Delft University of Technology
Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering Transport Technology
M. den Heijer Een continu-losser voor stortgoed.
Masters thesis, Report 87.3.TL.2330, Transport Engineering and Logistics.
This report contains a casestudy concerning unloading systems for the unloading of dry bulk from sea going vessels. The requirements which are to be met by such an installation are discussed. Some existing systems are analysed. On the basis of this study, the feasibility of the continuous unloader of Figee, the Spadematic, is examined. At last, the design of the crane construction of the Spadematic system is described.
Reports on Transport Engineering (in Dutch)