Materials Handling
Arthur Pinto Chaves
Materials handling is the fifth vollume of Theory and practice of ore treatment collection, discussing the storage in mining and metallurgy plants due to climate or geographical related questions and transport difficulties or material homogenization needs.
The book approaches themes such as storage and homogenization, pile storage, storage in silos, feeders, belt transporters, sampling and its theoretical fundaments, rejects disposition, pile dimensioning models, dam construction and incremental sampling methods and devices.
Materials handling, extremely didactic, is an essential book for those who deal with the handle of solids rejects, including the education and training, such as in the other collection volumes.
- Original title
- Manuseio de sólidos granulados
- ISBN
- 978-85-7975-045-8
- Pages
- 384
- Year of publication
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd
About the authors
Arthur Pinto Chaves
Arthur Pinto Chaves is graduated in Metallurgic Engineering, has a Masters in Mineral Technology and a PhD all by Universidade de São Paulo, and a post-doctorate from Southern Illinois University. Teaches in the Department of Mine and Petroleum Engineering in Universidade de São Paulo and has worked since 1990 in the main mining and engineering in Brazil. Has practical experience in the field of Mining Engineering, with emphasis in ore treatment, mineral technology, ore beneficiation and flotation.
1. Storage and homogenization
1.1 Storage objectives
1.2 Storage practice
References
2. Stockpiling
2.1 Piles construction and resumption
2.2 Stockpiling operational praxis
2.3 Equipment
2.4 Achieved homogenization
2.5 Patio layout
2.6 Operational praxis of homogenization operations
2.7 Models for piles dimensioning
Solved exercises
References
3. Storage in silos
3.1 Silos construction
3.2 Ensile interesting material characteristics
3.3 Problems with the ensile operation
3.4 Silos projects
Solved exercises
References
4. Feeders
4.1 Definitions and characteristics
4.2 Apron feeder
4.3 Vibrating feeder
4.4 Reciprocating feeder
4.5 Belt feeder
4.6 Screw feeder
4.7 Special feeders
Solved exercises
References
5. Transport belts
5.1 Transport belts construction
5.2 Safety devices
5.3 Equipment protection devices
5.4 Recent developments
5.5 Transport belts selection
Solved exercises
References
6. Sampling
6.1 Fundamental concepts
6.2 Minimum mass of representative sample
6.3 Sample reduction techniques
6.4 Incremental sampling
6.5 Incremental sampling methods and devices
6.6 Samplers
Solved exercises
References
7. Sampling theoretical fundaments
7.1 Heterogeneity
7.2 Random and systematic errors
7.3 Sampling errors
7.4 Samplers characteristics
7.5 Fractioning devices characteristics
7.6 Precious metal sampling
Solved exercises
References
8. Rejects arrangement
8.1 Description of a dam
8.2 Dam construction
8.3 Dam and rejects deposit handling
8.4 Dry stacking
Solved exercises
References