Critical Analysis of Tandem Dragline Performance in Open Cast Coal ...
Horizontal Tandem Operation. In the horizontal tandem operation (Fig. 1), both the draglines are deployed on the same bench for a fast rate of advance and coal exposure [13, 14].The cut width taken by the draglines will be wider depending upon the operating radius of the draglines [].The leading dragline is deployed on the highwall side and provides a key cut toward the highwall, and after ...