Conveyor, and Truck -- Thermal Analysis of Cooling Network System for Driving Motor of Underground Articulated Dump Truck -- Benefits of High-Powered Gearless Conveyor Drives Applied to Medium-Power Conveyors -- The Power of Steel in Hard Rock Haulage by Hoist and Belt Conveyor -- Comparison of a Hoisting System and Vertical Conveyor for Shallow Shafts -- Shaft Guiding Systems -- Investigation on Conveyance Motion Using CFD and Structural Analysis -- The Use of Rope Guides for Deep Shafts -- Depth Limitations for Rope-Guided Conveyances -- Shaft Systems: New and Upgrade -- Incorporation of Multiple Best Practices in Very Large Friction Hoist Systems -- Design and Construction of Tall Structural Steel A-Frames for Ground-Mounted Mine Hoists -- Concrete Headframe Supported on a "Bridge" -- Conversion of a Service Shaft to a Production Shaft -- New Hoisting Systems for Garpenberg Mine, Boliden, Sweden -- High-Capacity Hoisting Systems in Canadian Potash with PCS Allan Focus -- Ernest Henry Mine Shaft Hoisting System-Case Study -- George Fisher L72 Shaft Hoist-A Case Study.

Addressing Challenges of Concrete Strength Development of Mine Shaft Liner Cured Under Frost Exposure -- 37-Ton Drum Shaft and 18 Ton-Drum Quarters-Using Newest 3D Scanning Technology for the Preparation and Slinging Procedure Down a 1700-m Vertical Shaft -- High-Speed Load-Out Conveyor Designs and Skip Loading Time Optimization -- Design Loads on Boxfronts -- Progress Toward International Standards for Mining Structures -- Case Study: Cost Optimization with the Use of a Hooke's Joint on a Blair Multi Rope Hoist (Mopani Deeps Project) -- Design and Selection of Hoisting Plants in the 21st Century-The Inevitability of Change -- Design and Operational Considerations in the Development of Internal Shafts or Winzes -- Hidden Costs of Used Hoists -- Steel for the 21st Century Mining Industry -- Upgrading, Modernising, and Refurbishing Existing or Secondhand Mine Winders for Continued and Future Use -- Back Cover.

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