Development of New Mean of Individual Transport for Application in Underground Coal Mines
Development of underground coal mines is reflected in increasing lengths of transport routes between shafts and workplaces. This is not an issue in terms of transportation of materials or groups of people, because suspended railways are efficient, safe, and fast mean of transport. However, transport...
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| description | Development of underground coal mines is reflected in increasing lengths of transport routes between shafts and workplaces. This is not an issue in terms of transportation of materials or groups of people, because suspended railways are efficient, safe, and fast mean of transport. However, transportation of individual people or small loads is an issue because of the lack of a means of individual transport and the high cost of transport using suspended railways. The development of individual means of transport, based on historical solutions, utilizes existing equipment of mine workings. This paper presents the stages of development of an underground bike, from the original idea to tests and analysis. The development process consists of simulations of different parameters of the bike using Working Model software and real-life tests conducted in an underground mine. The paper also presents analysis of the legal background of this new means of individual transport. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32119b4608e74c6f95c21279f7f270672023-11-21T14:23:58ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-04-01147202210.3390/en14072022Development of New Mean of Individual Transport for Application in Underground Coal MinesPaweł Kamiński0Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Krakow, PolandDevelopment of underground coal mines is reflected in increasing lengths of transport routes between shafts and workplaces. This is not an issue in terms of transportation of materials or groups of people, because suspended railways are efficient, safe, and fast mean of transport. However, transportation of individual people or small loads is an issue because of the lack of a means of individual transport and the high cost of transport using suspended railways. The development of individual means of transport, based on historical solutions, utilizes existing equipment of mine workings. This paper presents the stages of development of an underground bike, from the original idea to tests and analysis. The development process consists of simulations of different parameters of the bike using Working Model software and real-life tests conducted in an underground mine. The paper also presents analysis of the legal background of this new means of individual transport.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/7/2022underground mineunderground transportmean of individual transportbicycle |
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| title | Development of New Mean of Individual Transport for Application in Underground Coal Mines |
| title_full | Development of New Mean of Individual Transport for Application in Underground Coal Mines |
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| title_short | Development of New Mean of Individual Transport for Application in Underground Coal Mines |
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