Research Article

Influence of Coal Cleats on Conical Pick Cutting Process Based on PFC

Table 6

Statistics of cutting force with different face cleat spacing.

No.The mean cutting force (kN)The peak cutting force (kN)The maximum fluctuation of cutting force (kN)

10.4501.8120.898
20.4661.6320.938
30.5031.9441.041
40.4421.8030.867
50.4731.7540.963