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Battery Electric Vehicle Study

Battery Electric Vehicle Study

Project - South America

SRK Consulting conducted a Battery Electric Vehicle study for a mine in South America in order to consider an alternative ventilation system design.

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Ventilation Surveying and Modeling of Longwall Bleeder and Gob Areas

Brian Prosser, Nora Oswald - June 2006

Publication - Published Paper

Longwall bleeder and gob areas have long been one of the most challenging and uncertain areas in a ventilation model.

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Ventilation System Design for the CODELCO New Level Project

Keith Wallace, Brian Prosser, J.R. Donoso, A.F. Guerrero, J.C. Acevedo - June 2012

Publication - Published Paper

The CODELCO El Teniente mine is one of the largest underground copper mines in the world. Present production exceeds 130,000 tpd.

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Ventilation System Upgrades at the Waste Isolation Plant

Keith Wallace - June 2023

Publication - Presentation

This paper describes the analyses performed to size the new fans, filtration units and shaft to support work activities and to maintain proper flow alignment in the underground. The status of the capital projects will also be described.

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Underground Ventilation System Analysis at WIPP

Keith Wallace - June 2017

Publication - Presentation, Published Paper

On the evening of February 14, 2014, radiological sensors underground at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility detected a radiation release.

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Optimization of the Red Lake Mine Ventilation System

Keith Wallace, Mark Tessier, Michael Pahkala, Larry Sletmoen - June 2006

Publication - Published Paper

The Red Lake Mine is the richest gold mine in North America with over 5 million ounces of reserves and a 2004 production of over 550,000 ounces of gold at a cash cost of US$92 per ounce.

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Equivalent Roughness For Pressure Drop Calculations in Mine Ventilation

Keith Wallace, C. Montecinos - June 2010

Publication - Published Paper

This paper re-visits the friction factor according to Colebrook´s relationship and the Darcy-Weisbach equation, which are widely used in mechanical engineering.

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Development of a Fire Modeling Study for the Chuquicamata Underground Mine

Brian Prosser, Jess Van Diest - June 2017

Publication - Presentation, Published Paper

The addition of fire modeling during the development of a ventilation system design can greatly enhance the safety aspects of the mine.

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Principle Roles of Mine Fire Simulation in Mine Management and Emergency Planning

Jon Fox, John Bowling, Steven Schafrik - June 2015

Publication - Published Paper

A validated ventilation network model with measured site-specific parameters is a necessary starting point for development of underground fire simulations.

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Measured Values of Coal Mine Stopping Resistance

Brian Prosser, Nora Oswald, Rebecca Ruckman - June 2008

Publication - Published Paper

As coal mines age and become more developed, ventilation modeling becomes more important for the planning and continued operation of the system.

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