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SEAM CUTTER [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
DEF

... a power-operated machine which draws itself by rope haulage along the face, usually cutting out from the bottom of the seam a thin strip of coal, in preparation for shot firing and loading or a cutter loader.

OBS

[The] chain coal cutter is now almost universal.

OBS

coalcutter; cutter: terms standardized by BSI (British Standard Institution).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
DEF

Machine d'abattage du charbon dont le principe de fonctionnement est similaire à une tronçonneuse utilisée pour couper les arbres.

CONT

La haveuse moderne est une machine lourde, pesant 2 à 4 t, comprenant, d'une part, un treuil qui permet à la machine de se haler le long d'un câble, parallèlement au front de taille, au fur et à mesure de la progression du havage, et, d'autre part, la chaîne de havage.

OBS

havage : Coupure pratiquée dans le front d'abattage, parallèlement au mur ou horizontalement.

Spanish

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