Reclaimers When a reclaimer removes material from a pile, material will rill down to the reclaimer from higher up the pile. Generally a fixed rill angle will be associated with a reclaimer. However, it is possible to change the rill angle of repose associated with a reclaimer. Reclaimers can be of the following types. This term is used for all full width reclaimers.
Material is reclaimed from all positions in a line at the base of the pile parallel to the x axis.
For a bridge reclaimer, the base must be flat. The reclaim line moves along the base, parallel to the y axis, and all material above the line is reclaimed, as well as any material that rills down. This term is used for all full width reclaimers. Material is reclaimed from all positions in a line at the base of the pile parallel to the x axis. For a bridge reclaimer, the base must be flat.