Magnetic peristaltic pumps for stowing operations

Abstract

Relevance of the work. The use of laying the workings is intended to increase the safety of mining operations, namely, controlling mining pressure, reduce mineral loss during excavation, prevent the occurrence of underground fires, and reduce the risks of destruction of objects in residential areas. Methodology of the work. The article is devoted to the study of the possibility of applying the system of peristaltic transportation of pasty slurries using the energy of a traveling magnetic field to work on the laying of the goaf. Taking into account the features of the materials used as the basis for filling mixtures, the specifics of the process of moving the latter to the place of laying, innovative technologies for transporting filling mixtures are becoming increasingly important. Results and scope. A fundamentally new approach to the transportation of liquid and viscous media is the use of low-frequency magnetic peristaltic pumps. The design of this pump involves the use as an executive body of the working channel, made of a magneto-active elastomer. By its extension under the influence of a traveling magnetic, periodic waves of local deformation pass, moving the filling mixture. Conclusions. The rejection of the traditional roller system, which presses the channel, and the replacement of the main executive body of the pump with the working channel, the structuring flow and preventing its separation, will expand the scope of application of pumping equipment during filling operations. The pressure developed by the pump depends on the energy characteristics of the traveling magnetic field. Studies have shown that the speed of movement of a wave of local deformation when moving various materials is sufficiently stable and slightly depends on the viscosity of a substance.