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Date submitted2021-05-08
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Date accepted2022-07-21
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Date published2023-12-25
Technologies of intensive development of potash seams by longwall faces at great depths: current problems, areas of improvement
- Authors:
- Vladimir P. Zubov
- Denis G. Sokol
The results of the analysis of practical experience in the development of potash seams using longwall mining systems at the mines of OAO “Belaruskali” are presented. Positive changes in the technical and economic indicators of mines and an increase in the safety of mining operations were noted with the introduction of resource-saving technologies without leaving the pillars between the excavation columns or with leaving the pillars between the columns with dimensions at which they are destroyed by mining pressure in the goaf. It is noted that the use of mechanized stoping complexes characterized by high energy capacity, combined with large depths of development, is the main reason for the temperature increase in longwalls to values exceeding the maximum permissible air temperature regulated by sanitary standards. Based on production studies, it was concluded that the temperature regime along the length of the longwall face is determined by the temperature of rocks in the developed longwall space, heat emissions from the equipment of the power train, and the temperature of the rock mass ahead of the longwall. The conclusion has been drawn about the feasibility of using developed technological schemes in deep mining conditions, which provide a reduction in longwall temperature by 6-9 °C or more through isolated ventilation of longwall and power trains, as well as heat exchange between the airflow entering the longwall and the rocks in the developed space.
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Date submitted2022-01-21
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Date accepted2022-11-14
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Date published2023-08-28
Strategy of mine ventilation control in optimal mode using fuzzy logic controllers
- Authors:
- Aleksei V. Kashnikov
- Yuri V. Kruglov
The issues related to improving the efficiency of automatic ventilation control systems of mines that regulate the air supply to the mine in accordance with the need are considered. During the tests of such a system in the 3RU mine of OAO Belaruskali, the shortcomings of its existing, implementation, associated with the incorrect choice of the most difficult-to-ventilate direction, were revealed. The possibilities of implementing a control strategy, in which the system automatically determines the optimal configuration of the operating modes of fans and regulators, are demonstrated. As an alternative to the implemented algorithms, it is proposed to use a fuzzy control device to account for the nonlinearity of the dependence of the input and output parameters of ventilation equipment and to set the conditions for the optimal operating mode of the system in a declarative form. To assess the effectiveness of the proposed approach, the data of simulation modeling of the current ventilation mode and the transition from one ventilation mode to another are analyzed with comparison with the actual data of the system operation. The simulation results show that the use of an upgraded control scheme for the main ventilation fan based on fuzzy logic in the implementation of automatic ventilation control systems makes it possible to eliminate the possibility of a shortage of fresh air in the regulated directions of its movement, as well as excessive power consumption of the main ventilation fan.
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Date submitted2019-06-29
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Date accepted2019-08-25
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Date published2019-12-24
New technical solutions for ventilation in deep quarries
- Authors:
- S. G. Shakhrai
- G. S. Kurchin
- A. G. Sorokin
The paper discusses the issues of ventilating in deep quarries caused by the intensification of blasting operations at great depths, the increased distance of ore truck transportation to the daylight area, constant change in the geometrical parameters of the quarry, its microrelief and direction of mining, and increased isolation of the mined space from the environment. We provide a brief analysis of the current tools for forced airflow in deep quarries, which showed that the use of forced ventilation is often challenging since it leads to high energy consumption, high level of noise exceeding the permissible parameters, and high speeds of forced air flows may blow the dust off the quarry surfaces. The article presents methods and tools developed at the Siberian Federal University for intensifying the natural airflow in deep quarries by changing the air density at the entrance and exit points of the pit, as well as heating the shady areas using mirrors and solar energy, which do not interfere with mining and blasting operations.
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Date submitted2018-05-06
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Date accepted2018-07-17
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Date published2018-10-24
Obtaining intermetallic compounds in Al–Ti–Zn system
- Authors:
- V. V. Kaminskii
- S. Y. Petrovich
- V. A. Lipin
Binary intermetallic compounds – titanium aluminides (TiAl, Ti 3 Al) – when added to the alloys, significantly increase their strength and special properties. The most promising direction to produce intermetallic compounds are mechanochemical technologies, including mechanical alloy building. Mechanical alloying makes it possible to introduce much smaller particles into the metal matrix than can be achieved using standard powder metallurgy technologies. In addition to mechanical synthesis, aluminum-based intermetallic compounds were produced by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) of solid chemical compounds. The synthesis was carried out according to a multistage scheme: preparation of titanium and aluminum powder, mixing; synthesis of the Al 3 Ti intermetallic compound by the SHS method in vacuum followed by mechanical activation of stoichiometric charges. The aim of the research was to study the dynamics of the development of nanodispersed phases in the process of synthesis during mechanical alloying. The power absorbed by the unit mass of the material for different processing times of the charge was calculated. When the level of the specific power (dose) of mechanical treatment was 3.5 kJ/g, the maximum content of intermetallic compound in the resulting material was achieved. Based on calculations and the data obtained during X-ray phase analysis, the dependence of the change in the content of ternary intermetallic compounds in the final product on the absorbed power was determined. As a result of the studies using raster electron microscopy and X-ray analysis, it was found that mechanical alloying of nanostructured intermetallic compounds Ti 4 ZnAl 11 and Ti 25 Zn 9 Al 66 with the size of nanodisperse phases less than 12 nm in the Al–Ti–Zn system, the weight ratio of proportion of the latter reaches 74 %.
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Date submitted2017-10-31
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Date accepted2018-01-01
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Date published2018-04-24
Peculiarities of formation and growth of nanodispersed intermetallic strengthening inclusions in rapidly-solidified alloys of Al–Mg–Zr–X-system
- Authors:
- D. I. Budelovskii
- S. Yu. Petrovich
- V. A. Lipin
The paper is devoted to the influence of the fourth element on the microstructure of the rapidly-solidified alloys of the Al–Mg–Zr-system. Alloys were additionally doped with high-melting-point metals Ti, Hf, W, and Nb. In the structure of all samples in the immediate area of the cooled surface, uniformly distributed intermetallic inclusions of several nanometers in size were detected. Such a structure can be represented as a dispersion-strengthened composite. A quantitative metallographic analysis was carried out to quantitatively describe the structure of the obtained particles of the cooled melt. The obtained rapidly-solidified alloys can be described as dispersion-strengthened composite materials with the aluminum-magnesium alloy matrix and the intermetallic particles strengthener. Depending on the alloying component, these particles differ in shape (spheres, plates, agglomerates) and in size (from 200 nm when alloying with Hf and W up to 1.2-1.5 μm with Ti and Nb alloying). The X-ray phase analysis (XPA) showed that in the studied alloys of the Al–5Mg–1.2Zr–(0.5÷2.0)X-system, high cooling rates of melts lead to the formation of new intermetallic compounds that are absent in equilibrium systems. The example of an alloy with hafnium additive shows that an increase in the content of the alloying component (from 0.5 to 2 % by mass) leads to an increase in the volume ratio of intermetallic inclusions (from 5 to 12.8 %). At the same time, their shape and average size remain unchanged. The additional alloying component will improve the mechanical characteristics of aluminum alloys by increasing the recrystallization threshold of a rapidly-solidified alloy.
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Date submitted2016-09-23
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Date accepted2016-11-07
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Date published2017-02-22
Development of energy-saving technologies providing comfortable microclimate conditions for mining
The paper contains analysis of natural and technogenic factors influencing properties of mine atmosphere, defining level of mining safety and probability of emergencies. Main trends in development of energy-saving technologies providing comfortable microclimate conditions are highlighted. A complex of methods and mathematical models has been developed to carry out aerologic and thermophysical calculations. Main ways of improvement for existing calculation methods of stationary and non-stationary air distribution have been defined: use of ejection draught sources to organize recirculation ventilation; accounting of depression losses at working intersections; inertance impact of air streams and mined-out spaces for modeling transitory emergency scenarios. Based on the calculation algorithm of airflow rate distribution in the mine network, processing method has been developed for the results of air-depressive surveys under conditions of data shortage. Processes of dust transfer have been modeled in view of its coagulation and settlement, as well as interaction with water drops in case of wet dust prevention. A method to calculate intensity of water evaporation and condensation has been suggested, which allows to forecast time, duration and quantity of precipitation and its migration inside the mine during winter season.
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Date submitted2013-07-25
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Date accepted2013-09-29
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Date published2014-03-17
Assessment of the longwall face length influence on gas emission at longwall panels of the OJSC «Vorkutaugol» coal mines
- Authors:
- O. I. Kazanin
- A. M. Sufiyarov
Results of researches of the longwall face length influence on gas emission at the coal seam «Chetverty» longwall panels of the OJSC «Vorkutaugol» mines are given. Dependences of the longwall production and longwall face length are specified. Range of rational values of the longwall face length according to the gas emission control efficiency is determined.
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Date submitted2013-07-20
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Date accepted2013-09-01
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Date published2014-03-17
Methodological features of intensification natural ventilation pits
- Authors:
- V. A. Rogalev
- K. N. Yastrebova
Effective method of intensification of natural ventilation pits is to ensure steady airflow around the sides of the wind stream. Methodical features of the implementation of this method and the corresponding mathematical algorithm.
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Date submitted1951-07-29
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Date accepted1951-09-11
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Date published1952-03-26
On the initial data for calculating mine heating installations
- Authors:
- L. P. Severin
Heating the air supplied to the mine for ventilation of underground workings in winter ensures uninterrupted operation, improved occupational safety and health protection of workers, extension of the service life of reinforcement and fastening of mine shafts and reduction of expenses for their repair. The requirement for mandatory heating of ventilation air in the mines of the Ministry of Coal Industry of the USSR in winter was first included in the "Rules for the Technical Operation of Coal Mines" (abbreviated PTE) in 1941. § 840 of the PTE states: ""For shafts with an incoming stream, there must be heating (non-fire) devices that ensure maintaining the air temperature below the junction of the heater channel with the shaft of at least +2°." Before the issuance of the PTE, the need to heat the air supplied to mine workings was not mandatory. In 1948, the need for mandatory air heating was included in the Mintsvetmet PTE in a slightly different version. In modern mine heating units, it is common to heat only part of the ventilation air to a temperature of 60-100° C. The air heated to this temperature is directed by a special fan through the heating channel into the mine shaft, where the heated air is mixed with the main flow of cold air coming from the earth's surface through the mouth of the shaft.
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Date submitted1951-07-02
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Date accepted1951-09-04
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Date published1952-12-23
Theoretical substantiation of the conditions for the introduction of heated air entering the mine shaft from the heating channels
- Authors:
- L. P. Severin
The proposed work is devoted to the consideration of the conditions for introducing ventilation air into mine shafts, heated in winter by mine heating units. This refers to the suction system of mine ventilation, which is accompanied by the presence of a heating unit with its own fan and an underground heating channel at the air supply shaft. The main mine fan in such a ventilation system is located at the ventilation shaft. The work separately considers the conditions for introducing heated air into vertical and inclined mine shafts.
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Date submitted1951-07-29
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Date accepted1951-09-20
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Date published1952-12-23
Experimental verification of formulas for calculating natural mine draft
- Authors:
- Sh. Kh. Kilkeev
"In connection with the increase in the depth of development, reaching, in particular, 1000-1200 m in a number of Donbass mines, interest in the issue of natural draft is growing, especially in mines with high temperatures. Natural draft is also important from the point of view of energy conservation. For ventilation of deep mines, fans with a capacity of up to 300-400 m3/sec with an annual power consumption of about 20-30 million kWh will be installed. With such enormous energy resources required for ventilation, taking into account the depression of natural draft when choosing fans will save significant funds for the national economy. Natural draft is of particular importance when ventilating mines of metal mines located in mountainous areas. Many of them, even large ones, are ventilated exclusively by natural draft. Thus, according to measurements in January 1947, at one of the mines of the Soviet Union, with a depression of natural draft of 12.5 mm H2O in winter, 2000 m3/min of air was supplied, which fully ensured the normal operation of the mine. From the above it follows that the question of natural draft in mines is of great practical interest and its correct calculation has considerable production significance.
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Date submitted1950-07-22
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Date accepted1950-09-14
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Date published1951-04-30
On the theory of icing of mine workings during their ventilation
- Authors:
- A. S. Ter-Pogosyan
During summer ventilation of some workings with low temperatures (acquired, for example, during the winter cooling period), warm atmospheric air, getting into the working, enters into heat exchange with its walls and, cooling, becomes saturated. Therefore, condensed moisture falls on the walls of the working. Its fallout begins from the place where the air flow temperature becomes equal to the saturation temperature. From the same place of the working, where the flow temperature reaches 0°, icing of moisture occurs, which complicates the operation of the working. It is necessary to calculate: 1) icing and condensation thresholds, 2) the thickness of the icing layer, the distribution of temperature along the working as a function of time, air flow velocity, transverse dimensions of the working, temperature and humidity of the atmospheric air.