Book-I Chapter 1

Quarry Section
File Name : 1_1_quarry_3
Topic: Quarry Dumper Calculations
revision-2 - 11/3/02 -2h
Input Data
stimation o! Num"er o! Dumpers an# Capacity an# hopper capacity$
To find Dumper volumetric capacity
Qcr Crusher capacity
Q
cr
300 :=
Tonnes/Hr
BDLS Bulk ensity o! uncrushe stone "li#estone$
1%& -1%' t/#3
BD
LS
1%& :=
Tonnes/#3
Ht Hopper to hol #aterial e(uivalent to
crusher !ee in ter#s o! #inutes
H
t
1& :=
#inutes
Bn )u#*er o! shovel *uckets to !ill a Du#per "nor#al- 3
to + $
B
n
& :=
Bcs ,-cavator Shovel Bucket Capacity "volu#etric$
*ase on stanar availa*ility
B
cs
.%& := #3
Calculation
/ Du#per volu#etric capacity
/

B
cs
B
n
:= #3
/

22%& =
#3
Du#per capacities are eter#ine *y #anu!acturin0 stanar% So select the nearest stanar
capacity u#per%
/s Stanar u#per volu#etric capacity
/
s
2& := #3
Du#per capacity in tonnes 1s
1
s
/
s
BD
LS
:=
t Du#per
1
s
32%& = t Du#per
Ttr Du#per turn aroun ti#e- i%e the avera0e ti#e taken *y a u#per to lao3travel to
crusher 3unloaan return to loain0 point -in #inutes
T
tr
20 :=
#in%
Ch hourly capacity o! u#per
C
h
'0
T
tr
1
s
:=
C
h
112%& =
t /h
Du#pers shoul *e a*le to !ee the crusher continuously at a rate sli0htly hi0her than the
crusher intake%
) #ini#u# nu#*er o! Du#pers re(uire to !ee crusher
)

ceil
Q
cr
1%1
C
h

:= 4unction ceil returns the s#allest inte0er 0reater than or e(ual to -%

- #ust *e real%
)

3 =
Hv1 Hopper capacity -" volu#etric$ *ase on esire holin0 ti#e
H
t

H
v1
Q
cr
H
t

BD
LS
'0
:=
H
v1
&0 = #3
Hv2 Hopper capacity -" volu#etric$ *ase on #ini#u# turnaroun ti#e !or u#per - that
#eans the hopper shoul hol #aterial !or the ti#e taken *y a u#per
H
v2
Q
cr
T
tr

BD
LS
'0
:=
H
v2
''%''2 =
#3
Hv Selecte hopper capacity - the hi0her value *et5een
H
v1
an
H
v2

H
v
i! H
v1
H
v2
H
v1
, H
v2
, ( ) :=
H
v
''%''2 =
#3
1#a- Hopper shoul hol at least t5o u#per loas% So check !or #a-i#u# capacity o!
each u#per%1#a-
1
#a-
H
v
2
BD
LS
:=
1
#a-
&0 =
t Du#per
1
s
32%& =
t Du#per as calculate *ase on turn aroun ti#e
Select u#per capacity to !all *et5een
1
#a-
an
1
s