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  • AUSIMM
    Australian longwall ventilation systems

    By J Rowland, B Belle, M Webber

    The Australian underground coal industry has experienced substantial improvements in longwall productivity and, as such, the methods of providing a safe and productive mine environment have needed to

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Case study – an analysis of reliability and efficiency: ultrasonic versus annubar technologies

    By M J. Shearer

    An investigation into the reliability of the data being collected at the Mount Isa Mines site operated by Glencore in Queensland allowed on-site ventilation personnel to scrutinise pressure and volume

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    A review of the strategy and gas monitoring results obtained during the use of Queensland Mines Rescue Service GAG unit at Crinum North mine

    By E Westthorp

    Final mine sealing of BMA’s Crinum North mine, near Emerald, Queensland was undertaken in December 2015. Due to the benign atmospheric environment at Crinum North, the Queensland Mines Rescue Service

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Delivering a healthy atmosphere underground in a cost-conscious environment

    By D Reid, J Black

    The adverse health impacts from diesel particulate matter (DPM) exposure are a well-known global concern. The building evidence has triggered underground mining operations to review existing atmospher

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    The use of mid-panel ventilation shafts to improve positional cooling efficiency in a Bowen Basin longwall mine – a case study

    By D Brouwer, P Wild, B Belle

    Due to the steep geo-thermal gradient in Bowen Basin area, as underground coalmines reach increased depths of extraction, the Bulk Air Cooling (BAC) requirements will increase as opposed to cooling th

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    An overview of ventilation and gas management systems in an underground coalmine in Iran

    By S M. Aminossadati, R Bagherpour, F Hasheminasab

    Mine ventilation is an essential part of underground mining operations used to provide fresh and cool air, as well as to dilute and remove contaminants from the work environment. This paper presents a

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Gaseous products of weathered coal during the process of spontaneous combustion

    By Y Zhang, X Yi, J Deng, J Zhao, J Song

    To obtain the combustion process of a coal fire, a high-temperature programmed system is used to simulate the spontaneous combustion process of fresh and weathered coals. Both fresh coal and weathered

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Inertisation of coal augering holes

    By B Leisemann, M Watkinson

    Coal augering is an ideal method for recovering coal from the highwalls of open cut coalmines. Coal augering is a simple process whereby additional flights are added to the auger cutting head and auge

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Application of side venting technique in mitigation of methane – air explosion and flame deflagration in ventilation air methane

    By J Zanganeh, M Ajrash, B Moghtaderi

    Application of thermal oxidation is considered a promising technique in reducing fugitive methane gas from ventilation air methane (VAM). A typical thermal oxidiser operates with diluted methane and c

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    New generation of gas sensors for underground coal mining applications

    By M Amanzadeh, S M. Aminossadati, B M. Masum, M S. Kizil, C R. Leonardi

    Gas sensing systems are becoming more important in many industries such as oil, gas and mining operations. Particularly in underground coalmines, accurate and reliable monitoring of toxic and combusti

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Auxiliary ventilation design – why and how mines waste so much power on inferior systems

    By D J. Brake

    There has been a strong trend over the past decade in hard rock mines towards the use of very high powered auxiliary (or secondary) fans; in many mines, the installed power for the secondary ventilati

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Fan specification and tender adjudication for mine ventilation engineers with particular reference to turnkey projects

    By D J. Brake

    The correct specification and then selection of primary or major fans for an underground mine is a critical decision not only in terms of fan capital and operating costs, but also safety and reliabili

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Products of reactive pyrite oxidation in the mine environment – implications for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis

    By D Chalmers, C R. Ward, B B. Beamish

    Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) has re-emerged as a major concern in the Australian coal mining industry. Harmful effects from coal dust inhalation have been well documented, but the underlying cau

    Aug 28, 2017

  • AUSIMM
    Ventilation rules of thumb – friend or foe? Focusing on design upcast air velocities for shafts and raise bores

    By A S. Derrington

    There are several long-standing rules of thumb that are often quoted in mine ventilation studies. They include airway ‘carrying velocities’ and the critical upcast air velocity range that must be avoi

    Aug 28, 2017

  • ABM
    ESTUDO DA EVOLUÇÃO DO COEFICIENTE GLOBAL DE TRANSFERÊNCIA DE CALOR EM FUNÇÃO DA COMPOSIÇÃO QUÍMICA DE LIGAS Al-Sn

    By Ádria Rocha Corrêa

    Durante a solidificação de ligas metálicas, o produto fundido se contrai, o qual provoca o surgimento de espaçamentos vazios na interface metal/molde chamados de “gaps”. Estes gaps causam o aumento da

    Aug 17, 2017

  • ABM
    VERIFICAÇÃO DA FORCA MOTRIZ DA PROPAGAÇÃO DE TRINCAS POR FADIGA: ?K OU ?Kef?

    By Julián Andrés Ortiz González

    Este estudo apresenta novos resultados que comprovam a confiabilidade e a repetibilidade das medições de cargas de abertura de trincas de fadiga obtidas em estudos anteriores [1,2], que foram usadas p

    Aug 17, 2017

  • ABM
    POLIMENTO ELETROLÍTICO EM FIOS DE NiTi

    By Laís Ávila de Oliveira Silva

    A aplicação de ligas de NiTi como biomateriais exige que sua superfície tenha um excelente acabamento final, para garantir a alta resistência à corrosão e a biocompatibilidade. O polimento eletrolític

    Aug 17, 2017

  • ABM
    ESTUDOS DA INFLUÊNCIA DA BASICIDADE E DO TEOR DE FeO DO SINTER NA ZONA DE AMOLECIMENTO E FUSÃO DO ALTO FORNO

    By Aline Aguiar Lopes

    A piora na qualidade dos minérios de ferro tem levado as empresas a adaptarem seus processos a novas condições de qualidade das matérias-primas, surgindo assim a necessidade de desenvolver estudos que

    Aug 17, 2017

  • ABM
    AVALIAÇÃO DA HOMOGENEIZAÇÃO DE LIGA Ti35Nb PROCESSADA POR METALURGIA DO PÓ E EXTRUSÃO ANGULAR EM CANAL

    By Juan Garcia de Blas

    O presente trabalho aborda o desenvolvimento de liga titânio-nióbio obtida por metalurgia do pó no qual foi introduzida uma operação de extrusão angular em canal (Equal Channel Angular Pressing - ECAP

    Aug 17, 2017

  • ABM
    PROPRIEDADES E ESTRUTURA DE LIGAS MONO E POLICRISTALINA Cu-Al-Ni E POLICRISTALINA Cu-Al-Ni-Mn-Ti TERMICAMENTE TRATADAS

    By Pedro Augusto Silva de Lima

    As ligas do sistema Cu-Al-Ni sofrem Transformações Martensíticas Reversíveis (TMR) e podem apresentar Efeitos Não Elásticos, incluindo o Efeito de Memória de Forma (EMF). Elas podem ser utilizadas nas

    Aug 17, 2017