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Mining Publication: A Field Study of a Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain (2nd Generation) for Respirable Coal Mine Dust Control
Keywords: Air curtain systems Bolters Respirable dust Ventilation curtains
Original creation date: December 2019
Authors: W Reed, S Klima, M Shahan, G Ross, K Singh, R Cross, T Grounds
Peer Reviewed Journal Article - September 2019
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20055165
Int J Min Sci Technol 2019 Sep; 29(5):711-720
A 2nd generation roof bolter canopy air curtain (CAC) design was tested by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at a Midwestern underground coal mine. During the study, the roof bolter never operated downwind of the continuous miner. Using a combination of personal Data Rams (pDR) and gravimetric samplers, the dust control efficiency of the roof bolter CAC was ascertained. Performance evaluation was determined using three methods: (1) comparing roof bolter operator concentrations underneath the CAC to roof bolter concentrations outside the CAC, (2) comparing roof bolter operator concentrations underneath the CAC to the concentrations at the rear of the bolter, and finally, (3) using the gravimetric data directly underneath the CAC to correct roof bolter operator concentrations underneath the CAC and comparing them to the concentrations at the rear of the bolter. Method 1 dust control efficiencies ranged from −53.9% to 60.4%. Method 2 efficiencies ranged from −150.5% to 52.2%, and Method 3 efficiencies ranged from 40.7% to 91%. Reasons for negative and low dust control efficiencies are provided in this paper and include: incorrect sampling locations, large distance between CAC and operator, and contamination of intake air from line curtain. Low dust concentrations encountered during the testing made it difficult to discern whether differences in concentrations were due to the CAC or due to variances inherent in experimental dust measurement. However, the analyses, especially the Method 3 analysis, show that the CAC can be an effective dust control device.
First page of A Field Study of a Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain (2nd Generation) for Respirable Coal Mine Dust ControlPeer Reviewed Journal Article - September 2019
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20055165
Int J Min Sci Technol 2019 Sep; 29(5):711-720
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Page last reviewed: May 20, 2020
Page last updated: May 20, 2020
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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