Abstract
Dust is ubiquitous in underground mining activities, carrying with it risk to personnel and machines. Sources of dust are widely studied, but transportation has been mainly based on experimental data and simplified models. A fundamental understanding of dust transportation in the mine airways is instrumental in the implementation of local dust control strategies. Computational fluid dynamics models were developed using Lagrangian particle tracking approach in a pseudo-two-dimensional flow volume. This paper presents the transportation and deposition profile of different sized dust particles moving under the effects of Newtonian forces along a 7' high airway.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2019 SME Annual Conference and Expo and CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510884663 |
| State | Published - 2019 |
| Event | 2019 SME Annual Conference and Expo and CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference - Denver, United States Duration: Feb 24 2019 → Feb 27 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | 2019 SME Annual Conference and Expo and CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference |
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Conference
| Conference | 2019 SME Annual Conference and Expo and CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Denver |
| Period | 2/24/19 → 2/27/19 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was funded by National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) under the contract 200-2014-59922, "Coal Mine Dust Mitigation Through Novel Scrubber Development and Numerical Modelling." The authors also thank Dr. Kozo Saito of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Kentucky for his inputs and suggestions.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2019 by SME.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology