Evaluation of plow system performance in long-wall mining method using particle flow code

The underground or open-pit methods are used for the extraction of mineral resources, each of which is divided into different categories. Coal is one of the mineral resources, which is exploited either by the surface or the underground methods. The long-wall mining is one of the methods for the underground coal mining. In this method, which is a mechanized one, some machines such as the shearer or plow are used for the mining. The coal mine in...