Chapter one

Introduction to mine ventilation

Mine Gases
7.16 Control of Mine Gases
7.16.1 Prevention
7.16.2 Extraction
7.16.3 Isolation
7.16.4 Containment
7.16.5 Dilution
Chapter two
FUNDAMENTALS OF AIRFLOW
4.1.1 Laminar Flow
4.1.2 Turbulent Flow
4.2 Airflow Equation
4.3 Resistance (The friction factor)
4.3.1 Atkinson’s Equation
4.4 Shock Losses
4.4.1 Entrance
4.4.2 Outlet Losses
4.4.3 Elbows
4.4.4 Expansions and Contractions
4.4.5 Junctions and Splitting
4.5 Other Methods of Expressing the Shock Factor X
4.6 Series Circuits
4.7 Parallel Airway Circuits
4.8 Complex Circuit (Networks)
4.9 System Resistance Curve
5 MEASURING AIRFLOW....................................................................................... 84
5.1 Vane Anemometer ..................................................................................................84
5.2 Hot Wire Anemometer ............................................................................................85
5.3 Velometer................................................................................................................85
5.4 Smoke Tube............................................................................................................85
5.5 Pitot-Static Tube .....................................................................................................86
5.6 Selection of Measurement Site...............................................................................87
5.7 Measuring the Airway Cross Sectional Area ..........................................................88
5.8 Traverse Velocity Measurement.............................................................................88
5.9 Spot Reading Method .............................................................................................89
5.10 Single Spot Reading Method ..................................................................................89
6 UNDERSTANDING FANS
6.1 General Description of Fans
6.2 Fan Terminology
6.3 Axial-Flow Fans
6.5 The Fan Characteristic (Performance) Curve
6.6 Interpreting Fan Performance Curves
6.7 Fan Stall
6.8 Fan Performance Control
6.9 Fan Laws
6.10 Measuring Fan Performance
6.11 Pressure Fans
6.12 Exhausting Fans
6.13 Air Power
6.14 Fan Efficiency
6.15 Measurement of Airflow
6.16 Fan Laws
6.17 Fans Failure
6.18 Effect of Reversal of Rotation