Evaluation of line brattice length in an empty heading to improve air flow rate at the face using CFD

作     者：Feroze Tariq Genc Bekir 

作者机构：School of Mining EngineeringUniversity of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg 2050South Africa 

出 版 物：《International Journal of Mining Science and Technology》 (矿业科学技术学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第27卷第2期

页      面：253-259页

核心收录：

学科分类：0709[理学-地质学] 0819[工学-矿业工程] 0808[工学-电气工程] 081903[工学-安全技术及工程] 08[工学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程] 0708[理学-地球物理学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0813[工学-建筑学] 0814[工学-土木工程] 

基　　金：the financial assistance required to purchase the high performance PC and the CFD software 

主　　题：Coal mine ventilation Auxiliary ventilation Line brattice ventilation system Computational fluid dynamics 

摘      要：The effectiveness of line brattice(LB) ventilation system depends on the associated system ***, the effect of these variables on the air flow rates close to the face of the heading is not extensively studied. In this paper, the effect of the LB length in relation to the LB-wall distance on the air flow rate reaching the face is analysed. Scenarios were developed using four LB lengths, two LB-wall distances and two heading depths. These scenarios were simulated with a validated CFD model. The air flow rates and patterns at various locations inside the heading were analysed. This helped to find the minimum LB-face distance that should be maintained for each LB-wall distance to maximise the air flow rate at the face. The minimum length when used will improve ventilation and reduce energy cost.