Mine Ventilation - Two Volume Set

Mines are becoming more mechanized and extensive, resulting in the deterioration of work place environment. In order to improve this, more stringent legislative standards are being formulated and applied to the mining industry globally. Keeping this in view, it has been the main goal of the professionals in academia, government and the private sector to bring improvement in the mine atmosphere and mitigate its hazards. Due to their efforts there has been impressive professional progress in the area of mine ventilation and safety. However, mine disasters continue to occur throughout the world. Therefore, a need has been felt for further advances in planning, designing and managing of mines and more effective sharing of experience amongst the different countries of the world particularly with reference to health and safety of miners. This book has been written to provide information about all aspects of Mine Ventilation. The book will serve as a valuable reference to researchers, technologists, academicians, post graduate students, statutory officials and all other concerned with the improvement in work place environment, both in opencast and underground mines throughout the world.

Table of Contents:
VOLUME � I: I. DESIGN OF MINE VENTILATION SYSTEMS: Unlocking of Additional Value in Exhaust Ventilation Shafts: Revision of Design Parameters and their Influence on Mine Planning; Design of Ventilation System for Reducing the Radiation Dose Level in Indian Uranium Mines; Ventilation Design of the Deep MLZ Block Cave Mine; The Growing use of Hazardous Primary Ventilation Systems in Hardrock Mines; Development of Ventilation Practices in Indian Mines; Ventilation Upgrades at the Red Lake Complex; Ventilation on Demand at Gwalia Gold Mine; A Critique of Existing Ventilation System under Downhill Coal Mining Conditions; Ventilation on Demand (VOD): Systems used by Boliden Mineral AB, Kristineberg Mine, 1987 � 2008; Installation and Commissioning of New Primary Fans at Barrick�s Kanowna Belle Mine, Kalgoorlie, Australia�II. MINE EXPLOSIONS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES: Explosion Pressure Design Criteria for Seals in U.S. Coal Mines � An Update on Work at NIOSH; The Evolution of Sealing Practice under the Principles of Risk Assessment Criteria Appropriate to Individual Mines; Mitigating Coal Dust Explosions in Modern Underground Coal Mines; Evolution of Escape and Rescue Strategy Legislation and its Implementation in South African Underground Coal Mines; Experimental Study on Explosion Suppression of Vacuum Chamber at different Positions along a Tunnel; Modeling of Gaseous Explosions in Confined and Unconfined Volumes�III. HEAT AND MINE AIR: Refrigeration and Cooling Design Case Study: Palabora Mining Company; Evaluation of Future Refrigeration for the Enterprise Mine, Mount Isa; The Influence of Different Mining Clothing Ensembles on Body Heat Storage and Core Temperature Regulation during Physical Work; Refrigeration Requirement in High-Performance Longwall Faces; Largest Refrigeration Plate-and-Shell Heat Exchangers in the World Installed on a South African Mine; Assessing the Work Intensity of Mine Rescue Activities and its Relevance in Applying Heat Stress Management Protocols; Aspects of Heat Recovery Systems in Underground Mine Ventilation Systems; Methods for Improving Thermal Work Conditions in Polish Coal Mines�IV. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: Numerical Study on Spontaneous Combustion of Coal in U.S. Longwall Gob Areas; Classification of Coal Seams with respect to their Spontaneous Heating Susceptibility using K-Means Clustering; Emerging Techniques for Prevention of Spontaneous Combustion and Energy Optimisation in Ventilation Systems in Indian Coal mines with reference to the Singareni Collieries Company Limited; Application of CPT Method in Coal Mining in the Czech Republic; The Oxidation Kinetics Test Method for the Propensity of Coal to Spontaneous Combustion; Thickener with Ability to Suspend Sand for Preventing Spontaneous Combustion of Coal and its Application; Experimental Study of Measuring the Oxidation Heat Release Intensity of Coal at Low Temperature; Modelling Spontaneous Combustion of Coal in the Gob Area of a Longwall Face; Effect of Pre-Treatment of the Coal on its Oxidation Behaviour; Oxygen Physisorption Characteristics of Coal�V. MINE FIRES: NIOSH Mine Fire Research in the United States; Inertisation of Mine Fires for South African Collieries-A Business Case; Jharia Mine Fire: Challenges and Strategies; Experiments and Computer Simulation of the Behavior of Ventilation Air around Shafts during a Mine Fire; Studies on Open Fires under Varied Airflow at CIMFR Experimental Mine Fire Gallery; Control of Fire by Dynamic Balancing of Pressure and Infusion of Nitrogen Foam at Haripur Colliery, Raniganj Coalfield, India - A Case Study�VI. METHANE DRAINAGE: Optimised Degasification and Ventilation for Gassy Coal Mines � Development of an Enhanced Gas Recovery Field Trial for Coal Mine Gas Drainage; Developments in Coal Mine Methane Drainage and Utilisation in Australia; The Capture and Extraction of Underground Methane at Beatrix Gold Mine for the Generation of Electrical Power; Coal Reservoir Parameters and their Effect on Gas Emissions Related to Coal Mines; Migration of Methane into Longwall and Tailgate Crossing; The Surface Extraction of Pressure-Relief Gas from Outburst Coal Seams with the Technology of Protective Seam�VII. METHANE EMISSION MODELING AND CONTROL: Reservoir Engineering Considerations for Coal Seam Degasification and Methane Control in Underground Coal Mines; Influence of Depth of Exploitation on Intensity of the Mining Tremors and Increase of the Methane Hazard; Prediction of Methane Emissions into Longwall Workings during Mining by means of a Cutter-Loader; Method of Determination of Methane Concentration in Goaf; Safety Criteria of Longwalls Extracted in Gassy Seams VOLUME - II : VIII. COAL BED METHANE AND RELATED ISSUES: Coal Mine Methane Ventilation Air Emissions: New Mitigation Technologies; Quantification of Ventilation Air Methane and its Utilization Potential at Moonidih Underground Coal Mine, India; Ventilation Air Methane Emissions: Mitigation and Utilization under Indian Mining Scenario; Geostatistical Modelling for Estimation of Gas-in-Place and Coal Bed Methane Potentiality in Parts of Bhagaband Area, Jharia Coalfield, Jharkhand; Simulation and Laboratory Investigation on Efficient Extraction of Methane from CBM Reservoir; Estimation of Coal Bed Permeability from a Gondwana Coalfield, India�IX. NETWORK AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS: Estimation of Shock Loss Coefficient Values for Mine Ventilation Configurations using CFD Simulations; Experimental Studies on Evasee Design Modifications to Optimise its Dimensions; CFD Modeling of Airflow Distribution around a Room-and-Pillar Mining Face Area; The Reliability of Ventilation Networks; Numerical Simulation and Experimental Research on Loss of Energy in Main Fan Diffuser Outlet; Simulation of Diffusion using Discrete Points Movement Method and Effect of Dead Space Volume in Mine Ventilation Airways; Numerical Modeling of Diffusion Phenomena in Narrow Vein Mine Stope from Field Measurement and Scaled Laboratory Model; A Numerical Study on the Prediction of the Indoor Environment of an Underground Shopping Center�X. FANS AND FACE VENTILATION: Application of Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic Blades in Main Mine Ventilation Fans: An Innovative Concept of Energy Saving; Main Fan Energy Management - Actual Savings Achieved; Guidelines for Installing and Operating Booster Fans in Underground Mines; A Numerical Study on the Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Underground Auxiliary Ventilation Systems; Computational Flow Analysis for Optimal Diameter and Arrangement of Air Duct�XI. DUST GENERATION AND CONTROL: Field Evaluations of SIUC Continuous Miner Chassis Spray System for Dust Control: An Overview; An Overview of Fundamental and Emerging Technologies to Monitor and Control Respirable Dust in Underground Coal Mines in the United States; Influence of Section Return Dust Levels as an Exposure Indicator and Assessment Parameter of Engineering Control in Coal Mines; A Comprehensive Field Demonstration of the JoyTM Wet-Head Miner: Part II - Dust Control; SIUC Dust Control Research in Coal Mining 2002-2008: An Overview; Controlling Quartz in Dust at a Coal Mine in the Midwestern USA: A Case Study�XII. DIESEL EMISSION: Real-Time DPM Ambient Monitoring in Underground Mines; Diesel Emissions Research for Underground Mines � A Canadian Perspective; Experience and Evaluation of Innovative Diesel Particulate Filter System at Vale Inco; Real-Time Measurement of Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Mines; Reconstruction of Diesel Emissions Distribution Based on an Isolated Zone Experiment by using CFD Method; Controlling and Monitoring Diesel Emissions in Underground Mines in the United States; An Overview of Diesel Emissions Control at Freeport McMoRan� s Block Cave Operations�XIII. MONITORING AND CONTROL: Application of a Real-Time Underground Monitoring System; The Need for a Tube Bundle System for an Effective Mine Gas Monitoring System; Why in spite of the Highly Developed Environmental Monitoring Systems Disasters in Mines still Occur?; Monitoring Air Parameters and Computer Simulation to Fight Fire Hazard in Longwall Caving; Mine Ventilation Control: Phased Integration for Sustained Gains; Gas Sensing based on Optical Fibre Coupled Diode Laser Spectroscopy: A New Approach to Sensor Systems for Safety Monitoring; New Concept of Environmental Hazards Monitoring in Coal Mines; Innovative Ventilation Control Devices for Metalliferous Mines in Australia; Dynamic Membrane Seals and Stoppings; 20 Years of Onsite Gas Chromatographs at Queensland Underground Coalmines�XIV. RADIATION AND SPECIAL TOPICS: The Effect and Justification of Changing Ventilation Design Criteria; Radiological Safety Aspects of Low Grade Uranium Mine in India; Modelling of Effect of Underground Coal Gasification on Surface Temperature; Gas Adsorption Capacity to Evaluate CO2 Sequestration Potential in Quangninh Coalfield, Vietnam; Controlled Recirculation in Auxiliary Ventilation of Underground Coal Mines - A Mathematical Approach; A Comprehensive Field Demonstration of the JoyTM Wet-Head Miner: Part I (Productivity, Bit Life and Methane Dispersion)