Thermal Imaging Study to Determine the Operational Condition of a Conveyor Belt Drive System Structure

Dawid Szurgacz, Sergey Zhironkin, Stefan Vöth, Jiří Pokorný, A.J.S. (Sam) Spearing, Michal Cehlár, Marta Stempniak and Leszek Sobik
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Dawid Szurgacz: Center of Hydraulics DOH Ltd., 41-906 Bytom, Poland
Sergey Zhironkin: Department of Trade and Marketing, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny Av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Stefan Vöth: Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA), Westhoffstraβe 15, 44791 Bochum, Germany
Jiří Pokorný: Faculty of Safety Engineering, VSB–Technical University of Ostrava, Lumírova 13/630, 700 30 Ostrava-Výškovice, Czech Republic
A.J.S. (Sam) Spearing: School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, 1 Daxue Road, Tongshan District, Xuzhou 221116, China
Michal Cehlár: Institute of Earth Sources, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
Marta Stempniak: Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 15, 50-421 Wroclaw, Poland
Leszek Sobik: KWK ROW Ruch Chwałowice, ul., 44-206 Rybnik, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-18

Abstract: The paper discusses the results of a study carried out to determine the thermal condition of a conveyor power unit using a thermal imaging camera. The tests covered conveyors in the main haulage system carrying coal from a longwall. The measurements were taken with a thermal imaging diagnostic method which measures infrared radiation emitted by an object. This technology provides a means of assessing the imminence and severity of a possible failure or damage. The method is a non-contact measuring technique and offers great advantages in an underground mine. The thermograms were analysed by comparing the temperature distribution. An analysis of the operating time of the conveyors was also carried out and the causes of the thermal condition were determined. The main purpose of the research was to detect changes in thermal state during the operation of a belt conveyor that could indicate failure and permit early maintenance and eliminate the chance of a fire. The article also discusses the construction and principle of operation of a thermal imaging camera. The findings obtained from the research analysis on determining the thermal condition of the conveyor drive unit are a valuable source of information for the mine’s maintenance service.

Keywords: thermal imaging; belt conveyor; diagnostics; underground mining; mechanical failure; preventative maintenance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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