A field study of a roof bolter canopy air curtain(2nd generation)for respirable coal mine dust control  

作　　者：W.R.Reed S.Klima M.Shahan G.J.H.Ross K.Singh R.Cross T.Grounds 

机构地区：[1]CDC NIOSH,Pittsburgh Mining Research Division,Pittsburgh,PA 15236,USA [2]Fletcher&Co.,Huntington,WV 25705,USA [3]Prairie State Generating Company LLC,Lively Grove,IL 62257,USA

出　　处：《International Journal of Mining Science and Technology》2019年第5期711-720,共10页矿业科学技术学报（英文版）

摘　　要：A 2nd generation roof bolter canopy air curtain(CAC)design was tested by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH)at a Midwestern underground coal mine.During the study,the roof bolter never operated downwind of the continuous miner.Using a combination of personal Data Rams(pDR)and gravimetric samplers,the dust control efficiency of the roof bolter CAC was ascertained.Performance evaluation was determined using three methods:(1)comparing roof bolter operator concentrations underneath the CAC to roof bolter concentrations outside the CAC,(2)comparing roof bolter operator concentrations underneath the CAC to the concentrations at the rear of the bolter,and finally,(3)using the gravimetric data directly underneath the CAC to correct roof bolter operator concentrations underneath the CAC and comparing them to the concentrations at the rear of the bolter.Method 1 dust control efficiencies ranged from 53.9%to 60.4%.Method 2 efficiencies ranged from 150.5%to 52.2%,and Method 3 efficiencies ranged from 40.7%to 91%.Reasons for negative and low dust control efficiencies are provided in this paper and include:incorrect sampling locations,large distance between CAC and operator,and contamination of intake air from line curtain.Low dust concentrations encountered during the testing made it difficult to discern whether differences in concentrations were due to the CAC or due to variances inherent in experimental dust measurement.However,the analyses,especially the Method 3 analysis,show that the CAC can be an effective dust control device.

关 键 词：COAL ROOF bolter Respirable DUST UNDERGROUND mining 

分 类 号：TD714.4[矿业工程—矿井通风与安全]