| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 134, 2019
The First Interregional Conference “Sustainable Development of Eurasian Mining Regions (SDEMR-2019)”
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| Article Number | 01003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Development of Geotechnology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201913401003 | |
| Published online | 28 November 2019 | |
Bench tests of a support system of a powered roof support’s hydraulic leg aimed at minimizing consequences of leaks
1
Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A., KWK ROW Ruch Chwałowice, ul. Przewozowa 4, 44-206 Rybnik, Poland
2
Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Organization and Management, Roosevelta 26, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
3
DOH Hydraulics Center, ul. Konstytucji 147, 41-906 Bytom, Poland
* Corresponding author: dawidszurgacz@doh.com.pl
Effectiveness of a powered roof support significantly impacts on the efficiency and safety of a mining process. The main element of the support is a hydraulic leg which transfers loads imposed by the rock mass. One of the basic issues occurring during the extraction process are internal and external leaks of hydraulic systems. A new support system was designed to limit and later eliminate the consequences of such leaks. Its main component is a valve block equipped with two independent check valves. This solution allows to maintain high pressure in both chambers of a leg despite leaks. The article discusses the developed solution and presents preliminary results of bench tests of a leg equipped with the new block and loaded dynamically. The results are promising, and the tested block fulfils its task by maintaining the working pressure in the leg during load.
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