Solutions to Problem Set 2

Apolinario J. Katipunan
Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
Instructors name: Engr. Gabriel Pamintuan

Shown in the table below are the fixed times used in solving in this problem
Table 2.1. Time and motion of a single LHD unit in an underground block caving mine.
LHD PRODUCTION CAPACITY EXERCISE
TIME-AND-MOTION (TMS)

Model: Sandvik LH410-14

Payload: 10 tons

SEGMENT Secs Mins Hours

Fixed times (after Loading)
Back-out of draw point (f1) 5
Bucket to carry position (f2) 7
Manuever (f3) 5
Travel to Dumping Point
Hauling (v1) Varying
Fixed times (Dumping Point)
Manuever into dumping point (f4) 5
Lift bucket to dump (f5) 7
Dumping (f6) 2
Lower bucket (f7) 4
Manuever out of dumping point (f8) 5
Travel to Draw Point
Empty return (v2) Varying
Fixed time (Loading)
Maneuver into draw point (f9) 5
Lower bucking to digging position (f10) 4
Dig (f11) 5
Total cycle time Varying hrs
Total time available to haul Varying hrs
Trips per shift / day 800 trips
Tonnage required 25000 DMT
Units required 4 units
Cost hauling per ton PhP
To account for the varying times of travel time of both hauling and dumping, a code written in C was prepared. Below is the C source code used in solving this
problem.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(){

int i;

// the following are the segments of operations

// fixed times (units are in seconds)

double f1,f2,f3,f4,f5,f6,f7,f8,f9,f10,f11;

f1=5;
f2=7;
f3=5;
f4=5;
f5=7;
f6=2;
f7=4;
f8=5;
f9=5;
f10=4;
f11=5;

// varying times (units are in seconds)

double v1,v2;

// the following is the velocity of the LHD when empty and full (units are in meters per second)

double vel_empt, vel_full;

 vel_empt=10*1000*0.0166666*0.0166666;
vel_full=7*1000*0.0166666*0.0166666;

// the following is the distance betweem production drifts (units are in meters)

double distance_pd=0;

// the following is the production of the LHD as time goes by, and eventually, at the end of the day (units
are in tons)

double production=0;

// the total available time under three shifts (units are in minutes)

double aval_time=1050;

// below is the cycle time per each process (units are in minutes)

double cycle_time;

// the following is the code proper:

for(;aval_time>0;){
for(distance_pd=48.8;((distance_pd>=-48.8)&&(aval_time>0));distance_pd=distance_pd-24.4){
for(i=0;((i<10)&&(aval_time>0));i++){
v1=abs(distance_pd/vel_full);
v2=abs(distance_pd/vel_empt);
cycle_time=(f1+f2+f3+f4+f5+f6+f7+f8+f9+f10+f11+v1+v2)/60;
aval_time=aval_time-cycle_time;
production=production+10;
}
}
}
printf("The total production of a single LHD unit is %.2f tons.", production);
}
The production capacity per LHD per day is calculated to be as 8,000 MTPD.

The number of units if desired production is 25,000 MTPD is

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The operation will require 4 LHD units to provide a production output of 25,000 MTPD.

If the available time for a days worth of operation is 1050 minutes, and assuming that a single
LHD unit, provides a power output of 295 horsepower HP per minute at 2100 r/min (maximum
power output of the engine), then the total power output of a single LHD per day is

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If there are 4 LHD units, then the total power required is

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The power required to move/haul a single ton of ore is

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Assuming a power rating of 8 Php/kWh then the cost of hauling a single ton of ore is equivalent
to

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