Study on Rock-Breaking Simulation and Experiment of Double Disc Cutter of TBM

Abstract:

In order to improve working efficiency of the tunneling process and extend working life of disc cutter, explore the impact of cutter spacing and loading for the cutter rock-breaking effect. With the theory of rock crushing, Based on the finite element analysis software ABAQUS, the process of disc cutter breaking rock is simulated, considering the adjacent cutters sequential constraints, then, to make sure two cutter space with the method of SE in experiment.The simulation results showed that the optimal cutter spacings were both about 80mm in the same loading and the sequentially loading, but the rock-breaking effect of sequentially loading is better than the same loading. The experimental data showed that the minimum specific energy of rock breaking is appeared cutter spacing between 80mm and 90mm. Thus, the correctness and rationality of the simulation was verified. The study is good for understanding the rock-breaking mechanism of double disc cutter and has a certain promoting value to optimize TBM cutter system.Keywords:TBM, rock fragmentation, ABAQUS, cutter spacing, sequentially cutting

• Periodical: International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa (Volume 23)
• Pages: 80-88
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.23.80
• Online since: April 2016
• Authors: F. Lu, C. Zhang*, J. Sun, J.X. Tian, M. Liu, Y.H. Wu
• Keywords: ABAQUS, Cutter Spacing, Rock Fragmentation, Sequentially Cutting, TBM

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