Ropeway conveyor

Ropeway conveyor

A ropeway conveyor or material ropeway[1] is essentially a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for goods rather than passenger cars are suspended.

Ropeway conveyors are typically found around large mining concerns, and can be of considerable length. The COMILOG Cableway, which ran from Moanda in Gabon to Mbinda in the Republic of the Congo, was over 75 km in length. The Norsjö aerial tramway in Sweden had a length of 96 kilometers.

In Ethiopia the Italians built the Asmara-Massawa Cableway in 1936, which was 75 km long.

Conveyors can be powered by a wide variety of forms of energy, electric, engines, or gravity (particularly in mountainous mining concerns, or where running water is available).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ernst, Dr.-Ing. Richard (1989). Wörterbuch der Industriellen Technik (5th ed.). Wiesbaden: Oscar Brandstetter, 1989, p. 659. ISBN 3-87097-145-2.
  2. ^ [1]

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mattawa Ropeway Conveyor — The Mattawa Ropeway Conveyor is a disused ropeway conveyor that crosses the Columbia River. It links Mattawa, Washington to the previous Department of Energy lands west of the Hanford Site. The main mechanism is on the north (Mattawa) side of the …   Wikipedia

  • Darjeeling Ropeway — was a ropeway in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. The ropeway used to be a popular tourist destination in the town. It consisted of sixteen cars and plied between the North Point in the town of Darjeeling and Singla on… …   Wikipedia

  • Norsjö aerial tramway — is a 13.2 kilometre long aerial tramway (cable car) between Örträsk and Mensträsk in the Norsjö Municipality in Sweden. Norsjö aerial tramway went in service for passenger traffic in 1989 as a tourist attraction. It is a section of the longest… …   Wikipedia

  • List of crossings of the Columbia River — This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Columbia River from the Pacific Ocean upstream to its source. Contents 1 Crossings 1.1 Oregon Washington 1.2 Washington 1.3 …   Wikipedia

  • COMILOG Cableway — The COMILOG Cableway was one of the longest cableways in the world, until its closure in 1986.[1] The ropeway conveyor ran for 76 km from Moanda in the Haut Ogooué Province of south eastern Gabon to Mbinda in the Republic of Congo. In 1954, the… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste de ponts sur le Columbia — Article principal : Columbia (fleuve). Liste de ponts sur le fleuve Columbia classés de l aval à l amont. La liste comprend également des traversées en ferry et les barrages qui permettent un passage. Sommaire 1 Oregon Washington 2… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Luftseilbahn — Eine Luftseilbahn, auch Seilschwebebahn, ist eine Seilbahn, deren Fahrbetriebsmittel (Gondeln, Sessel, Materialkörbe, Kübel, Loren, Hunte) ohne feste Führungen von einem oder mehreren Seilen – in der Regel Drahtseilen – getragen in der Luft… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cable car — A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems. Varieties in which the vehicle is suspended from a cable: * An aerial tramway… …   Wikipedia

  • Zillertal — The Zillertal is the biggest valley branching off the Inntal in Tyrol, Austria drained by the river Ziller. It is surrounded by the strongly glaciated Zillertaler Alpen to the south and east, the lower grass peaks of the Kitzbüheler Alpen to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Bratislava hlavná stanica — View of the main station entrance Location Address Predstaničné námestie 1 811 01 Bratislava …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”