Business Challenges n the current [mining] economic climate, minimizing costs...
The Effects of Payload Variance on Haul Truck Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Cost
The Effects of Payload Variance on Haul Truck Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Cost
- September 7, 2022
- Posted by: admina
- Category: Uncategorized
Business Challenges
The data collected from truck payload management systems at various surface mines show that the payload variance is significant and must be considered in analyzing the mine productivity, diesel energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and associated costs
Suggested Solution
This project investigated the effects of truck payload variance on diesel energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and their associated costin surface mining operations .The significance of this investigation is to determine the energy and cost-saving opportunities in haul truck operations. According to the Global Warming Potential guidelines, the greenhouse gas emissions corresponding to diesel consumption by haul truck sis calculated. The associated cost of greenhouse gas emissions and the cost of diesel consumption are determined based on the presented models by US Energy Information Administration. The results showed that the haul truck fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and costs non-linearly increase as the payload variance rises for all haul road friction and slope conditions. In this project, the correlation between the payload variance and cost-saving was developed. This correlation was independent of haul road condition and presented the amount of saving for different values of payload variance reduction. The cost-saving was calculated for an Australian surface mine as a case study. The analysis showed that up to 10% of the cost associated with fuel and CO2-e emissions is save able by reducing standard payload deviation from 30 to 0
Project Info
Start Date
Nov 2013
Duration
12 (Months)
Location
Australia
Solution Category
Project Status
Challenges Area
Operation, Energy Efficiency, Environment, Management
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