Unique features consisted of:
· Ship loader travel of 1000' along dock.
· Boom travel of -15 degrees to +75 degrees storage and latch position.
· Shuttle structure located within the boom that travels lengthwise along the boom enabling coal discharge to various ship cargo holds.
· Telescoping chute with slinger hanging from the shuttle structure to enable coal discharge to specific locations within the ship cargo holds as well as minimize dust pollution to the environment.
· Structural calculations that considered many loading conditions required to account for variability of loads due to angle of boom, travel of shuttle and angle of the telescoping chute slinger.
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| Bernard Schaffer, P.E., President | 40 Crane Circle · New Providence, NJ 07974 (908) 464-1692 · Fax (908) 464-3655; e-mail BSengineer@comcast.net |