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TIR AIR COMPRIME [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining of Organic Materials
  • Underground Mining
  • Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
DEF

A method ... for breaking down coal by compressed air. Air at a pressure of 10,000 to 12,000 pounds per square inch is conveyed in a steel pipe to a tube or shell inserted in a shothole. The air is admitted by opening a shooting valve and is released in the hole by the rupture of a shear pin or disc. The sudden expansion of the air in the confined hole breaks down the coal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
  • Exploitation minière souterraine
  • Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
DEF

[Procédé qui] consiste à comprimer de l'air à environ 800 atmosphères, à le conduire par des tuyauteries de très petit diamètre jusqu'au chantier. Pour le tir, l'air comprimé est introduit dans un obus placé dans le trou de mine à faire sauter. Lorsque la pression dans l'obus atteint 600 à 700 kg/cm², la rupture d'une goupille ou d'un disque métallique permet l'échappement de l'air dans le trou, avec une pression telle que le charbon se trouve brisé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación de materias orgánicas (Minas)
  • Explotación minera subterránea
  • Distintos procedimientos de extracción (Explotación minera)
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