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Sustaining Safe Ventilation Practices in U.S. Coal Mining Operations

Keith Wallace - October 2019

Publication - Presentation

A description to how mine ventilation is handled in the U.S. and how other countries view coal mine ventilation engineers is presented.

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Mine Ventilation

 Service

Optimize your mine’s safety, efficiency, and lifespan through customized systems that control ventilation while minimizing hazards

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Ventilation Study Focuses Efforts in Right Direction

Keith Wallace - January 2017

Publication - Article

In October of 2016, Mine Ventilation Services (MVS)—which recently merged with SRK’s US practice—performed a ventilation survey for a large-opening room and pillar mine.

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Diesel-BEV Trade-Offs: Ventilation Implications

 Event - Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

Substituting BEVs for diesel equipment is a trending consideration for achieving GHG reductions of underground mining operations. This growing trend demands a new approach to both the safety standards, operating procedures, and ventilation requirements of a mining operation.

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Coal and Tabular Mine Ventilation: Concepts and Planning

 Event - Clovis, CA, USA

This course is for engineers and other mine technical personnel responsible for ventilation systems. It is important for engineers to be able to make adequate and educated assumptions when designing or evaluating a ventilation system based on modeling. We will review the foundations of mine ventilation sciences and examine how to bridge these into practical applications for measurement and design.

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Measuring Pressure Loss in Underground Airways

Brian Prosser, Jess Van Diest - January 2021

Publication - Presentation

In this presentation, we’ll cover different ways to accurately capture pressure measurements in underground airways and the importance of using both pressure and airflow measurements to accurately develop your ventilation model.

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Development of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Cooling Strategies for Hot Underground Mines

Jon Fox - June 2023

Publication - Presentation

This paper investigates the use of in-situ ice as the source of cooling.

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Mine Ventilation Design Implications of Battery-Electric Equipment

 Video - Presentation

With the latest advances in battery technology, fast charging capabilities, and other technologies such as regenerative braking and more efficient battery-electric systems, the use of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) in the mining industry is becoming more advantageous.

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Comparison of Air Velocity Measurement Techniques

Keith Wallace - June 2021

Publication

This paper describes a study that compared a detailed grid survey using a hot wire anemometer against a digital and analog vane anemometers and smoke tubes.

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Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations And Experimental Validation Of Tracer Gas Distribution In An Expiremental Underground Mine

John Bowling - February 2011

Publication - Article

There is a lack of knowledge about the state of ventilation controls in a mine following the event of a significant incident such as a roof fall, bump, or explosion which requires immediate action.

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