11th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium 2006 : proceedings of the 11th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium : the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA : 5-7 June 2006 PDF
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PROCEEDINGSOFTHE11THU.S./NORTHAMERICANMINEVENTILATIONSYMPOSIUM, THEPENNSYLVANIASTATEUNIVERSITY,UNIVERSITYPARK,PENNSYLVANIA,USA, 5–7JUNE2006 th 11 U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium 2006 Editors: Jan M. Mutmansky Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering,The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,PA RajaV. Ramani ProfessorEmeritusofMiningandGeo-EnvironmentalEngineering,ThePennsylvaniaState University,UniversityPart,PA London/Leiden/NewYork/Philadelphia/Singapore Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK Sponsoredby UndergroundVentilationCommitteeofSME,Inc. MineSafetyandHealthAdministration NationalInstituteofOccupationalSafetyandHealth PennsylvaniaDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity HowdenBuffaloInc. MineVentilationServices,Inc. SchauenburgFlexaduxCorporation ShaftDrillersInternational SpendrupFanCompany TLT-Babcock,Inc. Coverillustration:CourtesyofACMEGroupPty.Ltd. 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Publishedby: Taylor&Francis/Balkema P.O.Box447,2300AKLeiden,TheNetherlands e-mail:[email protected] www.taylorandfrancis.co.uk/engineering,www.crcpress.com ISBN10Book:0-415-40148-8 ISBN13Book:978-0-415-40148-7 PrintedinGreatBritain Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK 11thU.S./NorthAmericanMineVentilationSymposium2006–Mutmansky&Ramani(eds) ©2006Taylor&FrancisGroup,London,ISBN0-415-40148-8 Table of Contents Foreword XI AdvisoryCommittee XIII Dedication XV Keynoteaddress TheMethanetoMarketsPartnership:Opportunitiesforcoalminemethaneutilization 3 D.Kruger&P.Franklin 1 Ventilationplanning Ventilationondemand:ApreliminarystudyforBallaratGoldfieldsNL 11 M.A.Tuck,C.Finch&J.Holden Justifyingventilation-on-demandinaCanadianmineandtheneedforprocess basedsimulations 15 S.Hardcastle,C.Kocsis&D.O’Connor VentilationplanningforminingoftheSarvisuoLodeintheOrivesiMine 29 A.L.Martikainen VentilationupgradeofMineralesMonclova’sMine6 35 J.R.PonceAguirre TransitionoftheHendersonMineventilationsystemtothenewlowerlevels 41 D.M.Loring&B.V.Nelson VentilationplanningatMineralesMonclova’sMine7 47 J.R.PonceAguirre Maximizingtheventilationoflarge-openingmines 53 R.H.GrauIII,R.B.Krog&S.B.Robertson OptimizationoftheRedLakeMineventilationsystem 61 K.G.Wallace,Jr.,M.Tessier,M.Pahkala&L.Sletmoen Remotemonitoringandautomationofalargemineventilationnetwork 67 K.R.Mutama&M.A.Meyer Undergroundmineventilationplanning,heatloads,anddieselequipment 75 C.A.Rawlins 2 Dieselemissionscontrol WestVirginiadieselregulations:Amodelforthecoalindustry 83 P.C.Thakur,C.Hamilton&D.O’Dell Pennsylvania’sdieselequipmentprogramforundergroundbituminouscoalmines 87 W.Bookshar V Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK AnoverviewoftheMSHAindustrialhygienelaboratory 91 R.A.Haney,J.P.Seiler,M.H.Wesolowski,M.Fenlock&J.Swank Instrumentationfordieselparticulatematteremissionsresearch 99 S.E.Mischler,A.D.Bugarski&J.D.Noll Measuringdieselparticulatematterinundergroundminesusingsubmicronelementalcarbon asasurrogate 105 J.D.Noll,S.E.Mischler,G.H.Schnakenberg,Jr.&A.D.Bugarski Emissions-basedmaintenanceprogram 111 S.Forbush USAsaltminesandDPMcontrolstrategies 115 E.Z.Manos&M.Liby Anintegratedapproachformanagingdieselemissionscontrolsforundergroundmetalmines 121 G.H.Schnakenberg,Jr. Implementationofdieselparticulatefiltertechnologyinundergroundmetalandnonmetalmines 127 A.D.Bugarski,G.H.Schnakenberg,Jr.&L.D.Patts Post-fieldevaluationofdieselparticulatefilters 135 M.Gangal,B.Rubeli,D.Young&J.S.Stachulak DEEPprojectonevaluationofdieselparticulatefiltersatInco’sStobieMine 143 J.S.Stachulak,B.R.Conard,A.D.Bugarski&G.H.Schnakenberg,Jr. DPMreductionsatundergroundmetalandnonmetalminesusingalternativefuels 151 M.J.Schultz,D.M.Tomko&R.L.Rude Theeffectsofwateremulsifiedfuelondieselparticulatematterconcentrationsinundergroundmines 159 J.D.Noll,S.E.Mischler,L.D.Patts,G.H.Schnakenberg,Jr.,A.D.Bugarski,R.J.Timko&G.Love 3 Minedusts Evaluationofanewrealtimepersonaldustmeterforengineeringstudies 167 A.D.S.Gillies&H.W.Wu EvaluationofSKCInc.DustDetective 175 E.E.Hall,R.P.Vinson&J.C.Volkwein Comparisonofthreeside-by-sidereal-timedustmonitorsinaductusingaverageandpeak displaydustlevelsasparametersofperformanceevaluation 179 B.K.Belle Loweringrespirabledustatanironoreconcentratorplantthroughimprovedventilationpractices 189 A.B.Cecala,J.A.Zimmer,J.F.Colinet&R.J.Timko Anewmethodtocleandustfromsoiledworkclothes 197 D.E.Pollock,A.B.Cecala,J.A.Zimmer,A.D.O’Brien&J.L.Howell Impactoffantypeforreducingrespirabledustatanundergroundlimestonecrushingfacility 203 G.J.Chekan,J.F.Colinet&R.H.GrauIII Emergingtechnologiescontrolrespirabledustexposuresforcontinuousminingandroof boltingpersonnel 211 G.V.R.Goodman,T.W.Beck,D.E.Pollock,J.F.Colinet&J.A.Organiscak Afielddemonstrationofaninnovativespraysystemoncontinuousminersfordustcontrol 217 Y.P.Chugh,A.Patwardhan,H.Gurley&R.Carty Dustcontrolonlongwalls–assessmentofthestate-of-the-art 225 J.P.Rider&J.F.Colinet VI Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK AfielddemonstrationoftheJOYWet-HeadMinertechnology 233 Y.P.Chugh,A.Patwardhan,H.Gurley,A.Moharana,R.Saha&R.Carty 4 Heatandhumidity Controllingheatloadsfromcementedminebackfill 243 E.DeSouza Thermo-andpsychrometricpropertiesofintakeairpassingthroughfragmentedstrata 251 O.S.Johnson ControllingpersonnelheatexposureinCanada’sdeepandhighlymechanizedmines 259 S.Hardcastle Optimuminsulationforengineeringcontrolofminethermalregimearoundamineairway inpermafrost 271 H.Wu,S.Bandopadhyay&V.U.Izaxon Designofenergyefficientmineventilationandcoolingsystems 279 W.Marx,F.H.vonGlehn&R.W.Wilson Integrationofstrategicventilationandheatmanagementplanningwith3Dvirtualreality simulationofundergroundmines 285 R.Moreby,J.Whitmore&P.Dunn Alternativefogremovalmethodsinmineramps 295 A.L.Martikainen 5 Minefires Reducingbeltentryfiresinundergroundcoalmines 303 W.J.Francart Minefires–measuringtheefficacyofgas-enhancedfoam 309 M.A.Trevits,A.C.Smith,T.P.Mucho,A.Ozment,J.B.Walsh&M.R.Thibou Fire-extinguishingandexplosion-suppressiontechnologyforasuper-largeandshallowworking undergroundfirezone 317 F.Zhou,D.Wang,YongjiuZhang,YuliangZhang,X.Li&J.C.Tien Correlationbetweenmethaneandfirehazardsinabandonedworkingsoflongwallmining 325 B.Madeja-Strumin´ska&E.Widzyk-Capehart SealingarecentUnitedStatescoalminelongwallgobfire 331 R.T.Stoltz,W.J.Francart,L.Adair&J.Lewis ThesuccessfulrecoveryoftheDotikiMineafteramajorminefire 337 C.R.WesleyIII,T.M.Wynne,J.E.Urosek&K.S.Diederich FirstMexicancoalminerecoveryafteraminefire,EsmeraldaMine 343 M.Santillan Minefiremanagement,casestudyinPongkorGoldMine,PTAnekaTambangTbk.,Indonesia 347 Risono,N.P.Widodo&R.S.Gautama Queenslandmineemergencylevelexercisesassistedbyfiresimulation 351 H.W.Wu&A.D.S.Gillies 6 Mineseals Explosionevaluationofmineventilationstoppings 361 E.S.Weiss,K.L.Cashdollar,S.P.Harteis,G.J.Shemon,D.A.Beiter&J.E.Urosek VII Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK Evaluationofremotelyinstalledminesealsforminefirecontrol 367 M.A.Trevits,T.A.Gray,P.Glogowski&L.M.Crayne 7 Coalbed/coalminemethane Predictionoflongwallmethaneemissionsandtheassociatedconsequencesofincreasinglongwall facelengths:AcasestudyinthePittsburghCoalbed 375 S.J.Schatzel,R.B.Krog,F.Garcia,J.K.Marshall&J.Trackemas Predictingmethaneemissionsfromlongerlongwallfacesbyanalysisofemissioncontributors 383 R.B.Krog,S.J.Schatzel,F.Garcia&J.K.Marshall Effectofscrubberoperationonairflowandmethanepatternsattheminingface 393 C.D.Taylor,J.E.Chilton,E.E.Hall&R.J.Timko Effectofwaterspraysonairflowmovementandmethanedilutionattheworkingface 401 J.E.Chilton,C.D.Taylor,E.E.Hall&R.J.Timko Coalminemethaneutilizationoptions 407 P.M.Sööt,D.R.Jesse&M.E.Smith Methodsandmeansofrecoveryandutilizationofmethanefrommines 413 A.Tor,A.Jakubow,N.Szlazak&S.Wasilewski VAMtoelectricity–1stlarge-scaleinstallation 421 R.Mattus Developmentandapplicationofreservoirmodelsfortheevaluationandoptimizationof longwallmethanecontrolsystems 425 C.Ö.Karacan,W.P.Diamond,S.J.Schatzel&F.Garcia Optimumwidthsoflongwallpanelsinhighlygassymines–PartI 433 P.C.Thakur MethaneandmethanecontrolinChinesecoalmines 439 J.C.Tien ModernCMMdrainagestrategies 449 D.J.Brunner,J.J.Schwoebel&J.S.Brinton Cross-linkedpolymergelsealshorizontaldegasboreholesgreaterthan4,000feetlong 455 S.J.Kravits,G.M.DuBois,J.M.Reilly&J.Kirley TargetDrilling’slongboreholesmaximizelongwalldimensions 463 G.M.DuBois,S.J.Kravits,J.M.Reilly&T.P.Mucho Sinkinga990msurfaceboreholeformethanedrainageofalongwallpanelinaUKcoalmine 469 J.R.Leeming&P.R.Shead 8 Numericalmodeling VentilationsimulationprogramsMineVentandMFIRE:Updatestoadvancethetechnologyof simulationprogramming 477 R.J.Hardy&Dr.K.A.Heasley Fire-generatedsmokerollbackthroughcrosscutfromreturntointake–experimentalandCFDstudy 483 G.F.Friel,L.Yuan,J.C.Edwards&R.A.Franks CasestudyofCFDsimulationinminingaccidentinvestigation 491 E.Delic,A.Basic&R.Sisic VIII Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK 9 Minegases Hydrogensulfidecontrolonalongwallface 499 M.P.Valoski Earlydetectionofflammablegasdangerinhardrockminestoprotectminers 503 F.J.vanZyl,J.J.Dekker&J.Haarhoff COdispersionfromacoalfireinamineentry 511 J.C.Edwards,R.A.Franks,G.F.Friel&L.Yuan Theapplicationofopenpathinfra-reddetectorsinundergroundcoalmines 519 C.Fowler&D.Chalmers 10 Minefans Selectionofmixed-flowfansforPTFreeport’sDOZMine,WestPapua,Indonesia 527 I.Duckworth,I.Loomis,K.Karmawan,C.Chmura&K.Lownie Fanselectionforlarge-openingmines:Vane-axialorpropellerfans–whichtochoose? 535 R.B.Krog&R.H.GrauIII Designandoperationalaspectsintheuseofbooster,circuitandauxiliaryfansystems 543 D.J.Brake&C.A.Nixon RecirculationinthepotashminesofSaskatchewan 555 M.Detharet Blindshaftdrillingasasaferalternativetoconventionalsinking 559 A.J.Zeni&W.J.Maloney 11 Minestoppings Stoppings:Technologydevelopmentsandminesafetyengineeringevaluations 565 H.C.Verakis Developmentofnewprotocolstoevaluatethetransverseloadingofmineventilationstoppings 569 T.M.Barczak&T.J.Batchler Novelstoppingdesignsforlarge-openingmetal/nonmetalmines 579 R.H.GrauIII&G.M.Meighen 12 Leakageandgobflows Ventilationsurveyingandmodelingoflongwallbleederandgobareas 587 B.S.Prosser&N.L.Oswald Computationalfluiddynamicsstudyontheventilationflowpathsinlongwallgobs 591 L.Yuan,A.C.Smith&J.F.Brune StudyofleakageflowinUSundergroundcoalmines 599 F.Calizaya&M.Stephens 13 Ventilationeducationandtraining Developmentsinmineventilationlegislation,statutoryqualificationsandventilation traininginAustralia 609 D.J.Brake IX Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK Ventilationeducationandtraining 619 D.Chalmers ObservationsonmineventilationeducationintheUnitedStates 623 C.R.Hairfield&K.G.Wallace,Jr. X Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK 11thU.S./NorthAmericanMineVentilationSymposium2006–Mutmansky&Ramani(eds) ©2006Taylor&FrancisGroup,London,ISBN0-415-40148-8 Foreword Sinceitsinceptionin1982,theU.S.MineVentilationSymposiumhasbecomeamajorvenueforthepresentation oftechnicalpapersinthemineventilationfield.Biannualmeetingsoftheventilationprofessionalsfromaround theworld,thesesymposiaprovideaforumforexchanginginformationontechnicalandpracticalissuesthatare relevanttomineventilationengineersandminemanagers.Duringthelastdecade,thesymposiumwasrenamed theU.S./NorthAmericanMineVentilationSymposiumtoincludeotherventilationengineersfromaroundNorth America.ThisnewdesignationtookonnewmeaningasQueensUniversityinKingston,Ontario,Canada,hosted thefirstofthissymposiaseriestobeheldoutsidetheUnitedStatesin2002.ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity ispleasedtohostthisprestigioussymposium,theeleventhintheseries,forthesecondtime.In1987,thethird symposiumwasheldatUniversityParkwith87papersandover200participants. Mineventilationisaverybroadfieldencompassingtheidentificationandcontrolofcontaminantsinthe mine atmosphere, the planning and design of mine ventilation systems to achieve proper air quality and air quantityatalllocations,andtheconsiderationsofventilationandsafetyintheeventofemergencies.Eventsin theminingindustryinrecentyearshavereinforcedtheimportantrolethatmineventilationplaysinhealth,safety andproductivityofminers,andthetremendouscoststhatmaybeincurredwhenadequateattentionisnotpaid totheplanning,designing,monitoringandmaintenanceoftheventilationsystem.Thelasttwodecadeshave witnessedprofoundchangesintheminingindustrywithregardtominingoperationsandmineenvironment. Theseinturnhavemajorimplicationsformineventilationengineers. Itwasouraimtoincorporatediscussionsoftheseemergingtrendsandtechnologyinboththesymposium activitiesandthetechnicalprogramandproceedings.Wehaveprogrammedthreekeynotespeechesonmajor issues:minehealthandsafety,methanedrainage,andventilationinthefuture.Thekeynotespeechonmethane drainage,presentedbyDinaKrugerandPamelaFranklin,isincludedintheproceedings.Theothertwokeynote addressesare“ChallengesFacingToday’sCoalIndustry”byPeterLillyand“RecentAdvancesinVentilationand VentilationDowntheRoad”byStephenHardcastle.Wehaveplannedfourfieldtripstovarioussiteswherenew technologyandresearchmethodsarebeingdeveloped,usedorimplementedformoreeffectivemineventilation. Alsoplannedarefourpre-symposiumshortcoursesfocusingonadvancesinfourdistinctareasofventilation. The technical sessions are a blend of traditional mine ventilation topics such as mine gases, respirable dust control,heatandhumidityissues,ventilationplanningandcasestudies,andmajoremergingareassuchascoal minemethanecaptureandutilization,dieselissuesforundergroundcoalandmetalmines,andmineventilation education.Theprogramreflectstheinternationalnatureofmineventilationandourauthorsrepresenteleven countries.Ashasbecomeapractice,wewelcomeanumberofexhibitorswhoprovideliteratureandassistanceto theparticipantswithregardtotheirproductsandservices.Wehopethatthissymposiumandtheseproceedings willhelpminingengineeringpersonneltoachieveagreaterlevelofeffectivenessintheirprofessions. Anyone who has been involved in the planning and organizing of one of these symposiums knows that it requirestheco-operationofalargenumberofpersonsandorganizationstomakeitasuccess.First,wewere delightedtobeselectedbytheUndergroundMineVentilationCommitteeofSMEtohosttheeleventhsymposium andthankthemembersfortheconfidencetheyhadexhibitedinourabilitytohostthesymposium.Allofthese committeememberswereavailabletoprovideassistanceandadviceduringourworkonthesymposium.Asyou cansee,wehaveanumberofsponsorsforoursymposium.Wearepleasedtoreportthatthesesponsorsprovided adviceandsupportwithregardtoallsymposiumactivities.Wethankthemfortheirvitalinputinseveralareas ofourprogramsuchasseminars,fieldtrips,technicalprogramming,andexhibits. Wehadanoutstandingteamofvolunteerswhohaverenderedyeomenservicetoouractivities.Weextendour sincerethankstothemembersofourAdvisoryCommitteewhohavecontributedtothevarioustasksofreviewing abstractsandprogramplanningbybeingresponsiveinatimelymanner.WewerepleasedthatJohnKelleher, PresidentofSchauenburgFlexaduxCorporation,agreedtoundertakethetasksassociatedwithmanagingthe exhibits at this symposium, for which we are much obliged.We also thank the exhibitors for their financial supportforsomeofthesocialfunctionsandactivitiesaswellasprovidingmaterialsandexhibitsforamore informative and congenial meeting.The services of the short course instructors and field trip sponsors who wentoutoftheirwaytoprovidesupplementalactivitiestosymposiumparticipantsaremuchappreciatedand recognized. XI Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK ItwouldnotbetoofarfromthetruthtoacknowledgethefactthatwithoutthehelpofRachelAltemus,our Writer/EditorandAlumniCoordinator,wewouldnothavebeenabletoorganizethissymposium.Weextendour sinceregratitudeforherdevotedservicewithregardtoallofthecorrespondence,editorialneeds,andcoordi- nationactivitiesrequiredforthisconference.WealsothankMs.AnnaMorrisonandtheDepartmentofEnergy andGeo-EnvironmentalEngineeringfortheirsupportofoureffortsandMs.KatieFrieden,ConferencePlanner, andherstaffatthePennStaterHotelandConferenceCenter,forhandlingallofthelogisticsofthemeeting,the fieldtrips,andtheshortcourses.Finally,wethankthestaffatA.A.BalkemaPublisherswhoworkedwithusin producingtheseproceedings.Theirassistancethroughoutmadeitapleasurableexperience. RajaV.Ramani JanM.Mutmansky SymposiumCo-Chairs XII Copyright © 2006 Taylor & Francis Group plc, London, UK
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