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http://dx.doi.org/10.7474/TUS.2012.22.3.163

A Case Study on the Ventilation and Heat Environment in a Underground Limestone Mine with Rampway  

Kim, Doo-Young (Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering, Dong-A University)
Lee, Seung-Ho (Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering, Dong-A University)
Jeong, Kyu-Hong (Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering, Dong-A University)
Lee, Chang-Woo (Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering, Dong-A University)
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Tunnel and Underground Space / v.22, no.3, 2012 , pp. 163-172 More about this Journal
Abstract
As more diesel engines have been employed in underground limestone mines with large cross section, underground space environment is worsened by diesel exhausts and heat flow. This paper aims for the ultimate goal to optimize the work place environment through assuring the optimal required ventilation rate based on the analysis of the airflow, diesel exhaust gas concentrations and the effects of mechanization and deepening working face on temperature and humidity. Due to the insufficient capacity of the main exhaust fan and poor airway management, stagnant airflows were observed at various locations, while the flow direction was reversed instantly with passing diesel equipment and the flow reversal was also made by the seasonal variation of the outside surface weather. During the loading operation, CO concentration measurements were found to be frequently higher than the threshold limit of 50 ppm, and most of the $NO_2$ measurements during drilling and loading operations shows even more serious levels surpassing the permissible limit of 3 ppm. The actual ventilation quantity was considerably less than the required quantity estimated by the mine health and safety law, and this shortage problem was less serious in colder winter showing more effectiveness of the natural ventilation.
Keywords
Limestone mine; Rampway; Thermal environmental; Carbon monoxide; Nitrogen oxide;
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