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The document discusses dragline excavators, which are large machinery used for excavation in mining sites. It describes the components, operation, categories, applications, limitations, and factors controlling the output of dragline excavators. The document provides details on how dragline excavators are used for digging and removing materials in mining operations.

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Dragline

The document discusses dragline excavators, which are large machinery used for excavation in mining sites. It describes the components, operation, categories, applications, limitations, and factors controlling the output of dragline excavators. The document provides details on how dragline excavators are used for digging and removing materials in mining operations.

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THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING

MYSURU-570008
DRAGLINE EXCAVATOR
Deekshith Gowda M N – 4NI19CV022

INTRODUCTION OPERATION

• The bucket is lowered in fully dumped position, releasing


both hoist & drag cable, till it rest on ground with the
teeth digging into earth.
• The hoist cable is slackened slightly and then the drag
pull is applied. This action fills in earth and bucket takes
horizontal position. It is then hoisted.
• When dumping height is attained, the boom is swung to
the position of dumping and the drag brake is released.
This will dump the load of bucket.
• The boom is swung back to digging position and the
The dragline was invented in 1904 by John W. Heavy-duty same cycles are proceed.
machinery used for excavation in a mining site is called a
dragline excavator. They are not only massive, but also
provide mining construction operations the ability to be highly
productive by offering a way to streamline hauling and
excavation of large areas. Most dragline excavators have an
operational life span of 40 years, and they are the most
productive and versatile machines in the mining industry.
COMPONENTS OF DRAGLINE FACTORS CONTROLLING OUTPUT

• Type of material • Size of hauling units


• Depth of cutting • Angle of swing
• Size and Type of buckets • length of crane
• Skill of operator • Job condition

APPLICATIONS

• Tractor system • Drums • Most suitable for digging softer materials.


• Hoist cable • Drag cable • Useful for excavating trenches.
• Hoist chain • Drag chain • Mostly used in Excavating Canals and Embankment.
• Boom • Dump cable • Suitable for loose soil, marshy land and areas containing
• Boom hoist cable • Bucket water.
• Cabin • A-frame LIMITATIONS

CATEGORIES OF DRAGLINE EXCAVATOR • Major limitations of dragline excavators is the boom


There are two major categories that dragline excavators fall height and boom length, which limits where the dragline
under: can effectively dump waste material.
1. Standard Lift Crane • The equipment is also not ideal of dig depth, limited by
Dragline excavator uses that operate as a standard lifting the length of the rope associated with the machinery.
crane are built offsite and transported to the mine. They are However, despite limitations for dragline excavators and their
able to be dismantled and reassembled. Within civil high operational costs, draglines are still an ideal equipment
engineering, standard lift cranes with winch drums can be for most mining operations due to their reliability and
used to build bridges, ports, and roads. extremely low waste removal cost.
2. Built Onsite
For larger mining operations like coal and oil sands strip REFERENCES
mining, heavier equipment is often required. Dragline •K. Pathak, K. Dasgupta, A. Chattopadhyay, "Determination of the working
excavator uses for these operations often require them to be zone of a dragline bucket – A graphical approach", Doncaster, The Institution
built onsite. Because they would be too expensive to of mining engineers, 1992.
transport, they stay in place at a mining site for decades. •Peter Ridley, Peter Croke, "Calculation of Dragline bucket pose under gravity
loading", Mechanism and machine theory, Vol. 35, 2000.

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