For instance, a full width reclaimer of a circular stockpile could be handled using a loader type reclaimer. This can be used to simulate reclaiming using a front-end loader. All material above a specified flat convex quadrilateral is reclaimed, as well as any material that would rill into the quadrilateral. The computer software might use a loader type reclaimer in order other types of physical reclaimer. For instance, a full width reclaimer of a circular stockpile could be handled using a loader type reclaimer.
Most stockpiles have only one physical reclaimer, but some stockpiles have more than one.