From Dust to Disease: A Review of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Lung Deposition and Advances in CFD Modeling
The United States has witnessed a concerning surge in the incidence of diseases like Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (CWP), despite numerous efforts aimed at prevention. This study delves into the realm of respiratory health by investigating the deposition of dust particles within the respiratory tract...
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| description | The United States has witnessed a concerning surge in the incidence of diseases like Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (CWP), despite numerous efforts aimed at prevention. This study delves into the realm of respiratory health by investigating the deposition of dust particles within the respiratory tract and lungs. By analyzing particles of varying sizes, shapes, velocities, and aerodynamic diameters, we aim to gain a comprehensive understanding of their impact on deposition patterns. This insight could potentially drive changes in dust exposure protocols within mining environments and improve monitoring practices. The interplay of several critical factors, including particle characteristics and an individual’s breathing patterns, plays a pivotal role in determining whether particles settle in the lungs or are exhaled. This paper provides a comprehensive literature review on Respirable Coal Mine Dust (RCMD), with a specific focus on examining particle deposition across different regions of the airway system and lungs. Additionally, we explore the utility of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in simulating particle behavior within the respiratory system. Predicting the precise behavior of dust particles within the respiratory airway poses a significant challenge. However, through numerical simulations, we aspire to enhance our understanding of strategies to mitigate total lung deposition by comprehensively modeling particle interactions within the respiratory system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-643c8d2d1c37448fb1723a97d16c7fb12023-11-19T17:30:38ZengMDPI AGMinerals2075-163X2023-10-011310131110.3390/min13101311From Dust to Disease: A Review of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Lung Deposition and Advances in CFD ModelingEurico Madureira0Ahmed Aboelezz1Wei-Chung Su2Pedram Roghanchi3Department of Mineral Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USADepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USAThe United States has witnessed a concerning surge in the incidence of diseases like Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (CWP), despite numerous efforts aimed at prevention. This study delves into the realm of respiratory health by investigating the deposition of dust particles within the respiratory tract and lungs. By analyzing particles of varying sizes, shapes, velocities, and aerodynamic diameters, we aim to gain a comprehensive understanding of their impact on deposition patterns. This insight could potentially drive changes in dust exposure protocols within mining environments and improve monitoring practices. The interplay of several critical factors, including particle characteristics and an individual’s breathing patterns, plays a pivotal role in determining whether particles settle in the lungs or are exhaled. This paper provides a comprehensive literature review on Respirable Coal Mine Dust (RCMD), with a specific focus on examining particle deposition across different regions of the airway system and lungs. Additionally, we explore the utility of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in simulating particle behavior within the respiratory system. Predicting the precise behavior of dust particles within the respiratory airway poses a significant challenge. However, through numerical simulations, we aspire to enhance our understanding of strategies to mitigate total lung deposition by comprehensively modeling particle interactions within the respiratory system.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/10/1311respirable coal mine dustlung depositioncoal dustdust exposurerespiratory diseasesexposure limits |
| spellingShingle | Eurico Madureira Ahmed Aboelezz Wei-Chung Su Pedram Roghanchi From Dust to Disease: A Review of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Lung Deposition and Advances in CFD Modeling Minerals respirable coal mine dust lung deposition coal dust dust exposure respiratory diseases exposure limits |
| title | From Dust to Disease: A Review of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Lung Deposition and Advances in CFD Modeling |
| title_full | From Dust to Disease: A Review of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Lung Deposition and Advances in CFD Modeling |
| title_fullStr | From Dust to Disease: A Review of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Lung Deposition and Advances in CFD Modeling |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Dust to Disease: A Review of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Lung Deposition and Advances in CFD Modeling |
| title_short | From Dust to Disease: A Review of Respirable Coal Mine Dust Lung Deposition and Advances in CFD Modeling |
| title_sort | from dust to disease a review of respirable coal mine dust lung deposition and advances in cfd modeling |
| topic | respirable coal mine dust lung deposition coal dust dust exposure respiratory diseases exposure limits |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/10/1311 |
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