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Electromagnetic Signal Feedback Control For Proximity Detection Systems, Adam K. Smith
Electromagnetic Signal Feedback Control For Proximity Detection Systems, Adam K. Smith
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel in the United States and remains an essential source of energy. While more than half of coal production comes from surface mining, nearly twice as many workers are employed by underground operations.
One of the key pieces of equipment used in underground coal mining is the continuous mining machine. These large and powerful machines are operated in confined spaces by remote control. Since 1984, 40 mine workers in the U. S. have been killed when struck or pinned by a continuous mining machine. It is estimated that a majority of these accidents could …
Controlling Properties Of Agglomerates For Chemical Processes, Joseph A. Halt
Controlling Properties Of Agglomerates For Chemical Processes, Joseph A. Halt
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
Iron ore pellets are hard spheres made from powdered ore and binders. Pellets are used to make iron, mainly in blast furnaces. Around the time that the pelletizing process was developed, starch was proposed as a binder because it’s viscous, adheres well to iron oxides, does not contaminate pellets and is relatively cheap. In practice, however, starch leads to weak pellets with rough surfaces – these increase the amount of dust generated within process equipment and during pellet shipping and handling. Thus, even though the usual binder (bentonite clay) contaminates pellets, pelletizers prefer it to starch or other organics.
This …