Tim has experience in materials handling for coal, iron ore, copper, gold, lead and zinc providing design solutions to mining clients across Australia, with some involvement in overseas projects.
Tim has held design lead roles in multidisciplinary projects for materials handling, designing mining based crushing, screening and conveying systems as well as in the pipes and pumps space for site water management systems.
A specialist offering Tim provides is Discrete Element Method (DEM) modelling to design new transfer chutes and improve the operation of existing chutes. This software provides a 3D visual representation of the behaviour of material within the chute. Tim has used DEM to verify the design of multiple new transfer chutes and to improve the operation of multiple existing chutes with proven success. This is done by removing or reducing the likeliness of blockages and high impact/wear areas within the chute. The result is less unplanned downtime and therefore less maintenance costs and more time spent operating.
Country experience:
- Australia
- Liberia