Design Methodology, Testing and Evaluation of a Continuous Miner Cutterhead for Dust Reduction in Underground Coal Mining

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• Personal Author:
  Asbury B ; Balci C ; Cigla M
• Description:
  The Western Mining Resource Center (WMRC) at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) received a grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to perform a study that will help reduce the amount of respirable dust generated from the cutting of coal. The study is based upon laboratory testing and field experience. This information is being used to develop a new cutterhead design in conjunction with Joy Mining Machinery. The new cutterhead design is being evaluated with existing computer models developed at CSM. The new continuous miner cutterhead will be tested at the Twenty Mile Coal Company's Foidal Creek Mine. Baseline testing with the current cutterhead will also be performed. This paper presents laboratory test results, design methodology, and test results performed to date. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Mining Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Software
• Keywords:
  Coal Mining Computer Models Dust Suppression Mining Equipment Mining Industry Respirable Dust Safety Measures Safety Monitoring Safety Practices Underground Mining
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053650
• Citation:
  2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 25-27, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 02-136. Littleton, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 2002 Feb; :1-8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado School of Mines
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19990901
• Source Full Name:
  2002 SME Annual Meeting, Feb 25-27, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 02-136
• End Date:
  20050831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:323747625c44f5dd09e620a67a936eb53920a30688830b6b8cd98cd8a26bc7e07591defcf25cfa9e9c3f32d14a952cfd1b980ed60c9e56a69932c5902e0ab528
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216370/cdc_216370_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 525.71 KB ]