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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Mine Air Conditioning

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 542-0326/04
Abbreviation kldol
Course title Mine Air Conditioning
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Pavel Zapletal, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1.Introduction to the subject. The importance of conditioning the process down into large depths. Definition of basic concepts
2.Micro-climate risk: Effect of micro-climate on humans. Methods of measurement and evaluation of micro-climate. Permissible limits of temperature;conditions in our country in the world
3.Heat and thermal balance of the mine. Resources warming cooling winds. Degree of difficulty climate
4.Research of temperature fields: Temperature measurements of the original rocks.
5.Methodist of winds calculating temperature changes
6.Conditioning of mine air: Natural ways to improve mine micro-climate (Intensification of ventilation, reducing heat and humidity, Winds descending lines, etc.)
7.A mechanical mine air cooling: A survey of cooling. Possible
principles and methods of cooling. Applications in mines
8.Cooling facilities with the steam circulation: Parts of refrigerating equipment. Cold,
compressors, evaporators, condensers, cooling winds. Fans, pumps,pipes, fittings, refrigeration equipment
9.Cooling facilities for mines: cooling systems, cooling schemes.
Mobile refrigeration, stationary air-conditioned.
10.Types of refrigeration equipment in our mines. Requirements for refrigerants
11.The elements of conditioning design in mining conditions. Determination
required cooling capacity. Determination of the extent of air conditioning needed.
Evaluation of refrigeration equipment
12.Safety regulations, returns to the issue of air conditioning in mines
13.Reduction of energy demands for air conditioning. Modern progressive mining technology to solve air-conditioning
14.New knowledge in the field of air conditioning, information from conferences, seminars, thematic focused on the issue of mining air conditioning

Literature

Langley, B.: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, 1986

Advised literature

McPherson,M.J.: Subsurface Ventilation and Environmental Eng. Chapman&Hall, 1992