Report of Investigations 9571: In-Mine Evaluation of Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filters at Two Underground Metal Mines

Details

• Journal Article:
  Minneapolis, MN: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 9571
• Personal Author:
  Baz-Dresch, John J. ; Bickel, Kenneth L. ; Cantrell, Bruce K. ; Carlson, David H. ; Olson, Keith S. ; Rubow, Kenneth L. ; Watts, Winthrop F. Jr.
• Description:
  The U.S. Bureau of Mines evaluated the performance of a catalyzed diesel particulate filter (CDPF) and a CDPF combined with a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) at two metal mines. This paper describes the results from the two field evaluations. The CDPF/DOC was installed on an Elphinstone load-haul-dump (LHD) powered by a Caterpillar 3306 prechambered, turbocharged engine. The CDPF was installed on a Tamrock diesel-hydraulic roof-bolting jumbo, powered by a Deutz F6L912W engine. The underground evaluation at this mine was more difficult because of frequent movement by the roof-bolting jumbo, variation in the daily workload, tremendous fluctuation in ventilation air flow rate and the use of a high sulfur diesel fuel, which promotes the formation of sulfate particles, decreases filtration efficiency, and hastens the deterioration of the catalyst. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Movements Carbon Monoxide Dust Hydrocarbons Metals Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Particulates; Dust; Hydrocarbons; Carbon-monoxide; Carbon-dioxide; Nitrogen-dioxide; Nitric-acid; Filtration; Durability; Performance-evaluation; Mine-cars; Mine-ventilation; Air-flow; Diesel-engine-exhaust; Air-pollution-control; Filters; Underground-mines; Oxidation-catalysts
• Source:
  Minneapolis, MN: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, RI 9571, 1995 Jan; :1-14
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• Subseries:
  Report of Investigations
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  20 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005867
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB95-271425
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c2ce8df1368ad7aa93b56b9a945186ac574299c30b846d14fd4c3829785511e52ef547415580968273f917e52ee8de8a374fae5b65329d6d3df6b6afc7e9f2ab
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/10172/cdc_10172_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.71 MB ]