The classification of peat production and peat products manufacture techniques
In order to search for the ways of developing peat equipment, it is essential to work out the classification of peat production and manufacture techniques, which would take into account the whole range of technological decisions. By the means of “peat production techniques” we mean the techniques of moving peat, being in deposit behavior, with the help of getting-loading equipment. All the other actions performed by the peat need to be regarded as parts of peat products manufacture methods. It is offered to admit the dry peat that is produced under the destruction of reservoir with various types of production techniques, in the function of peat products production techniques classifying criterion. Using various technical means, it is possible to get peat from the deposit only in three ways, based on excavation, hydraulic mining and mechanical ripping. By that, dry peat is obtained in the form of pieces and lumps, hydromass and crumb consequently, from this hereafter with various technological schemes the peat products are produced, both in the field and plant environment. Instead of traditional titles of various “peat production techniques” it is offered to use the term “peat products manufacture techniques”.