Dynamic capacity balance between stripping and mining of a dragline stripping system

The reliability factors of a dragline stripping system were analyzed using system reliability theory to improve its reliability and ensure the stability of surface coal mine production. The relationship between the dragline scheduled stripping volume with both the weighted average thickness of the coal seam and the height of the blast casting bench was derived. The results show that the reliability of the dragline stripping system decreases with the weighted average thickness of the coal seam and increases with a reduced casting blast bench height and monthly raw coal production capacity. Furthermore, the dynamic monthly advance distance of the dragline stripping system was found, a new concept of the dragline stripping system reliability and measurement methodology were proposed, and a prediction model for the dragline production capacity was established using a generalized regression neural network. In addition, the steps and processes of the reliability were improved. The study on the Heidaigou surface mine shows that the height of the casting blast bench should be reduced to 10.5 m when its raw coal production capacity is improved from 20 to 30 Mt/a. During the normal production of surface coal, the system reliability can be improved by dynamically determining the weighted average coal seam thickness, accurately predicting the dragline production capacity, and taking other corresponding measures.