Beyond conventional metrics: Comprehensive characterization of respirable coal mine dust

E Sarver, C Keles, M Rezaee - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Conventional practice in monitoring and control of respirable coal mine dust has focused on
the total mass concentration and the crystalline silica mass fraction of personal exposures …

Prediction and innovative control strategies for oxygen and hazardous gases from diesel emission in underground mines

JC Kurnia, AP Sasmito, WY Wong… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Diesel engine is widely used in underground mining machines due to its efficiency, ease of
maintenance, reliability and durability. However, it possesses significant danger to the …

Forecasting of NOx emissions of diesel LHD vehicles in underground mines—an ANN-based regression approach

A Banasiewicz, F Moosavi, M Kotyla, P Śliwiński… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
An approach based on an artificial neural network (ANN) for the prediction of NOx emissions
from underground load–haul–dumping (LHD) vehicles powered by diesel engines is …

Review of Diesel Particulate Matter Control Methods in Underground Mines

P Chang, G Xu - Proceedings of the 11th International Mine Ventilation …, 2019 - Springer
Diesel-powered equipment is widely used in the mining industry due to its superb
performance, cost-effectiveness, efficiency as well as durability. However, there is a potential …

Real-time diesel particulate matter monitoring in underground mines: Evolution and applications

MU Khan, KO Homan, SA Saki, MZ Emad… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Diesel exhaust is a major cause of large number of occupational diseases. Acute and
continuous exposure to DPM can cause numerous health issues including respiratory …

Effects of MERV 16 filters and routine work practices on enclosed cabs for reducing respirable dust and DPM exposures in an underground limestone mine

JD Noll, AB Cecala, JP Rider - Mining engineering, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An effective technique to minimize miners' respirable dust and diesel exposure on mobile
mining equipment is to place mine operators in enclosed cabs with designed filtration and …

[PDF][PDF] Removal of DPM from an air stream using micron-scale droplets

L Rojas-Mendoza, EA Sarver, JR Saylor - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2017 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACTRespiratory exposures to diesel particulate matter (DPM) present health risks,
particularly in confined environments with a relatively high number of emission sources …

Biodiesel from algae

AB Avagyan, B Singh, AB Avagyan, B Singh - … , Economics and Barriers …, 2019 - Springer
The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the benefits of algae for biodiesel production and
sustainable development. The production of various types of biofuel greatly depends on …

A diesel particulate matter dispersion study inside a single dead end entry using dynamic mesh model

M Thiruvengadam, Y Zheng, H Lan… - International Journal of …, 2016 - inderscienceonline.com
Three-dimensional simulations of diesel particulate matter (DPM) distribution inside a single
dead end entry with a push-pull system for the load-haul-dump (LHD)-truck loading and …

[PDF][PDF] Обоснование безопасных условий работы горнотранспортных машин с двигателями внутреннего сгорания по фактору выделения загрязняющих …

АС Серегин, ИР Фазылов… - Горный информационно …, 2022 - giab-online.ru
Широкое применение горнотранспортного оборудования с двигателем внутреннего
сгорания (ДВС) определяется необходимостью интенсификации процессов, связанных …