‘Gove’ Type Ship Loader
Machine Type
Facility
RG Tanna Coal Terminal, Gladstone QLD, Australia
Capacity
6,000tph into Cape Size vessels (55m beam)
Machine Name
RG-Tanna SL3
Material
Coal
Description
Shuttling chute, high Luffing boom, long travelling
Commissioned
2007
Client
Central Queensland Ports Authority
PROJECT SUMMARY
To achieve a major upgrade for the RG Tanna Coal Terminal, two existing ship loaders were upgraded from 4,000tph to 6,000tph, and a complete new ship loading stream was constructed. On the strength of having designed the previous ship loader at the facility, Christof and Helmut lead the team to undertake engineering design, technical supervision and commissioning for both the upgrades of the existing machines and the installation of a new 6,000tph ship loader needed for the new stream.
The new machine was designed to comply with AS4324.1, the Australian Standard for bulk handling machines, which had been introduced since the commissioning of Ship Loader 2. The design process additionally took a modern risk assessment based approach, which is not yet part of that machine standard, and introduced safety design and Safety PLC technology to the electric control system.
PROJECT INCLUDED
- Structural Analysis: Evaluation of machine strength, serviceability and stability to AS4324.1.
- Fatigue Analysis: Evaluation of peak stresses for nominal fatigue life capacity as indicated in AS4324.1 and AS4100.
- Design Risk Assessments and HAZOP.
- Detail drawings for all structural and mechanical parts, generally in the form of detailed assemblies, including material lists (cutting lists), Drawing index, reference structure for arrangements and detailed drawings.
- Pre-commissioning Audit of Machine: Detailed and comprehensive Mechanical and Structural Audit to AS4324.1.
- Preparation of tender documentation, Evaluation of expressions of interest and recommended list of invitee, Issue of tender documents to invited bidders, Evaluation of bids and recommendations.
- Technical supervision of Construction.
