dust aerosol control around continuous miners · 2016-02-18 · continuous miners, road headers,...
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Dust Aerosol Control around Continuous
MinersYoginder P. Chugh
Harrold GurleyJohn PulliamV. Kollipara
Mining and Mineral Resources Engineering
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
October 2010
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Continuous miner
Cutting drum
Loading pan
Chassis
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CM READY TO MAKE BOX-CUT, SCRUBBER OPERATING
Zone B
Zone E
Zone A
Zone C
Zone D
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Sources of dust around a continuous miner
Dust from loading pan
Dust from loading
Haulage unit
Roll back dust
Dust from cutting coal
Continuous miner chassis
HU Oper
Scrubber exhaust
Dust from
cutter drum
Dust from tail
Dust
Dust
Dust
Roll back dust
Continuous miner operator
Return air
Intake air
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Current cutting drum spray system
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Coal dust wettability characteristics affect dust control
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Current spray block design
Multiple spray orientations with minimal spacing
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Limitations of Current Spray Systems Design
Spatially, sprays are located to control dust mostly in one vertical plane.Randomly oriented sprays resist air movement.Different sprays intercept each other to create large water droplets inefficient for dust control.High spray pressure tends to blow dust away and reduce possibility of colliding with water.
Dust aerosol is not contained within the face area to be sucked in within the wet scrubber.Residence time for aerosol and water droplets to interact is small.
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SIUC spray system – plan view
Second line of defense misting sprays
Pan sprays
Head sprays
Scrubber discharge point
Outer bit ring sprays
Throat sprays
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Second line of defense misting sprays
Head side sprays
Loading pan sprays
Modified spray system –elevation view
Second line of defense misting sprays
Head side sprays
Loading pan sprays
Side chassis sprays
Left side elevation
Right side elevation
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SIUC spray system- isometric view
Second line of defense sprays
Cutting boom side sprays
Loading pan side sprays
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Under-boom spray locations –modified miner
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PDM data – HO location for unmodified miner
Critical time period – box and slab cuts
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PDM data HO location for modified miner
Critical time period – box and slab cuts
Second line defense sprays reach rib-line during Car #4
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Mock up of continuous miner cutting drum
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Mock up of continuous miner loading pan and cutting drum
Under-boom side sprays
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Mock up of continuous miner cutting drum sprays
Good spray coverage
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SIUC Designed Cutting Drum Spray Block
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The Applications
Continuous miners, road headers, tunneling machines, highway concrete and asphalt cutting machines.Extend the concepts to longwall shearers. Surface mining equipmentCrushing and grinding plantsMaterial transfer points such as conveyors, truck dump points, loading points in non-coal mines.
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The Advantages
Meet regulatory requirements for dust control. Reduced total dust and quartz dust concentration .Improved visibility.Reduced water requirements.Overall reduction in dust control.
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Current Status of the InnovationProvisional patent application filed in July.Demonstrated the overall spray system to two mining operating companies.Completed the design of spray blocks for top and sides of the cutting drum and chassis.Completed the design of third line of defense top and side sprays.Worked with a local machine shop to fabricate one spray block.Cooperating with a coal company to test performance of the spray block.Available for licensing.
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That is all folks!!