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Vol.15, No.3, 2015, pp.143–146 |
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AN ANALYSIS OF RANDOM MECHANICAL FAILURES OF BUCKET WHEEL EXCAVATOR Željko Lazarević1, Ivan Aranđelović2, Snežana Kirin3 1)University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Serbia, zeljko_mas@yahoo.com 2)University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Serbia, iarandjelovic@mas.bg.ac.rs 3)University of Belgrade, Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Mech. Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia |
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Abstract In this article random mechanical failures of bucket wheel excavator at open cast mine “Tamnava Zapad” are analysed. Random mechanical failures of mining equipment may represent an important factor in coal production because these types of failures occur unpredictably. Some of the reasons for the occurrence of such failures are undetectable defects, unexplainable causes, and unavoidable failures. In addition, here we have failure of equipment that has a large investment and productivity value. Statistical regularity of the component failure distribution of this system is analysed based on dispatcher’s reports about EBS system failures in the period 2003–2011. The proposed distribution is analysed by theoretically, using suitable tests. By using statistical distribution we get the expected uptime of the bucket wheel excavator, for each year, which represents an important factor in maintenance programs and periodic inspections/repairs on bucket wheel excavator and mining components, in general. Keywords: bucket wheel excavator, mechanical failures, reliability, mean time between failure (MTBF) |
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