Abstract
Energy consumption is the main parameter describing the efficiency of the rock winning process in mechanical excavation. Because the rock winning process is a very complex one, the strength properties of rocks prescribed by classical rock mechanics is not sufficient: Knowledge of cutting forces values, and of the shape and volume of removed chips – based on tool geometry and cutting head kinematics – has significant importance in the optimal design of winning machines, and in improving their operating parameters. The paper deals with some results in research performed at the University of Petroșani on these issues, both in theoretical findings and experimental assays in laboratory and on site.
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