Understanding How Speed, Tractive Effort, Digging Height, and Rake Angle Affect Bucket Penetration and Resistive Forces for Rubber Tire Loaders
Abstract
This work evaluated the effect of bucket orientation and operating parameters on resistive forces and penetration for rubber tire loaders. The work used a 1:16 scale LHD model to test a rubber tire loader (RTL) bucket operating at different levels of tractive effort, speed, digging height, and rake angles in a full factorial design experiment. The work repeated the test on two different muck piles with different particle sizes and used generalized regression modeling to test the association of rake angle, tractive effort, speed, and digging height on penetration and resistive forces for RTL buckets. The results show that speed and tractive effort are more important in explaining RTL penetration and resistive forces than height above the floor and rake angle. Speed, tractive effort, and height above the floor are positively correlated to bucket penetration, whereas the rake angle is negatively correlated to penetration. Similarly, speed, tractive effort, rake angle, and height above the floor are all positively correlated to resistive forces incurred during initial penetration. The observation that the combined effect of speed and tractive effort is negatively correlated to penetration and resistive forces is a novel contribution that enhances our understanding of RTL loading. The results also show that the effect of speed, tractive effort, and height above the floor all change with changes in particle sizes. This work adds to the literature on the effect of rake angle, height above the floor, tractive effort, and speed on penetration and resistive forces for rubber tire loaders.
Recommended Citation
A. Ur Rehman and K. Awuah-Offei, "Understanding How Speed, Tractive Effort, Digging Height, and Rake Angle Affect Bucket Penetration and Resistive Forces for Rubber Tire Loaders," Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 1423 - 1435, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), Oct 2020.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-020-00288-5
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Digging height; Penetration; Rake angle; Resistive force; Rubber tire loader; Speed
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2524-3462; 2524-3470
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Oct 2020
Comments
This study received funding from Komatsu Mining Corps, Longview, Texas.