NevadaNorthernFan901
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Or what about China using everybody else's minerals before theirs and then not sharing what they have and leaving everybody in the dust.
Coal dust - hype or what?
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jadebullet
might be back?
Just like how we do with oil?
Also, to answer aardvark's question, there would be no dust. It is a similar concept to why they spray dirt roads with water. It keeps the dust down.
NevadaNorthernFan901
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Just wait it will be China next, they already control seven middle eastern countries for their oil and control most of the Oil Sands in Canada.
..back to coal before the thread turns to...dust...
There is a thread of discussion of this topic at Trains Magazine Forums.
Here is the video demo of one solution.
I thought of installing a vacuum over the belt, however someone else has thought of that too...
Of course, everybody and his relatives are seeking to become the owner of the solution to coal dust product loss, due to the number of cars involved.
Google "coal dust collectors."
There is a thread of discussion of this topic at Trains Magazine Forums.Here is the video demo of one solution.
I thought of installing a vacuum over the belt, however someone else has thought of that too...
Of course, everybody and his relatives are seeking to become the owner of the solution to coal dust product loss, due to the number of cars involved.
Google "coal dust collectors."
NevadaNorthernFan901
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Or covered coal hoppers with automatic doors that close when the cars are full.
When I first started in the Coal Industry in the early 70's we were continually taking cutter Picks out of the cutters to reduce the number of cutter teeth as the coal was too fine & everyone wanted big lumps easier to handle & manage.If it was too fine it would settle & lock into ship holds & take time to get out.
Then when I left 30yrs later the finer it could be cut the better less processing on the other end & wagons & ships could carry more due to less air space in the load .
Lumps were better when they weren't classified as pollution as they were stored in underwater stockpiles on the sea bed for future use.Now that can't be done so fine & dusty is better they specify the grade washed or unwashed ash content etc ,straight into the furnace & used.
Now i have seen them use laytex spray to from a seal over the top layer of coal to keep dust down.
Heres CP's system just outs side of Notch Hill on the Shuswap Sub
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFiV55zohC4
Heres CP's system just outs side of Notch Hill on the Shuswap Sub
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFiV55zohC4
Having just been on-site at a couple of Australian coal mines, I can say that they take dust very seriously. They spray water regularly over the haul roads to keep it down, and get workers to wear dust monitors to monitor exposure.
However, there is a huge difference between the likely exposure when coal is being blasted/cut, dumped in trucks, and loaded into trains from conveyors, than any hazards from passing trains. Of course a port where coal is loaded needs to be careful of dust, both for the sake of their workers, and for their neighbours.
So, it's one of those scare stories that is a real risk blown out of all proportion. As if we didn't have enough of those already...
Paul
However, there is a huge difference between the likely exposure when coal is being blasted/cut, dumped in trucks, and loaded into trains from conveyors, than any hazards from passing trains. Of course a port where coal is loaded needs to be careful of dust, both for the sake of their workers, and for their neighbours.
So, it's one of those scare stories that is a real risk blown out of all proportion. As if we didn't have enough of those already...
Paul
Rog,
I was wondering if this is causing the overheating and the stuttering when I run my route? I have a couple of coal trains passing through for the power plants!
Paul,
Isn't this usually the case when it comes to railroads? Push everything out of proportion to make the railroads look bad. It's all about NIMBYs.
John
I was wondering if this is causing the overheating and the stuttering when I run my route? I have a couple of coal trains passing through for the power plants!
Paul,
Isn't this usually the case when it comes to railroads? Push everything out of proportion to make the railroads look bad. It's all about NIMBYs.
John