This book features presentations by international experts from 9 different countries, viz., USA, Australia, Poland, South Africa, Germany, Japan, China, Bulgaria and India. The authors belong to academic institutions, research organisations, statutory bodies and mining companies. The book will serve as a valuable reference to researchers, technologists, academicians, postgraduate students, statutory officials and all others concerned with the workplace environment, both in opencast and underground mines.
Academics, scientists and technologists from the mining industry, and statutory authorities and other government officials sat down together to debate various issues relating to the workplace environment in both opencast and underground mines. The proceedings collect 67 of the 113 papers received. They cover analyzing and designing ventilation systems; coal bed methane and gas emission modeling; dust generation and control; heat flow, fans, and face ventilation; monitoring and controlling mine environments; mine explosions, inundations, and other emergencies; spontaneous heating and mine fires; preventing and controlling mine fires; models and case studies of mine fires; and emerging environmental issues. They are not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This work features presentations by international experts on mine environment and ventilation. Topics covered include analysis and design of ventilation systems, coal bed methane and gas modelling, dust generation and control, and heat flow, fan and face ventilation.
