Conference Proceedings
Eighth International Mine Ventilation Congress
Conference Proceedings
Eighth International Mine Ventilation Congress
The International Mine Ventilation Congress series has become a very
important way for those with an interest in mine ventilation and atmosphere
control to share information and new developments. The first Congress was held
in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1975 with subsequent Congresses held in 1979 in
the United States, 1983 in the United Kingdom, 1988 in Australia, 1992 again in
South Africa, 1997 again in the United States and 2001 in Poland.
The Congresses to date have been the pre-eminent meetings for discussion of
cutting-edge research and innovative technologies relevant to mine atmospheres.
Mines that will operate for the next few decades are being designed today. With
the current pace of technology change, significant new developments in mine
ventilation can be expected. The Congress provided a timely review of innovative
approaches being developed. It is hoped that it will assist the mining industry
to meet the challenge of more effective management of mine ventilation
issues.
The mining industry is under unprecedented technical, commercial and social
pressures to continuously improve its performance. It is an industry that on a
global stage has always been cyclical. Within the global economy there are short
good times followed by extended periods of low prices. There is increasing
shareholder demand for performance in all parts of the cycle. Evolution and
operating excellence including outstanding technological endeavour have become
essential for survival. All papers in the Proceedings have been peer reviewed
and edited to ensure the highest relevance and quality.
important way for those with an interest in mine ventilation and atmosphere
control to share information and new developments. The first Congress was held
in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1975 with subsequent Congresses held in 1979 in
the United States, 1983 in the United Kingdom, 1988 in Australia, 1992 again in
South Africa, 1997 again in the United States and 2001 in Poland.
The Congresses to date have been the pre-eminent meetings for discussion of
cutting-edge research and innovative technologies relevant to mine atmospheres.
Mines that will operate for the next few decades are being designed today. With
the current pace of technology change, significant new developments in mine
ventilation can be expected. The Congress provided a timely review of innovative
approaches being developed. It is hoped that it will assist the mining industry
to meet the challenge of more effective management of mine ventilation
issues.
The mining industry is under unprecedented technical, commercial and social
pressures to continuously improve its performance. It is an industry that on a
global stage has always been cyclical. Within the global economy there are short
good times followed by extended periods of low prices. There is increasing
shareholder demand for performance in all parts of the cycle. Evolution and
operating excellence including outstanding technological endeavour have become
essential for survival. All papers in the Proceedings have been peer reviewed
and edited to ensure the highest relevance and quality.
Papers in collection
- Performance and Acceptance Testing of Mine Refrigeration Plants Go to Paper
- Improving the Efficiency of Mine Ventilation and Cooling Systems Through Active Control Go to Paper
- Ventilation and Cooling Design for Long Declines Go to Paper
- Modern Cooling Strategies for Ultra-Deep Hydropower Mines Go to Paper
- Ejector Refrigeration Systems for Chilled Water Using High-Pressure Water as the Motive Fluid Go to Paper
- Planning of Air Cooling Systems in Mines and Tunnels Go to Paper
- Factors Influencing the Choice of Cooling and Refrigeration Systems for Mines Go to Paper
- Surface Cooling at Kidd Creek Mine Go to Paper
- Maximising the Output of a Surface Bulk Air Cooling Installation on a South African Mine Go to Paper
- An Integrated Approach Towards the Optimisation of Ventilation, Air Cooling and Pumping Requirements for Hot Mines Go to Paper
- The Contribution of Cemented Backfill to Heat Loads in Mines Go to Paper
- Heat Illness in Mining Go to Paper
- Comparative Evaluation of Fogging Phenomenon in the Ramp of Three Mines in Finland Go to Paper
- Underground Mine Ventilation Planning and Design With Regards to Heat Load and Cooling Mechanisms Go to Paper
- Steam Outburst in a Hot Mine in Japan Go to Paper
- Effective Control of Respirable Dust in Underground Coal Mines in the United States Go to Paper
- An Investigation of Air and Dust Flow Patterns Around the Longwall Shearer Go to Paper
- A Field Demonstration of a Modified Wet Scrubber for Dust Control in an Illinois Coal Mine Go to Paper
- State-of-the-Art in Monitoring Respirable Mine Aerosols Go to Paper
- Using Ventilation Control Technology to Reduce Respirable Dust Exposures at US Metal/Non-Metal Mining Operations Go to Paper
- Generation, Transport and Control of Dust in Frozen, Underground Placer Mines in the Arctic Go to Paper
- Improved Ventilation and Dust Capture in Underground Crushing Plants Go to Paper
- Influence of Section Intake Dust Levels as an Exposure Assessment Parameter in Dust Exposure Level Index (DELI) Model Go to Paper
- Evaluation of Person-Wearable Methane Monitors Go to Paper
- Predegassing of Coal Seams in German Hard Coal Mines Go to Paper
- Longwall Goaf Gas Drainage and Control Strategies for Highly Gassy Mines Go to Paper
- Methods for Evaluating Explosion Resistant Ventilation Structures Go to Paper
- Management of Seam Gas Emission and Spontaneous Combustion in a Highly Gassy, Thick and Multi Seam Coal Mine - A Learning Experience Go to Paper
- Experience With Production in a Gassy Environment, Oaky North Mine Go to Paper
- The Continuing Evolution of Gas Drainage in Australia Go to Paper
- Controls Being Used to Reduce Diesel Particulate Matter Exposures in US Underground Metal and Non-Metal Mines Go to Paper
- Long-Term Evaluation of Diesel Particulate Filter Systems at Inco's Stobie Mine Go to Paper
- Diesel Particulate Matter Control Technologies and Measurements in US Mines Go to Paper
- Filtration Efficiency, Secondary Emissions and Reliability of Particle Filter Systems in Underground Workplaces Go to Paper
- Investigations into the Removal of Airborne Pollutants From Underground Ventilating Air in a Deep Hot Mine Go to Paper
- The Computational Modelling of Conveyor Belt Fires in Mine Galleries Go to Paper
- Monitoring and Control of Ventilation in Polish Coal Mines Go to Paper
- Simulation of the Effects of Inertisation of Fires on Mine Ventilation Systems Go to Paper
- Effects of Open Fire on Ventilation in Coal Mines Go to Paper
- First Mexican Coal Mine Recovery After Mine Fire, Esmeralda Mine Go to Paper
- Unique Experience of Controlling Active Spontaneous Heating in the Working BG Panel Goaf at GDK 8 Incline, RG-II Area - A Case Study Go to Paper
- Fundamental Studies for Detecting Fire Source of Spontaneous Combustion Using the Self-Potential Method - In Situ Measurement in a Combusting Coal Waste Pile Go to Paper
- Development of Inhibitors to Reduce the Spontaneous Heating Susceptibility of Indian Coals Go to Paper
- Laboratory-Scale Assessment of Hot Spot Development in Bulk Coal Self-Heating Go to Paper
- The Application of Numerical Modelling to the Assessment of the Potential for, and the Detection of, Spontaneous Combustion in Coal Mines Go to Paper
- Optimising Mine Ventilation Through the Use of Life-Cycle Production Models Go to Paper
- Real-Time Airflow Monitoring and Control Within the Mine Production System Go to Paper
- Measurements and Modelling of Pressure Surges in Orepasses Go to Paper
- Continuous Monitoring of Barometric Pressure in Deep Mines Go to Paper
- The FutureMine Collaborative Research Initiative - Making Research Work Go to Paper
- Statutory Compliance of Sealing Plans and Information Required by Queensland Industry Regulators Go to Paper
- Effects of Ventilation Leakage in Deep, Hot Room and Pillar Operations Go to Paper
- Modelling of the Ventilation System of a Deep Uranium Mine Go to Paper
- Ventilation Planning at the Red Lake Mine Go to Paper
- A Ventilation System for Large Block Cave Mines Go to Paper
- Mathematical Simulation of Thermal Processes in Underground Workings of Mines Located in the Cryolitic Zone Go to Paper
- The Improved Mapping and Analysis of Mine Climate Within UK Deep Coal Mines Go to Paper
- Assessing New Airflow Requirements at the Meikle Mine - A Case for an Additional Main Centrifugal Fan and the Inclusion of Evaporative Cooling Spray Chambers for Airflow Quality Improvement Go to Paper
- A Three-Dimensional Simulation of Mine Ventilation Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Go to Paper
- Quantification of Ventilation Air Methane and Alternatives for its Utilisation Go to Paper
- New Technologies Used for the Prevention of Spontaneous Combustion Occurrences in Coal Mines Go to Paper
- Evaluation of Arising Spontaneous Fire Centre Temperature and Time of Coal Self-Ignition Go to Paper
- Catastrophe Analysis of Coal Oxidation Process Under Low Temperature Go to Paper
Contributor(s):
D J Brake, R E Gundersen, F H von Glehn, R W Wilson, M J Howes, J J L du Plessis, D Scott, H E S Moorcroft, M D Butterworth, T J Sheer, W Schlotte, J Walasiak, R Ramsden, A R Branch, K Hortin, D O del Castillo, T Baard, A Pieters, R C W Webber-Youngman, E De Souza, A Hewitt, A M Donoghue, A Martikainen, C A Rawlins, H R Phillips, M Inoue, J F Colinet, G V R Goodman, J M Listak, G J Chekan, J P Rider, D E Pollock, E D Thimons, R Balusu, S Chaudari, T Harvey, T Ren, Y P Chugh, M M Alam, A Patwardhan, K K Thatavarthy, J C Volkwein, R J Timko, E E Hall, S E Mischler, F N Kissell, R P Vinson, A B Cecala, J A Zimmer, Y W Zhang, S Bandopadhyay, S A Silvester, I S Lowndes, S W Kingman, D Whittles, B K Belle, J E Chilton, C D Taylor, D S Yantek, J Brandt, E Kunz, N Tuffs, R Peace, S Xue, M J Sapko, E S Weiss, S P Harteis, R Moreby, R Packham, M A Blanch, E Yurakov, D J Ashelford, M I Slater, R A Haney, M J Schultz, R L Rude, D M Tomko, J S Stachulak, B R Conard, A D Bugarski, G H Schnakenberg Jr, A Mayer, J Czerwinski, M Wyser, M Kasper, N Heeb, L Emmenegger, A Ulrich, H Egli, W Scheidegger, H J Fourie, D Giddings, S Pickering, A Hassan, W Dziurzynski, J Roszkowski, J Tobiczyk, S Wasilewski, A D S Gillies, A M Wala, H W Wu, R P Singh, S K Ray, M A Santillan, N Prabhakar Rao, B Veera Reddy, B Li, K Uchino, D C Panigrahi, G Udaybhanu, M D Yadav, R S Singh, B B Beamish, D Humphreys, S Hardcastle, C Kocsis, Y Bissiri, G Baiden, E A Moss, H Rose, M Dumka, W Trutwin, W Mironowicz, J Krawczyk, M Biffi, J du Plessis, W Marx, S Vaccaneo, N Schophaus, S J Bluhm, R Funnell, R Gupta, S C Bhowmik, K G Wallace Jr, M Tessier, M Pahkala, L Sletmoen, F Calizaya, T A Sutra, M Stephens, Y A Khokholov, A S Kurilko, Z Y Yang, S Jobling, C Yates, K R Mutama, H Siddique, M Tuck, J Naser, M Srivastava, S Harpalani, P Krauss, A Arisoy, S Simion, I Toth, D Cioclea, A Struminski, B Madeja-Struminska, F Zhou, D Wang, W Lu
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- Published: 2004
- Unique ID: PA-200506