Factors influencing the retention time of transport units in mill yards
| MSI99P3097 | |
| Jacquin, E. Pyneeandee, D. Claite, G. Rivière, V. | |
| Factors influencing the retention time of transport units in mill yards | |
| Periodical article | |
| 1998 | |
| Sug. J. | |
| 0039-4734 | |
| 61 (3): 42-47 | |
| En | |
| En | |
| In some mill yards, transport units are often retained for a lengthy period waiting to be unloaded. A study was carried out to identify the factors responsible with a view to making recommendations in the context of centralization. After identification of mills with long and short retention times, a comparison was made between them on the basis of the following parameters: daily cane intake, hourly frequency of weighing, proportion of cane received from different categories of planters, and the number, type and capacity of transport units and unloading systems. It appeared that mills with relatively short retention times are characterized by receipt of a high percentage of cane transported by self-unloading units (tipper, side loaders) or by high capacity cranes allowing the unloading of loose cane in 12-t consingnments in half the time required to unload 2 bundles of 6 t. It is recommended that cane crushed between 6.0 a.m. and 4.0 p.m. should be transported by self-unloading units and/or loose and unloaded directly into the cane carrier. | |
| SUGARCANE TRANSPORT UNLOADING RETENTION TIME | |
| MAURITIUS | |
| Sugarcane: Cultural operations | |
| Mechanization: Transport | |
| 1998-12-04 | |
| En | |
| LIb | |
| CAT | |
| MECHAN |