A removable quick-connect manifold and nozzle block let mining spray nozzles be purged or swapped fast, cutting dust-control downtime.
Segmented rigid waveguides on a robotic arm deliver focused microwaves to rock faces, cutting energy loss and excavation effort.
Longitudinal ridges and a dielectric transition focus microwaves on rock while cutting reflection and transmission loss in mining.
A segmented robotic waveguide applies microwaves along the rock face to induce thermal fractures and cut excavation energy and time.
Moveable ridges, a tapered channel, and dielectric filling focus microwaves onto rock faces while cutting reflection and transmission loss.
Above-ground drilling and hydraulic fracturing pre-condition rock mass for block caving, cutting lead time, seismicity, and equipment damage.
Directed laser energy melts or vaporizes hard target material, then mechanical detachment removes the cut core to form longer bores with less downtime.
Directed high-power laser ablation cuts rock in 3D patterns with less noise, vibration, and environmental disruption than mechanical tunneling.
Driveline torque and motor speed feedback adapt boom, bucket, and machine speed to improve bucket filling in changing rock pile conditions.
Directed high-power laser cutting removes rock and earth in precise 3D patterns while reducing noise, vibration, and blasting needs.
Pressurized telescopic supports place explosive charges near stuck boulders in ore passes, reducing personnel exposure during hang-up clearing.
A dilatancy first fluid closes an initial fracture so continued pressurization can open new crack directions from one borehole and expand recovery area.
A hose-opened cover and borehole-engaging support hold explosive material in wet boreholes while resisting water pressure and charging delays.
Segmented pulse hydraulic fracturing links discontinuous roof aquifer zones to drainage boreholes, improving mine water drainage and control.
Optimized slot depth and spacing ratios help disc cutters cut rock with lower energy use, steadier loads, and more consistent breakage.
Pressure fluctuations in the air-oil mist chamber reveal percussion piston motion, enabling simpler, lower-cost monitoring and drilling control.
Automated sand sealing and foam viscosity control prevent borehole leakage, cut cycle time, and improve controlled rock and concrete fragmentation.
Microwave pre-fracturing weakens hard rock before lateral cutter-head cutting, reducing tool wear and increasing tunnelling speed.
EMR thermally fractures narrow-vein rock into spalled chips, avoiding drill-bit wear and drilling mud in mining operations.
Compressed air moves explosive cartridges through a delivery tube, reducing tamping-bar work during blast-hole charging while limiting friction and static buildup.
Directional deflectors and submerged electrodes steer plasma blasts through a probe, improving fracture control while reducing liquid use.
An integrated hinge, latch, and cord-clamping surfaces simplify detonator attachment while reducing misplacement in boreholes.
Controller-activated input impacts use branching 1D stress-wave paths to shape output force, distribution, and duration.
Pulse fracturing creates uniform coal seam fracture networks for improved gas extraction.
This case compares expanded rock volumes with available free space to sequence partial blasts and prevent stope blocking.
A data processing system divides stope rings into blast sections and checks expanded rock volumes against available free space.
A resilient detonator support holds explosive material against water pressure while enabling drainage and flexible borehole charging.
Hydraulic grooves relieve roadway stress before excavation and help prevent rib spalling.
Rotating disc cutting rolls cut spaced grooves into rock faces, inducing lateral cracking that reduces energy consumption during tunnel excavation.
Radial flanges lock the head to the housing, eliminating tie rod fatigue and assembly time.
Automated initiator feed system uses wireless communication to eliminate manual wire management and improve safety.
A decoking tool uses a pressure compensation mechanism to equalize flow channel pressure across valve bodies for smoother switching between boring and cutting functions.
A mine refuge chamber uses a breathable air supply to positively pressurize the interior space for miner safety.
An expandable tent housed in a metal skid provides breathable air for miners, resolving the contradiction between mobility and structural integrity.
Compressed air injection generates a low-pressure zone that draws unconsolidated silica sand as a slurry, reducing excavation costs and environmental impact.
Sealed bore holes use thermite reactions to generate controlled pressure, reducing noise and debris from conventional explosives.
Concentric annular pipes deliver high-pressure water jets to disaggregate subsurface resources while a hydraulic airlift system lifts the resulting slurry to the surface.
Adjustable probe tip controls electrode gap in thixotropic fluid media to prevent energy dissipation during rock excavation.
High-pressure water jets erode coked refractory lining, replacing manual chiseling to reduce refinery downtime and labor costs.
Transferable buckets decouple loading from hauling, allowing narrow haul units to navigate tight tunnels and reduce crusher bottlenecks.
Parallel slots and scoring tools segment rock mass, enabling controlled breaking with reduced vibration.
A tunnel blasting cartridge injects liquid nitrogen to freeze water, generating expansion force that fractures rock.
Sectional hydraulic fracturing relieves stress concentration and prevents shock bumps by releasing elastic energy in near vertical ultra thick coal seams.
Lasers heat rock to induce thermal cracking while water spray cools the surface, reducing cutter wear in hard geological conditions.
Stationary drilling axes allow linear splitting tool insertion, reducing leverage forces and maneuvering space requirements.
A gob well captures methane from fractured layers above trona ore beds, reducing explosive risks and ventilation energy consumption.
Cantilever-mounted canopy reduces lateral footprint to fit narrow benches while allowing side access for adding conveyor units.
Segmented electrodes in a sliced elliptical probe control plasma spark direction, eliminating uncontrolled shock waves from chemical explosives.
Millimeter-wave drilling replaces mechanical rotary methods with electromagnetic heating, increasing deep borehole penetration rates by 10 to 100 times.