Decreasing of the air humidity by the ventilation control in the St. Barbara mine

The St. Barbara mine is a visitor mine having a large amount of timbering support which is deteriorating fast due to the high humidity conditions. The air conditioning system of mining is not suitable and also expensive for implementation in a shallow non-productive mine. As there are no usual air c...

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Main Authors: Klanfar Mario, Herceg Vjekoslav, Mrvoš Luka, Šarko David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mining and Metallurgy Institute, Bor 2022-01-01
Series:Mining and Metallurgy Engineering Bor
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2334-8836/2022/2334-88362201001K.pdf
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Summary:The St. Barbara mine is a visitor mine having a large amount of timbering support which is deteriorating fast due to the high humidity conditions. The air conditioning system of mining is not suitable and also expensive for implementation in a shallow non-productive mine. As there are no usual air contaminants in the visitor mines, ventilation could be powered only when a dew point of outside air is below the strata temperature. Applying this rule would certainly avoid condensation, but also raises a potential for partial dehumidification of mine walls as moisture can evaporate in these conditions. A microclimate analysis, based on one-year data, has showed that these favorable conditions of the outside air occur through the major part of the year. Their availability is mostly 100%, but during summertime there are periods when it drops down to 13%. A real time monitoring system with programable microcontroller allows the automatic ventilation control and adjustment to the psychrometric conditions.
ISSN:2334-8836
2406-1395