MNGN424 - Mine Ventilation
Designation:
Required
Catalog Description:
Fundamentals of Mine ventilation, including control of gas, dust, temperature and humidity, stressing analysis and design of systems. 3 semester hours: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab.
Prerequisites:
EGGN351, EGGN371 and MNGN 314
Textbook and/or other material:
Hartman, Mutmansky-Wang, Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Robert E. Krieger Publishing, 3rd Edition.
McPherson, Malcolm J., Subsurface Ventilation and Environmental Engineering, Chapman & Hall, 1993.
Boussard, Floyd D., “Manual of Mine Ventilation Practices”, Floyd D. Boussard & Associates, Inc. 1983.
“Environmental
Engineering in South African Mines”, The Mine Ventilation Society of
Course Objectives:
The objectives of the course is to introduce the students to the fundamentals of mine ventilation and environmental control, including the measurement of air properties, flow characteristics, air flow in mines, and selection with emphasis on ventilation elements and system design.
Topics Covered
Week 1: Introduction, terminologies, statutory requirements
Week 2: Air properties
Lab: Measurement and calculation of air properties
Week 3: Mine gasses and dust
Lab: Measurement of mien gasses and dust
Week 4: Flow of air through mine openings, ducts
Lab: Pressure gradient
Week 5: Ventilation network, network design
Lab: Vnet PC
Week 7: To date material review, exam, design considerations
Week 8: Natural ventilation
Lab: NVP calculations
Week 9: Mechanical ventilation
Lab: Fan calculations and design
Week 10: Auxiliary ventilation
Lab: Auxiliary ventilation, ducts, stoping ventilation calculation and design
Weeks 11 & 12: Economics and design of airflow
Lab: Edgar Mine field ventilation survey
Weeks 13 & 14: Coal Mine (room & pillar, longwall ventilation systems and design
Week 15: Mine calculation & design (air conditioning, metal mine ventilation)
Lab: Edgar Mine ventilation report, review for final exam
Class/Laboratory schedule:
2 hours lecture per week, 2 hours laboratory per week.
Contribution of Course to Meeting Professional Component:
Estimated ABET Category Content; Engineering Science: 2 credit hours; Engineering Design: 1 credit hour. The course will develop knowledge and understanding of the importance of underground mine environmental control systems and design. It will provide experience in measurement techniques and system design. This course is approximately 2/3 engineering science and 1/3 engineering design.
Relationship of Course to Program
Objectives: 3a,
b1, b2, c, e, f, g, h.
The course provides experience for students to apply engineering science and knowledge to mine environmental control, system analysis and design. Students will learn and experience team work, communication, mine development, an appreciation of health and safety, as well as global mining engineering issues (methane in the atmosphere).
Person(s) Preparing Description and Date of
Preparation
Prepared by: Tibor G. Rozgonyi
Date:
May 15, 2000