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Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Date submitted
    2022-01-21
  • Date accepted
    2022-11-14
  • Date published
    2023-08-28

Strategy of mine ventilation control in optimal mode using fuzzy logic controllers

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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.

How to cite: Kashnikov A.V., Kruglov Y.V. Strategy of mine ventilation control in optimal mode using fuzzy logic controllers // Journal of Mining Institute. 2023. Vol. 262 . p. 594-605. DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2022.75
Geoecology and occupational health and safety
  • Date submitted
    2017-11-22
  • Date accepted
    2018-01-04
  • Date published
    2018-04-24

Justification of a methodical approach of aerologic evaluation of methane hazard in development workings at mines of Vietnam

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The methods of evaluation of the aerological conditions to be performed for the purpose of normalization of mining conditions are provided in the present review; the location of possible accumulations of explosive gases during the drift of the development workings are taken into account. To increase the safety of the development working regarding the gas factor, a complex evaluation of a working was developed with respect to the dynamics of methane emission and air coursing along the working which is strongly affected by the character of the leakages from the ventilation ducting. Thereby, there occurs a necessity of the enhancement of a methodical approach of calculation of ventilation of a working which consists in taking into consideration a total aerodynamic resistance of the booster fan including the local resistances of the zones of the working. An integer simulation of the gas-air flows realized on the basis of a software package FLowVision allows to evaluate a change in the methane concentration in the zones of local accumulations.

How to cite: Smirnyakov V.V., Fen N.M. Justification of a methodical approach of aerologic evaluation of methane hazard in development workings at mines of Vietnam // Journal of Mining Institute. 2018. Vol. 230 . p. 197-203. DOI: 10.25515/PMI.2018.2.197