Course Objectives

• To give knowledge on Mine machinery equipment like Wire Ropes, Rope Haulage, Head Gear Structure.
  
• To give knowledge on Cage and Shaft fittings and their accessories.
  
• To give knowledge on Winding, Friction Winding and Skip Winding. .
  

Learning Outcomes

• Student can able to gain knowledge on equipment that have to be handled in the mines.
  
• Student can able to gain knowledge on constructional features of Head gear Structure.
  
• Able to have knowledge on all types of windings that are being practiced in mines..
  

Course Syllabus

MODULE I
Wireropes
State the types of wire ropes used in Mines.
Describe constructional features of wire ropes & lay of wire ropes.
Define factor of safety to wire ropes nominal & actual factor of safety of wire ropes.
State factors influencing the F.O.S.
State efficiency of rope construction, space factor & cross sectional area rope.
State factors affecting deterioration of ropes.
Describe care & maintenance of ropes. State & describe testing & examination of wire ropes.
Give the procedure of splicing of wire rope
Describe rope capel for haulage winding & recapping.

MODULE II
Rope haulage
Transportation in mines by rope haulage.
State type of rope haulage.
Describe various types of rope haulage with simple sketches.
State & describe different type of safety devices on rope haulage roadways.
State & describe different types of clips & couplings.

MODULE III
Headgear
State function of headgear.
Describe constructional features of headgear pulley.
Define angle of fleet.
Cage and Skip settings
Describe cage, cage suspension gear, detaching hooks & its function, safety catch at
headgear & keps.
State types of guide.
State & describe rigid guide, flexible shoes, guide rope suspension & tensioning
arrangement.

MODULE IV
Winding drum
State different profiles of winding Drum.
Describe different types of winding brake.
Describe various types of safety devices on winding system.

Friction Winding
State & describe principle & constructional features of ground-mounted & towermounted koepe winder.
State advantages & disadvantages of koepe winding.
Describe multi rope system of koepe winding.

Skip winding
Describe constructional features bottom discharge skip, Top discharge skip.
Compare skip winding cage winding.

Reference Books
1 Elements of Mining Technology Vol iii, by D J Deshmukh, Danett Publishers, Nagpur.
2 Mine Pumps and Haulage Winding, by S Ghatak, Coalfield Publishers, Asansol.
3 Mine Machinery I by Kumar Swamy, Planet Publishing House.