Measurements and Simulations of Face Ventilation Effectiveness for Large Diesel Equipment

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• Personal Author:
  Brechtel, C. E. ; Thimons, Edward D.
• Description:
  Providing adequate airflow to effectively dilute and remove diesel pollutants in large mine working headings is a little researched area. A simulated diesel mucking operation was carried out in the Exxon Colony Pilot Mine in Colorado to establish expected levels of diesel pollutants in dead-ended working headings. This heading was nominally 50 ft wide by 30 ft high. Two face ventilation systems were tested using sulfur hexafluoride tracer gas to represent the diesel pollutants. The results of these tests showed that conventional face ventilation systems operating at high flow rates could adequately ventilate diesel equipment in the 600- to 700-hp range, even in a 300-ft-long dead heading. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Mining Occupational Health Safety Vehicle Emissions Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Diesel Emissions Diesel Engines Diesel Exhausts Mining Industry Motor Vehicles Underground Mines Underground Mining Ventilation Systems
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; District of Columbia ; Kentucky ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  66-71
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005565
• Citation:
  Diesels in underground mines. Proceedings: Bureau of Mines Technology Transfer Seminar, Louisville, Kentucky, April 21, 1987, and Denver, Colorado, April 23, 1987. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 9141, 1987 Apr; :66-71
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Diesels in underground mines. Proceedings: Bureau of Mines Technology Transfer Seminar, Louisville, Kentucky, April 21, 1987, and Denver, Colorado, April 23, 1987
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219694/cdc_219694_DS1.pdf
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