COP 1838

The coupling temperature gives an indication on the relationship between

impact energy and rotation torque in the coupling sleeve.
A too high temperature will shorten the life time of shank adapter, drill steel and sleeve couplings.
The temperature is measured at a point about 40mm from the top end of the sleeve.
For surface drilling, when air is used as flushing media, the temperature should not normally exceed
100 C, however it can occasionally be allowed to be 140C if the rock is extremely hard.
For underground drilling, when water is used for flushing, the temperature should not normally
exceed 50 C.

This will show you how to start drilling, "collaring".

When you click on the "START" button, following procedures will be carried out.
1. Rotation.
2. Flushing
3. Feed the drill bit to
the rock face, but NOT
touching the rock.
4. Activate low Impact.
5. Activate low feed to
start collaring.

Drill with low feed & low impact until the drill bit has entered homogeneous rock.

RPCF system
The rock conditions will always change during drilling, this will create different rotation resistance
(toque) of the drill string.
To control the rotation resistance or torque, has many advantages.
The rotation torque is mainly influenced by the rock condition and feed force.
The RPCF system controls the rotation torque during drilling by adapting the feed force.
If the rotation torque increases, the feed force is decreased
If the rotation torque decreases, the feed force is increased
By doing this, it is trying to maintain a constant rotation toque irrespective of the rock condition.
In this example the RPCF valve is set to 40 bar (rotation pressure), at this pressure the feed
pressure will start to decrease.
RPCF=
Rotation
Pressure
Controlled
Feed

IMPACT CIRCUIT
Pump 1 serves the impact mechanism, damper and feed circuit.
The pump which is pressure compensated operates with two different pressure levels, the lower
140 bar level for collaring and the higher 180-240 bar level for drilling.
The different pressure levels are set with two valves
(A and B).
Activation of the valve "L" engages the low pressure level.

DAMPER CIRCUIT
The damper is supplied with oil from pump1.
The oil is regulated by means of a constant flow regulator (C).

This valve is adjusted to a flow that corresponds to a pressure of 32-35 bar at the rock drill hose
connection, when there is no load on the damper, i.e. Not drilling.
When drilling, the pressure on the damper gauge shows the actual feed force on the drill string.
The DPCI (Damper Pressure Controlled Impact) valve only allow high pump pressure (impact)
when there is sufficient feed force on the drill string.

FEED CIRCUIT
The feed circuit is supplied with oil from pump 1.
The feed circuit can operate with two different pressure levels.
The lower 40 bar level is used for collaring and controlled by pressure reducing valve F
the higher 70-90 bar level is used for drilling and controlled by pressure reducing valve E.
These reducing valves reduces the pump pressure (=impact pressure) to a suitable level for the
feeding forwards.

ROTATION CIRCUIT
The rotation circuit is supplied with oil from Pump 2.
The oil flow to the circuit is controlled by the constant flow regulator (H).
The oil flow corresponds to a constant rotation speed of the drill string.
During drilling, the working pressure in the circuit will indicate the rotation torque of the drill string,
and is dependent of such factors as
-Rotation speed
-Type of drill bit
-Nature of the rock
-The feed force
The normal value is usually between 30-50 bar.

ANTI-JAMMING
The anti-jamming system prevents the drill steel or bit to get jammed, when drilling into cracks or
fissured rock.
The system reverses the feed direction when the rotation pressure increases to a pre-set level.
In this example the anti-jamming valve is set to 70 bar and the RPC-F function has been
disconnected.

RPCF system
(Rotation Pressure Controlled Feed)
The drill string rotation torque is mainly achieved by feed force. The RPCF system adapts the feed
force during drilling, to maintain a constant rotation torque of the drill string.
The RPCF valve senses the rotation pressure and will adapt the feed pressure. The pressure to the
feed cylinder is then varied between high and low feed pressures. (valve E and F)
In this example the RPCF valve is set to 42-43 bar (rotation pressure), at this pressure the feed
pressure will start to decrease.
The anti-jamming function has been disconnected.

ECL = Electronic Controlled Lubrication.

The lubrication system supplies lubricating oil to rock drill parts which are not lubricated by hydraulic
oil or grease.
The ECL system starts automatically when flushing is ON, i.e. whenever drilling.
Compressed air (4) is used to distribute the lubricating oil inside the rock drill
The air system can have a pressure reducing valve (5) to limit the air pressure to 7 bar.
The restrictor (6) of which is 2.5 mm limits the amount of air used for the ECL system, that
corresponds to an air pressure of 2-3 bars at the rock drill hose connection (7).
Inside the air hose (7) is the oil tube (8), small plastic tube which distributes the lubricating oil.

The ECL pump (1) starts pumping as soon as the flushing media is turned on.
The pump receives electrical pulses for a pulse relay (30-40 pulses /min.)
Lubrication oil is then led though a small plastic tube (8) inside the air hose (7) to the rock drill,
where the oil is mixed with the air.
When the system is running, the lubricating oil pressure can be read on the gauge (3) which is
mounted on the drilling control panel.