Research of the Geometric Parameters Changing During Separation the High-Strength Stones Monolites With Diamond Wire Machines

Abstract

Aim. Developing the theory of diamond wire cutting of crystalline rocks for separating the facing stone blocks from the array by establishing links between individual geometric parameters of the side and the cutting process. Research methods. To achieve this aim were used the next method: analytical studies of the relationship between the geometric parameters of the process of diamond wire cutting, experimental study of the same geometric parameters of the process of diamond wire cutting of high-strength rocks to confirm or refute previously obtained analytical relationships, and statistical processing of data. Results. The length of contact of the diamond wire with the rock is an important criterion for the process of separating the blocks of facing rocks from the array. Given the unavailability of the diamond wire side in the array for direct measurement methods, there is a need for indirect determination of the contact length. It is proposed to use the length of the free section of the wire, as the total length of the wire remains unchanged during the cutting process. It is assumed that the length of the free section can be estimated by the distance between the diamond wire machine installation and the slope of the ledge. Analytical dependences between the specified sizes are considered. The existence of the obtained dependences and the strength of the correlation connection was confirmed by experimental studies in the conditions of the block quarry of the facing stone. Scientific novelty. At first time, the relationship between the distance of the diamond wire machine installation and the side of the diamond wire and the length of the free section of the diamond edging, which allows to control the length of contact of the diamond wire with rock in the cut. The obtained dependence is analyzed and it is concluded that the geometric parameters of the ledge will affect the length of the cut only in the initial stages of separation of the block of natural stone from the array. In the next stages, the length of the free section of the diamond wire depends only on the distance of the location of the diamond wire machine installation and the side of the diamond rope. Practical significance. The value of the optimal initial distance of the diamond wire machine placement to the slope of the ledge is found. The empirical dependence of the length of the free section of the diamond wire on the location of the diamond wire machine is also obtained