INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS 2014 · 1 214 programme international mine ventilation congress 2014 programme: saturday, 2 august - monday, 4 august saturday, 2 august time

IMVC 2014 | PROGRAMME1

INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS 2014

pROGRAMME: SATURDAY, 2 AUGUST - MONDAY, 4 AUGUST

SATURDAY, 2 AUGUST

Time session venue

08:30 - 09:00 RegistRation PiLanesBeRg FoYeR

09:00 - 10:30 WORKSHOPS

george Danko safety, health and ventilation cost benefit optimization with simulation and control LeoPaRD RooM

Wynand Marx Planning ventilation and refrigeration for deep level mines CiVet RooM

Lewis Mathieson Real-time portable gas monitoring, measurement & analysis LYnX RooM

10:30 - 11:00 tea BReaK PiLanesBeRg FoYeR

11:00 - 12:30 WORKSHOPS cONTiNUeD

12:30 - 13:30 LUnCH PiLanesBeRg FoYeR




SUNDAY, 3 AUGUST

Time session venue


09:00 - 10:30 WORKSHOPS

Kevin Lownie Primary ventilation fans and associated systems LeoPaRD RooM

aleksandar Bugarski Health aspects of using diesel-powered equipment in underground mines CiVet RooM

Russell Ramsden Mine refrigeration and cooling distribution LYnX RooM



12:30 - 13:30 LUnCH PiLanesBeRg FoYeR




17:00 gaMe DRiVe anD BoMa DinneR Letsatsing BoMa

MONDAY, 4 AUGUST

Time session venue

08:00 - 16:00 MiNe ViSiTS (ReFeR TO ReGiSTRATiON DeSK FOR MORe iNFORMATiON)

impala Platinum - 17 shaft

anglo Platinum – Bathopele Mine

Kloppersbos, explosion and fire research facility of the CsiR

18:00 - 21:00 WeLCoMe ReCePtion sUn CitY PooL DeCK



pROGRAMME: TUeSDAY, 5 AUGUST

Time session venue session venue


08:30 - 10:10 PLeNARY SeSSiON PiLanesBeRg

08:30 - 08:40 Welcome: Frank von glehn | Chair, iMVC 2014 organising Committee

08:40 - 09:00 opening address: Vijay nundlall | President, Mine Ventilation society of south africa

09:00 - 09:20 Keynote address: Durga Panigrahi | Chair, iMVC Committee

09:20 - 09:40 Keynote address: David Msiza, Chief inspector of Mines, south african Department of Mineral Resources

09:40 -10:00 Launch of “Ventilation and occupational environment engineering in Mines” | Council Member, Mine Ventilation society of south africa

10:00 -10:10 announcements

10:10 -10:40 tea anD eXHiBition VieWing HaLL oF tReasURes anD gaLLeRia

10:40 -12:20 PARALLeL TecHNicAL SeSSiONS

Day 1 session 1: Cooling/Heating PiLanesBeRg RoYaL BaLLRooM soUtH

Chair Vijay Nundlall

Day 1 session 2: Fires and explosions i

Chair Prof. Duncan Chalmers

10:40 -11:00 L. Mackay, s. Bluhm, K. Walter & J. de Wet

Refrigeration and ventilation systems for ultra-deep platinum mining in the bushveld igneous complex

n. aziz, R. Florentin, L. Zhang, t. Ren & D. Black

enhancement of coal seam gas by nitrogen injection - a laboratory study

11:00 -11:20 P.J. terkovics & B.H. Kwant

Heating of mine ventilation air R.C. gilmore, J.a. Marts, J.F. Brune, g.e. Bogin, Jr., J.W. grubb & s.a. saki

CFD modeling of gas flows and explosion hazards in bleeder ventilated and progressively sealed longwall gobs

11:20 -11:40 H. Rust, a. Petermann, H. shaban & F. H. von glehn

Ventilation and cooling of a deep steeply-dipping narrow-vein gold mine

D.J. Brake Pressure piling and the impacts of blast relief to protect primary fans in a highwall longwall operation

11:40 -12:00 R. Ramsden, C. allen, D. Millar & t. guse

the use of natural cooling to delay and reduce refrigeration requirements

M. olsen Practices for conveyor roads segregation and designation of escapeways in australian coal mines

12:00 -12:20 D.F. le Roux, C. Viljoen & K. Ranasinghe

achieving energy savings by improving the control of underground cooling units according to demand

s.K. sinha & D.C. Panigrahi

an investigation to control fire in coal seams occurring at shallow depth and developed by bord and pillar method of mining

12:20 -13:20 LUnCH anD eXHiBition VieWing HaLL oF tReasURes anD gaLLeRia


Day 1 session 3: energy PiLanesBeRg RoYaL BaLLRooM soUtH

Chair Prof. Dean Millar

Day 1 session 4: Fires and explosions ii

Chair Prof. Jürgen Brune

13:20 -13:40 D.o. del Castillo solar-driven refrigeration systems applied to mine cooling: still a dream or just around the corner?

D. P. Mishra, P. Kumar & D. C. Panigrahi

CFD simulations of methane roof layering in underground coal mines

13:40 -14:00 e.i. acuña, J.P. Hurtado & K.g. Wallace

a summary of the computational fluid dynamic application to the new Level Mine project of el teniente

n. szlązak, D. obracaj, M. Borowski, J. swolkień& M. Korzec

effectiveness of mining methane drainage and its utilisation in Polish hard coal mines

14:00 -14:20 a. Habibi, R.B. Kramer & a.D.s. gillies

improved understanding of a trona mine and potential for energy savings through monitoring of barometric and natural ventilation pressures

J. somers & C. talkington Coal mine ventilation air methane mitigation: global developments

14:20 -14:40 J.J.L. Du Plessis, W.M. Marx

Mine ventilation system optimisation considering optimal energy, health and safety

a. Respondek Work safety improvement in hard coal mines - methane hazard reduction

14:40 - 15:00 R. els innovative use of bladders for thermal storage to decrease energy costs

X. Zhang, D. Zhang, H. Wen & s. Li

Parameters of liquid nitrogen injection against fires in gobs

15:00 - 15:30 tea anD eXHiBition VieWing HaLL oF tReasURes anD gaLLeRia


pROGRAMME: TUeSDAY, 5 AUGUST cONT



Day 1 session 5: simulation PiLanesBeRg RoYaL BaLLRooM soUtH

Chair Keith Wallace

Day 1 session 6: monitoring i

Chair Dr. Jozef Stachulak

15:30 - 15:50 g. Danko & D. Bahrami

Ventilation model calibration with numerical optimization

Z. Yan, H. Wang, P. Wang, X. Chang & J. Zhang

study on the theory and application of sourcing analysis on air volume changes in a coal mine.

15:50 - 16:10 C.M. stewart Practical prediction of blast fume clearance and workplace re-entry times in development headings

K. Yokomoto, M. inoue, H. ninomiya, i. asahi & K. nagayama

Developing remote atmospheric analysis equipment for use in contamination concentration and location diversity within underground mining

16:10 - 16:30 H.J. van antwerpen, D.J. Viljoen, W. van der Meer & J. greyling

Combined system simulation of cooling and ventilation for Mponeng mine

Y. Kato, M. inoue & M. iwakura

Wireless networks for gas detection in mines and tunnels using ultrasonic devices

16:30 - 16:50 H. Botma, J.g. MacKay, W.M. Marx & F.H. von glehn

innovative possibilities created through software and technology interaction

s. Wasilewski & P. Jamróz Monitoring and control of air velocity in mine workings in dispatching systems

eND OF DAY

17:00- 19:00 HaPPY HoUR in tHe eXHiBition HaLL oF tReasURes anD gaLLeRia

17:00 -18:00 inteRnationaL CoMMittee Meeting (BY inVitation) LYnX RooM



Time session venue venue



08:30 - 08:35 Welcome, setting the scene

08:35 - 08:55 Keynote address: Prof Duncan Chalmers | Sealing waste areas of mines where Radon may be present

08:55 - 09:15 Keynote address: Marco Biffi | Ventilation Engineering and Occupational Hygiene: Uncomfortable bedfellows or a recipe for success?

09:15 - 09:20 announcements: Council Member, Mine Ventilation society of south africa

09:20 - 09:30 MoVe to PaRaLLeL sessions

09:30 - 10:30 PARALLeL TecHNicAL SeSSiONS

Day 2 session 1: networks, standards, voD PiLanesBeRg Day 2 session 2: monitoring ii RoYaL BaLLRooM soUtH

Chair Dr. Rick Brake Chair Prof. Stewart Gillies

09:30 - 09:50 e.i. acuña, R.a. Álvarez & s.g. Hardcastle

a theoretical comparison of ventilation on demand strategies for auxiliary mine ventilation systems

D. Walsh, i. Mauchline, J. Pillans, et al

Field trial of all-optical, multipoint methane sensing system for coal mine safety & ventilation applications

09:50 - 10:10 R. Janse van Vuuren & R.C. Funnell

adding long-term value to a large mine cooling project through a comprehensive commissioning plan

M. inoue, W. Yang, s. Miwa & Y. Kobayashi

Measurement of thermal conditions of a heading face and thermal environment simulation.

10:10 - 10:30 B. Belle, a.R. nundlall, M. Biffi & C.thomson

Mine ventilation design standards for underground mines – Mine operators' perspectives

H.n. Dougherty, K. Luxbacher, M. Karmis & Z. agioutantis

approaches to communication of mine atmospheric monitoring data



Day 2 session 3: Diesel emissions PiLanesBeRg Day 2 session 4: spontaneous Combustion RoYaL BaLLRooM soUtH

Chair Dr. Aleksandar Bugarski Chair Prof. Xin-tan Chang & Prof. George Danko

11:00 - 11:20 a.D.s. gillies, B. Belle, H.W. Wu & M. Khan

Comparison of diesel particulate matter ambient monitoring practices in underground mines in australia, the United states and south africa

R.M. Bhattacharjee & D.C. Panigrahi

Development of a model for categorization of pillars with respect to their proneness to spontaneous heating in bord and pillar mines of indian coalfields

11:20 - 11:40 a. Habibi, R.B. Kramer & a.D.s. gillies

a comprehensive diesel particulate matter investigation in a U.s. industrial commodity mine

W. Dziurzyński & J. Janus

numerical simulation of roadway liquidation impact in terms of fire hazard in goaf

11:40 - 12:00 J. stachulak, M. gangal & C. allen

the effect of diesel oxidation catalysts on no2 emissions from mining vehicles

Y. Li, Y. Zhang, J. Deng & X. Zhang

experimental study on the impact of pyrite upon the spontaneous combustion of coal

12:00 - 12:20 M.a. tuck introducing a 0.1 mg/m³ limit for DPM in Western australia: What are the impacts on the mine ventilation system?

s.K. Ray, D.C. Panigrahi & n. sahay

assessing self-heating susceptibility of indian coals - an alternative approach

12:20 - 12:40 C.J. Pretorius, t. grové, J. schinkel et al

Diesel particulate matter exposure in south african platinum mines: an overview

12:40 - 13:00 M.C. Wattrus & R. smith

Reducing underground mining diesel equipment emmissions with 10ppm diesel fuel

D. Wang, Z. shao, F. Han, X. Zhu & Y. Zhang

a new approach to extinguish coal fires by using water mist technology

13:00 - 14:00 LUnCH anD eXHiBition VieWing HaLL oF tReasURes anD gaLLeRia


pROGRAMME: WeDNeSDAY, 6 AUGUST


pROGRAMME: DAY 2, WeDNeSDAY 6 AUGUSTpROGRAMME: WeDNeSDAY, 6 AUGUST cONT

Time session venue venue


Day 2 session 5: modelling - Hard Rock PiLanesBeRg Day 2 session 6: modelling - Coal RoYaL BaLLRooM soUtH

Chair Dr. Stephen Hardcastle Chair Dr. Jan du Plessis

14:00 - 14:20 s. Bandopadhyay, K.V. Raj & R.V. Ramani

a three-dimensional CFD model of pollutant transport in a deep open-pit mine under arctic air inversion

V.K. Kollipara, Y.P. Chugh, H. gurley & J. Hirschi

CFD analysis of airflow in a room-and-pillar mine

14:20 - 14:40 g. Danko & D. Bahrami

Contaminant species modeling with advection, dispersion, and stratification in ventilation networks

F. Zhou, J. Cheng & Y. Yu

Failure analysis of mine door and its cascading effects on mine ventilation system: a case study

14:40 - 15:00 W. Kempson, R.C.W. Webber-Youngmann & J.P. Meyer

application of computational fluid dynamic modelling in the design of shaft systems

J. Cheng, F. Zhou, K. Chen & L. Wei

Key considerations for coal mine Ventilation systems: a review

15:00 - 15:20 P. Wang, H. Wang, X. Chang & F. Wu

a U3D-based study on 3D mine ventilation safety simulation and analysis

a.M. Wala, t.P. Petrov & W.J. schloemer

Computational fluid dynamics study of face ventilation with Joy 12cm30 miner-bolter in operation


15:50 - 17:10 PiLanesBeRg

TecHNicAL SeSSiON Day 2

session 7: Fans

Chair Dr. Steven Bluhm

15:50 - 16:10 F. Calizaya & M.g. nelson

Use of booster fans in australian and British coal mines

16:10 - 16:30 J. almgren Practical guide for the application of variable frequency drives to vane axial fans used in underground mine ventilation

16:30 - 16:50 t. neff & a. Lahm structural statics and dynamics on axial fan blades

16:50 - 17:10 g.e. Mulder, J.W. Fourie & D. stanton

energy saving optimization of auxiliary ventilation systems in hard rock development headings

eND OF DAY

17:15 - 17:45 inteRnationaL CoMMittee Meeting (BY inVitation) LYnX RooM

19:30 - 23:00 CongRess BanQUet tHe RoYaL BaLLRooM




pROGRAMME: THURSDAY, 7 AUGUST




08:30 - 08:35 Welcome

08:35 - 08:55 Keynote address: steven Bluhm | Controlled recirculation of ventilation: why is this not applied more often to save energy?

08:55 - 09:15 Keynote address: Mike Howes | Respirable quartz measurements and allowable limits

09:15 - 09:20 announcements: Council Member, Mine Ventilation society of south africa

09:20 - 09:30 MoVe to PaRaLLeL sessions


Day 3 session 1: Case studies - Hard Rock PiLanesBeRg Day 3 session 2: Case studies - Coal RoYaL BaLLRooM soUtH

Chair Dr. Mike Howes Chair Prof. Durga Panigrahi

09:30 - 09:50 H.g. Machado & R.C. Funnell

Challenges in the deepening of Cuiabá gold mine in Brazil K. sasaki, a. Widiatmojo, Y. sugai & X. Zhang

integrated numerical silulation on gas diffusion in mine ventilation network

09:50 - 10:10 J. Corimanya, H. oyola & J. Valentin

Ventilation design for a polymetallic mine, iscaycruz B. Belle evaluation of Barometric Pressure (BP) and Cage effect on Longwall tailgate gas Levels

10:10 - 10:30 a. Broodryk & L. van den Berg

the relationship between ventilation and cooling limits and production rates for mining beyond 1200 m depth at the gwalia mechanised gold mine

Proposed new method to quantify methane control in active continuous miner headings



Day 3 session 3: Planning PiLanesBeRg Day 3 session 4: occupational Hygiene RoYaL BaLLRooM soUtH

Chair Morné Beukes Chair Marco Biffi

11:00 - 11:20 s. Bluhm, R. Moreby, F.H. von glehn & C. Pascoe

Mine Heat loads and refrigeration planning for Resolution Copper

C.J. Badenhorst ergonomics in south african Mining

11:20 - 11:40 H.W. Wu & a.D.s. gillies

a comparison of predicted performance of auxiliary ventilation ducting systems

e.g. Cauda, P. Drake, t. Lee & C. Pretorius

High-volume samplers for the assessment of respirable silica content in metal mine dust via direct-on-filter analysis

11:40 - 12:00 i.M. Loomis, M. Ramirez & a. tarigan

optimizing ventilation drift size as capital infrastructure, a current perspective

J.e. van niekerk, B.a. Doyle & J.J. van staden

the implementation process and challenges of a Fatigue Management Programme for the south african Mining industry

12:00 - 12:20 K.g. Wallace, Jr., B.s. Prosser, R. sani & t. semestario

Ventilation planning at the P.t. Freeport indonesia's gBC mine

s.g. Hardcastle C. allen, M. Poirier & g.P. Kenny

Heat acclimation – measurement of induction benefits and subsequent non-exposure decay

12:20 - 12:40 M. Howes evaluation of heat stress in mines and international standards iso7243 and iso7933

12:40 - 13:00 Y. Luo & M. Li Rationalizing roof bolting operation to reduce drilling noise

13:00 - 14:00 LUnCH anD eXHiBition VieWing HaLL oF tReasURes anD gaLLeRia

Special Session on CO: exposure, instrumentation, monitoring, enforcement

A.R. Nundlall

F.J. van Zyl


pROGRAMME: THURSDAY, 7 AUGUST cONT - FRiDAY, 8 AUGUST

Time session venue

14:00 - 15:20 TecHNicAL SeSSiON

Day 3 session 5: Radon, Recirculation, Dust PiLanesBeRg

Chair: Inus Labuschagne

14:00 - 14:20 P. sahu, D.P. Mishra & D.C. Panigrahi

14:20 - 14:40

14:40 - 15:00

D.L. Millar

15:00 - 15:20

M. Biffi

studies on 222Rn emanation from uranium ore and effect of ventilation on 222Rn concentration in mine air

Efficiency of hydraulic air compressors

An appraisal of diesel exhaust controls and management in South African mines

15:20 - 15:50 Frank von glehn, Chair, iMVC 2014 organising Committee

CLosURe

eND OF DAY

16:00 FaReWeLL ReCePtion HaLL oF tReasURes anD gaLLeRia

FRiDAY, 8 AUGUST

Time session

08:00 - 16:00 MiNe ViSiTS (ReFeR TO ReGiSTRATiON DeSK FOR MORe iNFORMATiON)

impala Platinum- 17 shaft

08:00 – 13:00 WORKSHOP

Johan Maass Fire prevention and risk awareness workshop LeoPaRD RooM


anglogoldashanti Mponeng Mine

sibanye gold Ltd. – Driefontein Mine

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INTERNATIONAL MINE VENTILATION CONGRESS 2014 · 1 214 programme international mine ventilation congress 2014 programme: saturday, 2 august - monday, 4 august saturday, 2 august time