The Application of a Jet Fan for the Control of Air and Methane Streams Mixing at the Excavations Cross – The Results of Numerical Simulation
The paper presents the results of numerical simulations into the distribution of methane concentration at the intersection of two excavations with a fan (turned on) giving the air stream to the area of the crossing. Assumed case represents emergency situation related to the unexpected flow of methan...
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| author | Wrona Paweł Różański Zenon Pach Grzegorz Domagała Lech |
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| description | The paper presents the results of numerical simulations into the distribution of methane concentration at the intersection of two excavations with a fan (turned on) giving the air stream to the area of the crossing. Assumed case represents emergency situation related to the unexpected flow of methane from an excavation and its mixing with fresh air. It is possible when sudden gas outburst takes place, methane leaks from methane drainage system or gas leaks out the pipelines of underground coal gasification devices. Three options were considered - corresponding to three different speeds of the jet fan. They represent three stages of fan work. First - low air speed is forced by a pneumatic fan, when electricity is cut off after high methane concentration detection. Medium speed can be forced by pneumatic-electric device when methane concentration allows to turn on the electricity. Third, the highest speed is for electric fans. Simulations were carried out in the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) belongs to the group of programs Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The governing equations are being solved in a numerical way. It was shown that proposed solution allows partial dilution of methane in every variant of speed what should allow escape of the miners from hazardous area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0413bc412483480cb7da3f3861cedde12022-12-22T01:53:14ZengSciendoManagement Systems in Production Engineering2450-57812016-09-0123315616210.2478/mspe-03-03-2016The Application of a Jet Fan for the Control of Air and Methane Streams Mixing at the Excavations Cross – The Results of Numerical SimulationWrona Paweł0Różański Zenon1Pach Grzegorz2Domagała Lech3Silesian University of Technology Gliwice, PolandSilesian University of Technology Gliwice, PolandSilesian University of Technology Gliwice, PolandSilesian University of Technology Gliwice, PolandThe paper presents the results of numerical simulations into the distribution of methane concentration at the intersection of two excavations with a fan (turned on) giving the air stream to the area of the crossing. Assumed case represents emergency situation related to the unexpected flow of methane from an excavation and its mixing with fresh air. It is possible when sudden gas outburst takes place, methane leaks from methane drainage system or gas leaks out the pipelines of underground coal gasification devices. Three options were considered - corresponding to three different speeds of the jet fan. They represent three stages of fan work. First - low air speed is forced by a pneumatic fan, when electricity is cut off after high methane concentration detection. Medium speed can be forced by pneumatic-electric device when methane concentration allows to turn on the electricity. Third, the highest speed is for electric fans. Simulations were carried out in the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) belongs to the group of programs Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The governing equations are being solved in a numerical way. It was shown that proposed solution allows partial dilution of methane in every variant of speed what should allow escape of the miners from hazardous area.https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-03-03-2016cfd simulationmethanegas hazardjet fan |
| spellingShingle | Wrona Paweł Różański Zenon Pach Grzegorz Domagała Lech The Application of a Jet Fan for the Control of Air and Methane Streams Mixing at the Excavations Cross – The Results of Numerical Simulation Management Systems in Production Engineering cfd simulation methane gas hazard jet fan |
| title | The Application of a Jet Fan for the Control of Air and Methane Streams Mixing at the Excavations Cross – The Results of Numerical Simulation |
| title_full | The Application of a Jet Fan for the Control of Air and Methane Streams Mixing at the Excavations Cross – The Results of Numerical Simulation |
| title_fullStr | The Application of a Jet Fan for the Control of Air and Methane Streams Mixing at the Excavations Cross – The Results of Numerical Simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Application of a Jet Fan for the Control of Air and Methane Streams Mixing at the Excavations Cross – The Results of Numerical Simulation |
| title_short | The Application of a Jet Fan for the Control of Air and Methane Streams Mixing at the Excavations Cross – The Results of Numerical Simulation |
| title_sort | application of a jet fan for the control of air and methane streams mixing at the excavations cross the results of numerical simulation |
| topic | cfd simulation methane gas hazard jet fan |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-03-03-2016 |
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