Papers

Auxiliary Ventilation

1. An Investigation of Booster Fan Placements in a Large Opening Underground Stone mine Utilizing CFD
   N. Gendrue, S. Liu, S. Bhattacharyya
2. Quantifying assemblage losses in auxiliary ventilation systems
   E. De Souza

Case Studies of Mine Ventilation

1. Kucing-Liar (KL) Mine LOM Preliminary Ventilation Design - PT Freeport Indonesia
   A. Habibi, I. Setiawan, R. Prasojo, C. Stewart
2. A Case Study in Successful Use of Spot Cooling for Underground Shaft Sinking
   M. Brown, D. Durieux, C. McGuire, D. Witow

Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications in Mine Ventilation

1. CFD Study of Cavern Ventilation
   M.A. Carvajal-Meza, J. P. Hurtado Cruz
2. Model Order Reduction of High-Fidelity Underground Mine Model
   M. Vaze, J. Nyqvist, S. Dasgupta
3. Minimizing the aerodynamic impact of a new cooling plant installed upstream of an existing surface fan and heater arrangement through CFD analyses
   J. K. Shaw, L. K. Falk, M. Kaufman, C. Allen
4. CFD Modeling of a Large-Opening Stone Mine using COMSOL Multiphysics
   K. V. Raj, V. Gangrade
5. An investigation of shock loss factors at ventilation raise junctions in underground hard rock mines using computational fluid dynamics
   H. Zhang, L. Falk, C. Allen

Diesel Particulate Control

1. Comparing Diesel and GDiesel® Exhaust Exposures in an Underground Mining Laboratory
   R. Reed, J. Burgess, E. Lutz
2. Improvement of size-selective sampling of diesel aerosols in underground mines
   A. D. Bugarski, T. L. Barone, J. A. Hummer, T. Lee, S. Vanderslice, S. Friend
3. Results of diesel exhaust nanoparticle experimental sampling in a cabin of LHD loader operating in an active ore heading area
   S. Sabanov, M. Torkmahalleh, N. Magauiya, A. Zeinalla, A. Abil, A. Qureshi, G. Nurshaiykova, D.Rakhimov
4. Importance of using real-time and microscopic analysis techniques to characterize DPM in underground mines
   A. Habibi, K. O. Homan, A.D. Bugarski
5. Development and Evaluation of Innovative Diesel Particulate Filter Technology
   J. Stachulak, B. Rubeli, D. Young, K. Watson, B. McLean
6. DPM Reduction through Emission Assisted Maintenance - PT Freeport Indonesia Program Update 
   A. Habibi, E. Pinto, M. Mardon, K. Wijayanto, C. Rose

Electric Machinery in Mine Ventilation

1. Underground Mine Ventilation Design: Diesel vs Electrical Equipment
   C. A. Rawlins

Mine Cooling and Refrigeration

1. Selection, Design Challenges and Construction of Vale's Coleman Mine 10 MW Surface Refrigeration Plant
   S. Hardcastle, J. Shaw, C. Allen
2. Mine Refrigeration Using Geothermal Energy -Is This a Viable Decarbonization Strategy?
   D. W. Durieux
3. Onaping Depth Project Underground Refrigeration Plant Update
   D. Durieux, C. McGuire, T. Mehedi, D. Witow, E. Pilkington
4. A direct equation for sigma heat and wet-bulb temperature for underground ventilation applications
   A. Pandey, S. Jayaraman Sridharan, B. S. Sastry
5. Case study: refrigeration requirements during mineshaft excavation as a function of heat stress index
   K. Tom
6. Development of energy efficient and sustainable cooling strategies for hot underground mines
   J. Fox

Mine Dust Monitoring and Control

1. Effect of auxiliary scrubbers on respirable coal mine dust particle size and composition
   F. Animah, A. Greth, C. Keles, E. Sarver
2. Recovery of Respirable Dust from Fibrous Filters for Particle Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy
   A. Greth, S. Afrouz, F. Animah, C. Keles, E. Sarver
3. Effects of vertical air-blocking ring of drill shroud on dust control for surface mine drilling operation using CFD
   Y. Zheng, D. Potts, W. Reed
4. Investigation on the effect of water pressure on spray performance for removal of respirable dust
   H. Jiang, S. Klima, T. Beck, Y. Zheng
5. Real-Time Measurements of Respirable Crystalline Silica, Kaolinite, Coal, and Calcite
   W. Arnott, C. Kocsis, X. Wang, B. Osho, P. Nascimento, S. Taylor, B. Bingham, C. Murphy, M. Sandink
6. Comparing respirable dust characteristics from full scale cutting tests of three rock samples with conical picks at three stages of wear
   S. Slouka, E. Sidrow, C. Tsai, J. Brune
7. Accuracy of low-cost particulate matter sensor in measuring coal mine dust- a wind tunnel evaluation
   M. M. Zaid, G. Xu, N. Amoah
8. Parametric Studies to Maximize the Dust Protection Performance of the Two-level Manifold Canopy Air Curtain and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling
   N. Amoah, A. Kumar, G. Xu
9. Respirable coal mine dust research: Characterization and toxicity analysis based on dust sources
   V.P. Salinas, M. C. Das, G. Rubasinghege, P. Roghanchi, K. Zychowski
10. Comparison of Respirable Coal and Silica Dust Monitoring Systems for Underground Mining Applications
    A. Medina, A. Vanegas, E. Madureira, P. Roghanchi, R. Rajapaksha, L. Uecker, T. Rawson, C. Harb
11. Evaluation of different surfactants' performance in varying coal dust concentration through logistic regression analysis
    Z. Zhao, P. Chang, A. Ghosh, Y. Liu
12. Process Ventilation Solutions for Mitigation of Combustible and Non-Combustible Dust Hazards at Mining Operations
    J. Finn
13. Development of VR-CFD based training tool for dust control in gateroad development
    M. Qiao, T. Ren, J. Roberts, J. Hines, C. Chow, A. Clayton

Mine Fans

1. Stall impact on axial fans - Testing of anti-stall rings
   J. Fernandez
2. Practical values for the evaluation of fan system efficiencies
   J. Bowling, G. Schult, J. Diest

Mine Fires and Explosion Prevention

1. Longwall Maingate and tailgate Proactive Sponcom and Gas Management Strategy- An Operational Safety Share on Risk Management
   B. Belle, R. Balusu
2. Real-Time Methane Prediction with Small Dataset in Underground Longwall Coal Mining Using AI
   D. C. Demirkan, S. Duzgun, A. Juganda, J. Brune, G. Bogin
3. Evaluation of different suppression techniques for lithium-ion battery fires
   L. Yuan, W. Tang, R. Thomas, J. Soles
4. Characterization and preliminary assessment of diesel fire prior to setting up large size battery fire experiment
   R. I. Pushparaj, G. Xu, A. Iqbal, S. Oluwafemi
5. Fire-induced temperature attenuation under the influence of a single ceiling smoke extraction point in a bifurcated drift
   S. Oluwafemi, G. Xu, A. Kumar, R. I. Pushparaj, A. Iqbal
6. Application of Pressure Balancing Techniques at the West Elk Coal Mine
   C. Kocsis, F. Calizaya, J. Johnson, T. Dias, N. Nunes, E. Lindgren, G. Atchley, J. Poulos

Mine Gases

1. Underground coal mine methane gas forecasting using multivariate time series with one and two auxiliary variables
   J. C. Diaz, Z. Agioutantis, S. Schafrik, D. T. Hristopulos
2. Complete Degasification of Longwall panels in US Coal Mines
   P. C. Thakur
3. Study of in-situ coal seam gas content for Australian coal and gas outburst management: a field data analysis and laboratory experiment
   Z. Li, T. Ren, M. Qiao, D. Black, J. Juric
4. Airflow patterns and blast fume dispersion in different mining methods
   S. Sridharan, A. Adhikari, P. Tukkaraja, J. Connot

Mine Heat

1. Findings and Learnings from Thermal Parameter Studies at four LKAB Sites
   F. K. R. Klose, A. L. Martikainen, T. H. Jones
2. Scenario-driven evaluation of heat sources in underground production scheduling
   J.A. Buaba, E. Udofia, A. Newman, A. J. Brickey

Mine Ventilation and Automation

1. Permeability Determination for Potential Interaction between Shale Gas Wells and the Coal Mine Environment due to Longwall-induced Deformations Under Deep Cover
   M. L. Harris, S. Schatzel, K. Ajayi, M. Van Dyke, P. Zhang, V. Gangrade, J. Addis, H. Dougherty, E. Watkins
2. Analysis of Variation in Longwall-Induced Permeability under Different Mining Depths
   K. M. Ajayi, Z. Khademian, S. J. Schatzel, M. L. Harris, J. D. Addis
3. New Applications of Jet Fans in Underground Mines for Haulage Ramps and Block Cave Ventilation Control
   C. Stewart

Occupational Health and Safety in Mine Ventilation

1. Ventilation research findings for enhanced worker safety when mining near unconventional gas wells in longwall abutment pillars
   S. Schatzel, K. Ajayi, Z. Khademian, R. Kimutis, H. Dougherty, M. Harris, M. Van Dyke, J. Addis, E. Watkins
2. Optimization for fire evacuation applying Maximum Flow Cost algorithm to improve the time- response in underground coal mines
   S. Lotero, H. Khaniani, V. Androulakis, M. Hassanalian, S. Shao, P. Roghanchi
3. Heat Mitigation for Underground Coal Mine Refuge Alternatives
   D. S. Yantek, L. Yan
4. Occupancy Derating for Underground Coal Mine Refuge Alternatives
   D. S. Yantek, L. Yan
5. Renewable/Alternative Energy in Mine Ventilation Incorporating droplet dynamics to improve the reduced-order model of spray freezing for mine heating applications
   M. Mohit, S. Akhtar, M. Xu, A. P. Sasmito
6. Analysis of Small-Scale LIB under thermal abuse
   A.Iqbal, G. Xu, R. I. Pushparaj, O. Salami

Ventilation Monitoring and Measurement

1. Gauge and Tube Surveys: What is their future and that of underground measurements generally as mines transition towards greater use of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence systems?
   D. J. Brake
2. Improving the Accuracy of Field Airflow Measurements for Tunnel Ventilation Fans
   R. E. Ray, E. Fuster

Ventilation Network Analysis and Optimization

1. Case study on the abnormal airflow diagnosis method using atmospheric monitoring data
   L. Zhou, D. Bahrami, R. A. Thomas
2. Ventilation System Upgrades at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
   K. G. Wallace, I. Peña
3. Ventilation Network Optimization: Realizing Energy Savings Whilst Promoting Worker Health and Safety
   A.K. Ngcibi, M. Mochubele, S. Bergh

Ventilation Planning and Design

1. Design Highlights for Agnico Eagle's Macassa 4 Shaft Primary Ventilation Systems
   K. Boyd, T. Mehedi, D. Witow, M. P. Harvey
2. Upper Keel Mine Ventilation Strategy at Eagle Mine
   K. Boyd, D. Witow, C. Gobbs, C. McGuire
3. Empirical and numerical investigation on the optimal length of eddy airflow in dead-end tunnel
   R. Morla, S. Karekal, A. Godbole, P. Tukkaraja, J. Chen, P. Chang