Conference Proceedings
Australian Mine Ventilation Conference 2017
Conference Proceedings
Australian Mine Ventilation Conference 2017
Tube bundle integrity testing methodologies
The tube bundle system is an integral part of an underground coalmine's gas monitoring system. The maintenance of these systems is vital to ensure the quality of the data produced. Integrity testing of the tube bundle lines is required monthly, as specified in Standards Australia AS/NZ 2290.3 (1990). The various forms of integrity testing are reviewed, including pressure testing and introduction of a known gas. This paper provides a recommended and standardised methodology for those techniques where none currently exists. A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT) analysis is performed. The parameters considered for the SWOT analysis include resourcing required by the mines, time for the testing to be performed, and quality of the results produced. The suitability of such integrity testing protocols to be used in a mine emergency situation is also evaluated.CITATION:Forrester, L, 2017. Tube bundle integrity testing methodologies, in Proceedings Australian Mine Vent Conference 2017, pp 129-136 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
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