Study of Falling Roof Vibrations in a Production Face at Roof Support Resistance in the Form of Concentrated Force

One of the main reasons of roof support failures in production faces is mismatch of their parameters and parameters of dynamic impact on the metal structure from the falling roof during its secondary convergences. To assess the parameters of vibrational interaction of roof support with the roof, it was suggested to use computational models of forces application and a partial differential equation of fourth order describing this process, its numerical solution allowed to assess frequency, amplitude and speed of roof strata movement depending on physical and mechanical properties of the roof strata as well as on load bearing and geometry parameters of the roof support. To simplify solving of the differential equation, roof support response was taken as the concentrated force

Study of Falling Roof Vibrations in a Production Face at Roof Support Resistance in the Form of Concentrated Force

One of the main reasons of roof support failures in production faces is mismatch of their parameters and parameters of dynamic impact on the metal structure from the falling roof during its secondary convergences. To assess the parameters of vibrational interaction of roof support with the roof, it was suggested to use computational models of forces application and a partial differential equation of fourth order describing this process, its numerical solution allowed to assess frequency, amplitude and speed of roof strata movement depending on physical and mechanical properties of the roof strata as well as on load bearing and geometry parameters of the roof support. To simplify solving of the differential equation, roof support response was taken as the concentrated force

Results of the modal analysis of the underground mine hydraulic leg in various modes of its operation

The article describes the construction of models and the initial conditions for the various modes of legs operation. The article presents the way of setting the initial conditions for the initial thrust with constant pressure and for leg operation in the mode of increased pressure caused by the lowering of the roof. The results of modal analyses conducted for 2 modes of leg operation are shown. It is shown that the form and frequency of natural oscillations of hydraulic legs are determined by their design, pressures of the initial thrust and nominal operating resistance, as well as by the operating modes which differ in schemes of interaction of leg elements with interacting elements of the support and the roof and floor strata. At the same time, changing the operating mode of the legs changes the natural frequency both to the higher and to the lower side, as well as the form of oscillations of certain frequencies. For more accurate calculation of the frequency response of hydraulic legs to the external load of frequencies, it is proposed to take into account not only their design and power properties, but also the modes of their loading

Radial deformations of working cylinder of hydraulic Legs depending on their extension

Current methods of calculation of parameters of hydraulic legs of powered supports are in most cases analytical and do not consider all complex of factors. Finite element model was developed to study this problem and used to analyze the influence of hydraulic legs extension on radial deformations of cylinder of different producers of powered supports at variation of hydraulic fluid pressure. It was revealed that radial deformations of cylinders along the axis of hydraulic legs increase in magnitude in direct proportion to the hydraulic fluid pressure and extension. Research results can be recommended to define optimal geometric parameters of hydraulic legs in respect to the minimal radial deformations of hydraulic cylinder increasing its impermeability and improving the work of cup seals. It is recommended to use the obtained results at power support designing

Radial Strains of Double-layer Cylinders in Hydraulic Props of Powered Supports

At present a lot of efforts are made to use double-layer power cylinders in hydraulic props of powered supports. To study the response of these cylinders to loads a special finite-element model has been developed and used for investigations into tension effect and double-layer cylinder thickness – radial strain relation under pressure of hydraulic liquid 50 MPa. It has been revealed that double-layer cylinders are distinguished by much lower radial strains in the zone of cup-like sealing elements as if compared with one-layer cylinders, as well as equivalent stresses are lower, and safety factor is higher. The data of the study can be recommended to calculate appropriate geometrical parameters of hydraulic props with respect to lower radial strains of a hydraulic cylinder, which improve its leak-tightness and functioning of cup-like sealing elements. The obtained results can be useful for design and construction of powered supports

Results of the modal analysis of the underground mine hydraulic leg in various modes of its operation

The article describes the construction of models and the initial conditions for the various modes of legs operation. The article presents the way of setting the initial conditions for the initial thrust with constant pressure and for leg operation in the mode of increased pressure caused by the lowering of the roof. The results of modal analyses conducted for 2 modes of leg operation are shown. It is shown that the form and frequency of natural oscillations of hydraulic legs are determined by their design, pressures of the initial thrust and nominal operating resistance, as well as by the operating modes which differ in schemes of interaction of leg elements with interacting elements of the support and the roof and floor strata. At the same time, changing the operating mode of the legs changes the natural frequency both to the higher and to the lower side, as well as the form of oscillations of certain frequencies. For more accurate calculation of the frequency response of hydraulic legs to the external load of frequencies, it is proposed to take into account not only their design and power properties, but also the modes of their loading

Influence of the Geometry of Beveled Edges on the Stress-Strain State of Hydraulic Cylinders

The studies were carried out to determine the influence of forms obtained when preparing edges for welding a cylinder for hydraulic legs; the maximum stresses were defined at the location of weld roots, depending on variable parameters. The stress-strain states were calculated using finite element method