Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning

This thoroughly updated edition of the standard book provides an integrated approach to the design of mine ventilation systems and air conditioning.English and SI units permit comparisons and compatibility within the worldwide mining industry.-- Information on environmental conditions of mines helps designers and operators safeguard workers' health and comply with current occupational health and safety regulations.

HOWARD L. HARTMAN, PhD, was Drummond Chair and professor of Mining Engineering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.JAN M. MUTMANSKY, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering at Pennsylvania State University in University Park. The authors also coauthored Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Third Edition, published by Wiley.

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

List of Mathematical Symbols

xiii

List of Map Symbols

xvii

PART I INTRODUCTION

1

(26)

Environmental Control of the Mine Atmosphere

3

(9)

Properties and Behavior of Air

12

(15)

PART II MINE AIR-QUALITY CONTROL

27

(106)

Mine Gases

29

(48)

Dusts and Other Mine Aerosols

77

(56)

PART III MINE VENTILATION

133

(450)

Airflow through Mine Openings and Ducts

135

(43)

Ventilation Measurements and Surveys

178

(62)

Mine Ventilation Circuits and Networks

240

(53)

Natural Ventilation

293

(27)

Air-Moving Equipment

320

(35)

Fan Application to Mines

355

(50)

Auxiliary Ventilation and Controlled Recirculation

405

(26)

Economics of Airflow

431

(24)

Coal Mine Ventilation Systems

455

(69)

Metal Mine Ventilation Systems

524

(38)

Control of Mine Fires and Explosions

562

(21)

PART IV MINE AIR CONDITIONING

583

(107)

Heat Sources and Effects in Mines

585

(34)

Mine Air Conditioning Systems

619

(71)

APPENDIXES

A. Reference Tables and Figures

663

(13)

B. SI Units in Mine Ventilation

676

(6)

C. Laboratory Experiments

682

(4)

D. Computer Applications and Software

686

(4)

References

690

(23)

Answers to Selected Problems

713

(8)

Index

721

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