The 15th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium · 10:40-11:00 STUDY OF VENTILATION IN THE MINE...

The 15th North American

Mine VentilationSymposium

June 20-25, 2015

The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference CenterBlacksburg, Virginia

The 15th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium

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The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center • Blacksburg, Virginia 1

Conference Schedule and Event Itinerary

Saturday, June 20 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Workshop: Safety, Health and Ventilation Cost Benefit Optimization with Simulation and ControlSmithfield Room(Pre-registration is required, lunch included)

Presented by George Danko and Davood Bahrami (University of Nevada at Reno) and Craig Stewart (Chasm Consulting)

Sunday, June 21 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Workshop: Ventilation Best PracticesSmithfield Room(Pre-registration is required, lunch included)

Presented by Daniel Stinnette, John Bowling, and Brian Prosser (Mine Ventilation Services, Inc.)

1:00 pm – 6:00 pm

RegistrationUnder Grand Staircase

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Mine Ventilation SymposiumBlacksburg, Virginia June 20-25, 2015

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Sunday, June 21

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Exhibitor SetupLatham Ballroom CDEF and Foyer

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Exhibits OpenOpening Reception: Drinks, Hors D’oeuvres and EntertainmentLatham Ballroom CDEF

Music, Katie and the Bubbatones

Monday, June 22 7:00 am – 12:00 pm

RegistrationTop of Grand Staircase (Lower Quad)

7:20 am – 7:45 am

Author’s MeetingAssembly Hall, Leader: Edmund JongSolitude Room, Leader: Lucas Rojas Mendoza

8:30 am – 9:40 am

KeynoteAssembly Hall Erik Westman, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor

of Mining and Minerals Engineering at Virginia Tech J. Steve Gardner, President/CEO of ECSI LLC, 2015 SME President Randall Albert, Retired President of CNX Gas


Monday, June 22

9:00 am – 6:00 pm

Exhibits OpenLatham Ballroom CDEF

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Spouse Program: Chateau Morrisette Winery Tour & LunchBlue Ridge Parkway, Floyd, VirginiaPre-registration is required.Van departs from the parking lot at the Inn at Virginia Tech, lunch provided.

10:00 am – 11:40 am

Technical Session I: Mine Atmospheric MonitoringAssembly Hall Chairs: Sampurna Arya (University of Kentucky), Saqib Saki (Colorado

School of Mines) Underlined name denotes presenter

10:00-10:20 A REVIEW OF GOOD PRACTICE STANDARDS AND RE-ENTRY PROCEDURES AFTER BLASTING AND GAS DETECTION GENERALLY IN UNDERGROUND HARDROCK MINES

Brake, D.J. (Mine Ventilation Australia)

15-01

10:20-10:40 THE USE OF ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR FIRE DETECTION IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES

Smith, A.C., and Litton, C.D. (NIOSH-OMSHR)

15-02

10:40-11:00 AN INVESTIGATION OF MINE GAS STABILITY IN SAMPLING CONTAINERS OVER TIME USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSIS

Dougherty, H., Jeter, T.S., Luxbacher, K., Haghighat, A., Brashear, K., Jong, E., McNair, H. (Virginia Tech)

15-03

11:00-11:20 GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES IN DETECTING TOXIC EXHAUST GASES IN UNDERGROUND MINES

Alghamdi, Y.H., and Gillies, A.D.S. (Missouri University of Science and Technology)

15-04

11:20-11:40 COMPARISON OF TURBULENCE MODELS FOR ESTIMATION OF FUGITIVE DUST RETENTION IN OPEN-PIT MINES

Bhowmick, T., and S. Bandopadhyay (University of Alaska, Fairbanks)

15-46


Monday, June 22

Technical Session II: Mine FansSolitude Room Chairs: Ashish Kumar (University of Kentucky), Muhammad Khan (Missouri

University of Science and Technology) Underlined name denotes presenter

10:00-10:20 CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES FOR PRIMARY FANS

De Souza, E. (Queen’s University)

15-06

10:20-10:40 IMPROVEMENT IN BOOSTER FAN APPLICATIONS FOR U.S. COAL AND METAL/NON-METAL MINES THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE AND NIOSH RESEARCH

Pritchard, C.J.,and Martikainen, A.L. (NIOSH-OMSHR, Outokumpu Ferrochrome)

15-07

10:40-11:00 AXIAL FAN FAILURES RELATED TO IMPROPER VFD OPERATIONRay, R.E., Gouge, A.P., and Wilchek, S.B. (Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc., New York University, National Railroad Passengers Corp.)

15-08

11:00-11:20 UTILIZATION OF BOOSTER FANS IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINESCalizaya, F., and Nelson, M.G. (University of Utah)

15-09

11:20-11:40 OPTIMAL COMBINATION OF MAIN AND BOOSTER FANS PRESSURE - APPLICATION OF GENETIC ALGORITHMS

Shriwas, M.,and Calizaya, F. (University of Utah)

15-10

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

LunchLatham Ballroom AB

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Technical Session III: Mine Heating and CoolingSolitude Room Chairs: Sam Lolon (Colorado School of Mines), Ali Haghighat (Virginia Tech) Underlined name denotes presenter

2:00-2:20 LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AS A MINE INTAKE AIR HEATING FUELLoomis, I.M., and Ramirez, M. (Amec Foster Wheeler)

15-11


Monday, June 22

2:20-2:40 CONVEYOR TUNNEL AIRFLOW REQUIREMENT UPDATE BASED ON HEAT EXCHANGE FOR THE NEW LEVEL MINE PROJECT

Montecinos, C., Acuña, E.I., Wallace, K. (SKM, Proyecto Nuevo Nivel Mina - CODELCO, Mine Ventilation Services, Inc.). Prosser, B.

15-12

2:40-3:00 INVESTIGATING THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATIC MONITORING AND MODELING IN DEEP AND HOT U.S. UNDERGROUND MINES

Carpenter, K.E., Roghanchi, P., and Kocsis, K.C. (University of Nevada, Reno)

15-13

3:00-3:20 THE ASSESSMENT OF SPECIALIZED CLOTHING WORN BY UNDERGROUND MINERS AND ITS HEAT STRESS MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

Hardcastle, S.G., Poirier, M.P., Friesen, B.J., McGinn, R., Meade, R., Flouris, A.D., Allen, C., and Kenny, G.P. (CANMET Mining, University of Ottawa, University of Thessaly, Vale)

15-14

3:20-3:40 UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN THERMAL BALANCE AND HEAT STRESS INDICES AS THEY APPLY TO DEEP AND HOT US MINES

Roghanchi, P., Sunkpal, M. and Kocsis, K.C. (University of Nevada, Reno)

15-15

3:40-4:00 HEAT MANAGEMENT IN A POTASH MINEAnderson, R.I., and De Souza, E. (Queen’s University, Mosaic Potash)

15-16

Technical Session IV: Special Workshop on Ventilation Management: Demonstration of a Fully Integrated System that Reduces Cost While Increasing Safety and ProductivityAssembly Hall(Open to all meeting attendees)

Presented by Andy Stein, Business Development USA, Accutron Instruments Chair: Edmund Jong (Virginia Tech)

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Reception: Drinks and ExhibitsLatham Ballroom CDEF

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Underground Ventilation Unit Committee MeetingCascades Room


Tuesday, June 23 7:20 am – 7:45 am

Author’s MeetingAssembly Hall, Leader: Edmund JongSolitude Room, Leader: Meredith Scaggs

9:00 am – 6:00 pm


8:00 am – 11:40 am

Technical Session V: Ventilation Planning and DesignAssembly Hall Chairs: Pedram Roghanchi (University of Nevada, Reno), Ankit Jha

(University of Utah) Underlined name denotes presenter

8:00-8:20 APPLICATIONS OF MODELLING SOFTWARE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING IN US UNDERGROUND COAL MINES

Dougherty, H., Stewart, C. (Virginia Tech, University of Queensland)

15-17

8:20-8:40 ACOUSTIC DIRECTIVITY OF MINE VENTILATION SYSTEMSDobson, A., (HGC Engineering)

15-18

8:40-9:00 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR ATMOSPHERIC DATA IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES

Agioutantis, Z., Luxbacher, K., Dougherty, H., Karmis, M. (University of Kentucky, Virginia Tech)

15-19

9:00-9:20 RECONCILIATION OF VENTILATION AND PRODUCTION EXPANSION IN A POTASH MINE

Penner, K., and De Souza, E. (PotashCorp, Queen’s University)

15-20

9:20-9:40 OPTIMIZATION OF COSTS FOR TRACKLESS MINING VENTILATION AND COOLING SYSTEMS

Rostami, P., and Rawlins, A. (Stantec Consulting, RME Consulting)

15-21

9:40-10:00 20 MINUTE BREAK


Tuesday, June 23

10:00-10:20 MINE VENTILATION MODEL CALIBRATION WITH NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION

Danko, G.L., Bahrami, D., Lu, C. (University of Nevada, Reno)

15-22

10:20-10:40 BEHAVIOR OF FLOW THROUGH MINE ELBOWS AND LOUVERSHaghighat, A., Gillies, S., Luxbacher, K. (Virginia Tech, Missouri University of Science and Technology)

15-23

10:40-11:00 STUDY OF VENTILATION IN THE MINE CERRO LINDO CIA. MINERA MILPO S.A TO INCREASE PRODUCTION FROM 15000 TPD TO 18000 TPD (ESTUDIO DE VENTILACION DE LA MINA CERRO LINDO CIA. MINERA MILPO S.A. PARA AMPLIAR LA PRODUCCION DE 15 000 A 18 000 TPD)

Corimanya, J.A., and Herrera, F.A. (Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, CIA Mina Milpo)

15-24

11:00-11:20 EFFECT OF THE AIR GAP ASSOCIATED WITH CAVE EVOLUTION ON CAVE RESISTANCE

Erogul, D., Baysal, A., Ajayi, K.M., Tukkaraja, P., Shahbazi, K., Katzenstein, K., and Loring, D. (South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.)

15-25

11:20-11:40 ASSESSMENT OF VENTILATION CIRCUIT FOR BLOCK CAVING PRODUCTION LEVEL DRIFTS

Hurtado-Cruz, J.P., Acuña-Duhart, E., San Martín-Lizana, Y.H., Vargas-Norambuena, J.P. (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, CODELCO, Hatch, Minería y Metales Co.) Dello Sbarba, H.

15-26

Technical Session VI: Ventilation and Mine Atmosphere Case StudiesSolitude Room Chair: Dan Stinnette (Virginia Tech) Underlined name denotes presenter

8:00-8:20 AN ENGINEER’S GUIDE TO VENTILATION SURVEYS AND VENTILATION MODELLING: A CASE STUDY FROM A LARGE UNDERGROUND METAL MINE

Slaughter, C., and Tien, J. (Monash University)

15-27

8:20-8:40 PRIMARY MINE VENTILATION SOLUTION TO SUPPLY THE NEW LEVEL MINE PROJECT AIRFLOW FOR THE 2016 – 2019 UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENTS

Acuña, E.I., Wallace, K., Soto, H. (Codelco, Mine Ventilation Services, Codelco). Prosser, B.

15-28


Tuesday, June 23

8:40-9:00 SINKING OF RESOLUTION NO. 10 SHAFT IN EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS

von Glehn, F., Bluhm, S., Goodell, T., Lunderstedt, D. (BBE Consulting, Resolution Copper)

15-29

9:00-9:20 VENTILATION ANALYSES AT THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT POST RADIOLOGICAL EVENT

Wallace, K.G., Farnsworth, J.I., and Rodriguez, E.C. (Mine Ventilation Services, Inc., Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC)

15-30

9:20-9:40 ARCTIC MINE AIR HEATINGWilson, A., and De Souza, E. (Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine, Queen’s University)

15-31


10:00-10:20 A DISCUSSION OF THE AUTOMATED VENTILATION SYSTEMS AT THE HENDERSON MINE

Loring, D.M., Brokering, R.D., Rogers, A., Dhyne, B.P. (Climax Molybdenum Company)

15-32

10:20-10:40 TECHNICAL VENTILATION SERVICES OF A LARGE COAL MINE COMPANY

Boskovich, B., Thadisina, R.R., and Persinski, B. (Alpha Natural Resources)

15-33

10:40-11:00 MODELING THE VENTILATION NETWORK AT NIOSH’S SAFETY RESEARCH COAL MINE

Iannacchione, A., Jose, A., Horn, T., Iannacchione, G., Iannacchione, S. (University of Pittsburgh, Alpha Natural Resources, CONSOL Energy).

15-34

11:00-11:20 IMPACT OF AIR INVERSIONS ON NATURAL VENTILATION IN OPEN PIT MINES

Raj, K.V., Fochesatto, G.J., and Bandopadhyay, S. (University of Alaska, Fairbanks)

15-35

11:20-11:40 IMPROVING THE EXPECTED COOLING CAPACITY OF THE CONDITIONING SYSTEM AT CREIGHTON MINE

Acuña, E.I., Allen, C., O’Connor, D. (Vale Canada Limited). Hardcastle, S.G.

15-36

11:40-12:00 MODELING AND SIMULATION OF MULTIPLE UNDERGROUND FIRE SCENARIOS AT FREEPORT INDONESIA

Brake, D.J., Hatt, A., and Sani, R. (Mine Ventilation Australia, Freeport-McMoRan/University of Nevada, PT Freeport Indonesia)

15-69


Tuesday, June 23

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm


2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Technical Session VII: Diesel Exhaust and Other ContaminantsAssembly Hall Chair: Heather Dougherty (Virginia Tech), Fenghua Yang (Virginia Tech) Underlined name denotes presenter

2:00-2:20 DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FOR UNDERGROUND MINING APPLICATIONS

Bugarski, A.D., Hummer, J.A., Robb, G.M. (NIOSH-OMSHR, AirFlow Catalyst Systems, Inc.)

15-37

2:20-2:40 SIMULATION OF DPM DISPERSION FOR DIFFERENT MINING OPERATIONS INSIDE A DEAD-END ENTRY

Zheng, Y., Thiruvengadam, M., Lan, H., Tien, J.C. (Missouri University of Science and Technology, Monash University). Slaughter, C.

15-38

2:40-3:00 OVERVIEW OF DPM CONTROL STRATEGIES DURING LONGWALL MOVES

Gillies, A.D.S., and Wu, H. (Missouri University of Science and Technology, Gillies Wu Mining Technology Pty Ltd)

15-39

3:00-3:20 REALTIME MONITORING OF DPM, AIRBORNE DUST AND CORRELATING ELEMENTAL CARBON MEASURED BY TWO METHODS IN UNDERGROUND MINES IN USA

Khan, M.U., and Gillies, A.D.S. (Missouri University of Science and Technology)

15-40


3:40-4:00 DPM MONITORING IN UNDERGROUND METAL/NONMETAL MINES

McCullough, E., Rojas-Mendoza, L., Sarver, E. (Virginia Tech)

15-41

4:00-4:20 A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF DPM SCAVENGING BY WATER SPRAYS

Rojas-Mendoza, L., McCullough, E., Sarver, E., and Saylor, J.R. (Virginia Tech, Clemson University)

15-42


Tuesday, June 23

4:20-4:40 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS STUDY OF RADON GAS MIGRATION IN A BLOCK CAVING MINE

Ajayi, K.M., Tukkaraja, P., Shahbazib, K., Katzenstein, K., and Loring, D. (South Dakota School of Mines, Freeport-McMoRan)

15-43

4:40-5:00 ECONOMICS OF DIESEL FLEET REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC MINING EQUIPMENT

Varaschin, J., and De Souza, E. (Goldcorp, Queen’s University)

15-44

Technical Session VIII: Dust in the Underground Mine EnvironmentSolitude Room Chair: Edmund Jong (Virginia Tech) Underlined name denotes presenter

2:00-2:20 A NEW END-OF-SHIFT MONITORING APPROACH FOR RESPIRABLE CRYSTALLINE SILICA IN COAL MINE DUST

Cauda, E., Miller, A., Drake, P. (NIOSH-OMSHR)

15-45

2:20-2:40 INTRODUCING THE ULTRASONIC SCRUBBER: POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS IN DUST CONTROL

Saylor, J.R., Ran, W. (Clemson University)

15-74

2:40-3:00 CONSIDERATIONS FOR USE OF TGA IN ANALYSIS OF RESPIRABLE COAL MINE DUST

Scaggs, M., Sarver, E., Keles, C. (Virginia Tech)

15-48

3:00-3:20 CONSIDERATIONS FOR AN AUTOMATED SEM-EDX ROUTINE FOR CHARACTERIZING RESPIRABLE COAL MINE DUST

Johann, V.A., Sarver, E.A. (Virginia Tech)

15-47


3:40-4:00 CFD MODELING OF A FLOODED-BED SCRUBBER CONCEPT FOR A LONGWALL SHEARER OPERATING IN A U.S. COAL SEAM

Wedding, W., Novak, T., Arya, S., and Kumar, A. (University of Kentucky)

15-49

4:00-4:20 DEVELOPMENT OF A MINE DUST SAMPLING INSTRUMENT FOR USE IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES

Goertz, B.J., Brune, J., McDaniel, S.,Rockley, T., Soares Barreto, F., Demontigny, N. (Colorado School of Mines)

15-50

4:20-4:40 APPLICATION OF BOX-WILSON EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN METHOD FOR UNDERGROUND MINE RESPIRABLE COAL DUST STUDIES

Chen,Y., Xu, G., Kuruppu, M., and Albijanic, B. (Curtin University)

15-51


Tuesday, June 23

4:40-5:00 LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS FOR THE STUDY OF BAUXITE RESIDUE DUST CONTROL

Ding, X., Xu, G., Kuruppu, M., and Albinjanic, B. (Curtin University)

15-52

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Reception: Drinks and EntertainmentLatham Ballroom FoyerMusic, Julie Miller Money

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Banquet: Dinner, Hartman Award and EntertainmentLatham Ballroom ABEntertainment, Comedian Kier

Wednesday, June 24 7:20 am – 7:45 am

Author’s MeetingAssembly Hall, Leader: Erin McCulloughSolitude Room, Leader: Victoria Johann

9:00 am – 12:00 pm



Wednesday, June 24

8:00 am – 11:40 am

Technical Session IX: Mine GassesAssembly Hall Chairs: Ben Goertz (Colorado School of Mines), Taraprasad Bhowmick

(University of Alaska) Underlined name denotes presenter

8:00-8:20 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING OF METHANE DISTRIBUTION AT A CONTINUOUS MINER FACE UNDER VARIOUS METHANE RELEASE CONDITIONS

Zhou, L., Pritchard, C., and Zheng, Y. (NIOSH-OMSHR)

15-53

8:20-8:40 A CRITICAL LOOK AT LONGWALL BLEEDER VENTILATIONBrune, J.F., Grubb, J.W., Bogin, G.E., Zipf, R.K., Marts, J.A., Gilmore, R.C., Lolon, S., and Saki, S.A. (Colorado School of Mines)

15-54

8:40-9:00 EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF FUSING THIN SPRAY-ON LINERS AS A GAS MANAGEMENT TOOL IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES

Li, Z., Chalmers, D., Saydam, S., Mitra, R., Hussain, F. (University of New South Wales)

15-55

9:00-9:20 EFFECT OF DECREASING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE ON EXPLOSIVE GAS ZONES IN BLEEDER VENTILATED LONGWALL GOBS

Lolon, S.A., Gilmore, R.C., Brune, J.F., Bogin, G.E., Grubb, J.W., Zipf, R.K., Juganda, A., and Saki, S.A. (Colorado School of Mines)

15-56

9:20-9:40 VENTILATION AIR METHANE ABATEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO THE COAL INDUSTRY

Ruiz, F., Talkington, C., Olson, E. (US EPA, ARI Inc.)

15-57


10:00-10:20 GOB VENTILATION BOREHOLES DESIGN OPTIMIZATION FOR LONGWALL COAL MINING

Saki, S.A., Brune, J.F., Bogin, G.E., Gilmore, R.C., Grubb, J.W., Zipf, R.K., and Marts, J.A. (Colorado School of Mines)

15-58

10:20-10:40 EFFECT OF DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK REPRESENTATION OF GOB ON AIRFLOW DISTRIBUTION NEAR THE LONGWALL FACE

Karacan, C.Ö., and Yuan, L. (NIOSH-OMSHR)

15-59

11:20-11:40 VENTILATION METHANE EMISSIONS OF COAL MINES IN ZONGULDAK COAL BASIN-TURKEY

Fişne, A., Özer, S.C., Esen, O. (Istanbul Technical University)

15-73


Wednesday, June 24

11:00-11:20 EVALUATION OF COAL SEAMS’ GAS CONTENT IN KOZLU MINE, ZONGULDAK/TURKEY

Özer, S.C., Esen, O., and Fişne, A. (Istanbul Technical University)

15-62

Technical Session X: Mine FiresSolitude Room Chairs: Vaibhav Raj (University of Alaska), Kayode Ajayi (South Dakota

School of Mines and Technology) Underlined name denotes presenter

8:00-8:20 ANALYSIS OF ALL REPORTED MINE FIRE INCIDENTS: 2000-2013 IN ALL TYPES OF UNITED STATES MINES

Slaughter, C., Tien, J., and Cao, Y. (Monash University)

15-63

8:20-8:40 PRINCIPLE ROLES OF MINE FIRE SIMULATION IN MINE MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY PLANNING

Fox, J., Bowling, J., Schafrik, S. (Mine Ventilation Services, Virginia Tech)

15-64

8:40-9:00 SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION PREDICTION AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES

Jha, A., Clizaya, F., and Nelson, M.G. (University of Utah)

15-65

9:00-9:20 FIRE BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS OF A MINE FUTURE PLANHaghighat, A., Gillies, S. (Virginia Tech, Missouri University of Science and Technology)

15-66

9:20-9:40 UNDERGROUND FIRE ROLLBACK SIMULATION IN LARGE SCALE VENTILATION MODELS

Stewart, C., Aminossadati, S.M., Kizil, M.S. (Chasm Consulting)

15-67


10:00-10:20 NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF WATER SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS ON SUPPRESSION OF CONVEYOR BELT FIRES

Yuan, L., Smith, A.C. (NIOSH-OMSHR)

15-68

10:20-10:40 MANAGING THE RISK OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES

Grubb, J.W., Brune, J.F., Zipf, R.K., Bogin, G.E., Marts, J.A., Gilmore, R.C., Saki, S.A., Lolon, S.A. (Colorado School of Mines)

15-70

10:40-11:00 CFD ANALYSIS OF TRUCK FIRE IN LARGE-OPENING LIMESTONE MINE

Lee, C., and Kim, H. (Dong-A University, Jusung-GNB Engineering).

15-71


Wednesday, June 24

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm


Thursday, June 25 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Field Trip: Kimballton Underground Limestone Mine, Lhoist North AmericaRipplemead, VirginiaPre-registration is required. If you would like to sign-up for this tour, you must register on Sunday or Monday during registration.Vans depart from the parking lot at the Inn at Virginia Tech, lunch provided.


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