Chino Puts Electric Wheel Truck On Trolley Line - Test Aimed At Greater Utilization Of Available Horsepower
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 2
- File Size:
- 200 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 3, 1968
Abstract
Use of electric-wheel-driven haulage trucks at Chino dates back to 1963, and in today's fleet of 38 units, 17 trucks are electric-wheel- type powered with 700 hp diesel engines. Output of these engines is not adequate to exploit fully the 1200 hp potential of the two electric- wheel-drive motors, and, as a result, Chino has been testing larger prime power sources. An earlier test involved the use and evaluation of 1000 hp gas turbine engine in a conventional Model M-100 Unit Rig haulage truck (see [ ], May 1967, pp. 57-60). Now Chino has tested a trolley-diesel application in the same 100-ton capacity vehicle, and has shown that trolley power on electric-wheel-drive trucks can improve productivity rates from 18-36% on adverse grades, depending, of course, upon haul road profiles.
Citation
APA: (1968) Chino Puts Electric Wheel Truck On Trolley Line - Test Aimed At Greater Utilization Of Available Horsepower
MLA: Chino Puts Electric Wheel Truck On Trolley Line - Test Aimed At Greater Utilization Of Available Horsepower. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1968.