The main disadvantage of a sorting device with target gravity braking of cuts is the necessity to use a powerful parking retarder position. In order to reduce the energy of this position, it is proposed to install an auxiliary brake position on the descending part of the device to transfer there part of the work on regulating the rolling speed of cuts of a certain mass. For the given operating conditions, the required energy of these positions and the optimal design parameters of the sorting device were determined, and recommendations were developed for braking the cuts at the auxiliary brake position based on the results of simulation modeling of the rolling of the design runners. The structural parameters were optimized using the developed mathematical model, where the height of the sorting device is the optimization criterion. The optimization calculations were performed both for favorable and unfavorable conditions of the runners rolling. The results of the simulation modeling of the rolling of the design runners proved that the maximum braking value at the auxiliary brake position (0.74 m e. h.) for the specified operating conditions is provided when braking the cuts weighing more than 34.8 tons. To simplify the process of braking such cuts at the auxiliary braking position, it is proposed to use low-energy retarders whose rated energy is less than the maximum possible braking value at this position. The reason of it is that when more powerful retarders are used at the auxiliary braking position, not only the degree of braking of each cut should be determined, but also the duration of their braking, which to some extent complicates the process of speed control and may require automation of operation of this position. If low-energy retarders UVSK-11 with the rated energy of 0.6 m e. h. are used at the auxiliary brake position, the required energy of the park brake position is reduced by 0.57 m e. h. At the same time, all cuts weighing more than 30.8 tons should be braked at the auxiliary brake position. Based on the studies, it was concluded that the installation of an auxiliary brake position on the descending part of the sorting device with target gravity braking of cuts would reduce capital investments in construction and mechanization, as well as the costs associated with the operation of this device.
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