Tippler weighbridge for unloading coal-laden railway cars is in use at Rooiwal power station, South Africa; gross weight of car is first automatically recorded, then car is tippled and unloaded and tare weight taken and difference, which is net weight of coal delivered, is recorded; 3 sets of figures are recorded in digital form; weighbridge has capacity of 100 tons; complete cycle time for weighing and emptying one truck is 22 sec. (See also South African Min and Eng J v 75 n 3737 Sept 18 1964 p 855, 857)


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    Title :

    Automatic tippler weighbridge at South African power station


    Additional title:

    Colliery Guardian


    Published in:

    Colliery Guardian ; 209 , n 5394


    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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