This paper discusses a methodology for removing accumulated sediments from mine and concentrator sumps. The equipment used is a floating barge, which is smaller but similar in operation to a harbor dredge. The barge is equipped with a controllable boom containing an agitator and a hydro-inductor. A significant effort was involved in applying a GE-1 hydro-inductor, which was originally designed for handling slurry materials, to this application. Water, pressurized to 0.4 to 0.6 MPa (58 to 87 psi), was supplied to the inlet chamber of the hydro-inductor and to the agitator. The resulting slurry was picked up and piped to a central settling pond. The system was capable of creating and transporting slurries containing up to 20 percent (by volume) solids. The apparatus was used for cleaning out six sumps of the Sheregesh Mine over a 3.5-month period. Total volume of slurry removed exceeded 12,000m~3 (420,000 cu ft).
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机译：本文讨论了一种从矿井和选矿厂污水池中清除沉积物的方法。所使用的设备是浮式驳船，虽然较小，但在操作上与港口挖泥机相似。驳船装备有可控制的吊杆，该吊杆包含搅拌器和水力感应器。将最初设计用于处理浆液材料的GE-1水电感器应用到该应用中需要付出巨大的努力。加压至0.4到0.6 MPa（58到87 psi）的水被供应到水力感应器的入口室和搅拌器。收集得到的浆液并用管道输送到中央沉降池中。该系统能够创建和运输包含高达20％（按体积计）固体的浆料。该设备用于在3.5个月的时间内清理Sheregesh矿的六个坑。去除的泥浆总量超过12,000m〜3（420,000 cu ft）。
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