MIME 333 - Assignment 5

Sample Solution
(For procedure only, Values are not the same)
Question No.1

Procedure:

 Calculate cycle time as in the class notes and then calculate productivity (Page 6-69,6-70)
 Select a rope based on the minimum safety factor ( Table 6.12)
 For the selected rope size, determine the drum diameter (page 6-65) and roundup with a standard size (page 6-92).
 Power calculations for friction hoist as in (page 6-80) and then
 The calculation for maximum dynamic tension.

Given :

No.of Ropes 3 Assumptions

Capacity 8tons Max Hoist Speed 20fps

Length 3200ft Deceleration 2.5fps2

No.of Skips 2 Skip Utilization 0.7

Creep Speed 2fps Motor Efficiency 0.9

Acceleration 2.5fps2 No. of layers 4

Creep Time in pocket 2sec

Loading Time 10sec

1) Cycle Time Calculation

T1 0.8sec X1 0.8ft

T2 2sec X2 4ft

T3 7.2sec X3 79.2ft

T4 151.4sec X4 3028ft

T5 7.2sec X5 79.2ft

T6 4sec X6 8ft

T7 0.8sec X7 0.8ft

T8 10sec

Total Cycle Time 183.4

Take 90% efficiency, i.e. 54min/1 hr, Cycles = 54*60/183.4 = 17.67 (18 cycles)
Productivity = 18*8 = 144 tons/hr, with 10% contingency, 160tph.

BS × n
2) Select a rope based on the rope safety factors FS =
SL + SW + TRW

FSmin 6.4
Locked Coil
Diamete Weight Breaking FS
r (in.) (lbs/ft) Strength
(tons)
3/4 1.37 35 5.04
7/8 1.87 46 5.94
1 2.43 61.6 7.13 n= 3
1 1/8 3.3 76.1 7.59 SL = 8
1 1/4 3.75 92 8.56 SW = 6.24
1 3/8 4.78 115 9.28 Distance= 3200
1 1/2 5.65 135 9.79
1 5/8 6.88 155 9.84
1 3/4 7.56 182 10.81
1 7/8 9 212 11.07
2 9.77 240 11.78

Select 1” locked coil rope and then select drum dimensions

3) Drum calculation for depth of 3200ft and locked coil rope gives a D/d ratio of 100, thus a drum diameter of
100in.
4) Power calculations for friction hoist: follow the procedure using the formulae listed in page 6-80 of the course
notes.
5) Tmax=Tstatic+Mass*Acceleration

Tstatic=SL+SW+R

Mass=(SL+SW+R)/32.2

Maximum tension occurs at the top of the rope below the drum and occurs while accelerating at the bottom.
Question No.2
• Single drum hoist for a 2-deck cage (capacity 18 persons, 200lb each, skip factor=1) at a depth of 3600ft.
• Assume values for acceleration (2.5fps2), rope speed (20fps) and deceleration (2.5fps2).

 Select a rope size (Table 6.12) based on the minimum safety factors.
 For the selected rope size, determine the drum diameter (page 6-65)
 DC Motor Power calculations for a drum hoist as in (page 6-80)

1) Rope Selection for Drum Hoist

Flattened Strand
Diamete Weight Breaking SL+SW+ FS(>5.5) FS(>8) T1/T2
r (in.) (lbs/ft) Strength M
(tons)
3/4 1.01 26.2 5.42 4.84 7.28 1.66
7/8 1.39 35.4 6.10 5.80 9.83 1.59
1 1.8 46 6.84 6.73 12.78 1.53
n= 1 1 1/8 2.28 57.9 7.70 7.52 16.08 1.47
SL = 3600lb 1 1/4 2.81 71 8.66 8.20 19.72 1.42
SW = 3600lb 1 3/8 3.4 85.5 9.72 8.80 23.75 1.37
Distance= 3600ft 1 1/2 4.05 101 10.89 9.27 28.06 1.33
1 5/8 4.75 118 12.15 9.71 32.78 1.30
1 3/4 5.51 136 13.52 10.06 37.78 1.27
1 7/8 6.33 155 14.99 10.34 43.06 1.24
2 7.2 176 16.56 10.63 48.89 1.22
2 1/8 8.13 197 18.23 10.80 54.72 1.20
2 1/4 9.1 220 19.98 11.01 61.11 1.18

2) For a depth of 3600ft, the D/d ratio for a flattened strand rope is 79 and thus selecting a rope size of 1”, the drum
diameter would be 79” or 6.6ft
3) Calculate RMSHP for the DC motor (approx 420HP) using the following values and the formulae on page 6-75, 76.

Ta= Tr= 8sec; Tfs=172 sec; SL = SW = 3600 lbs; R= 3600*1.8 = 6480 lbs

EEW = 26,667 lbs; TSL= 40347 lbs