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Ventilation Networks Solving

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Course Unit Code542-0325/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
ZAP015doc. Ing. Pavel Zapletal, Ph.D.
Summary
Basic terms. Solving of ventilation networks. Non-iterative methods –
resistance transformation ¬of the network, Hardy-Cross method. Theory of
graphs, circulation and flow networks. Branches and nodal points. Important
network subsystems – banned tree, primary and secondary branches, circuits.
Network presentation, macroscopic characteristics of mine ventilation network.
Iterative methods – Newton-Raphson, Linear analysis. Optimization of mine
ventilation, Critical Path Method. Case studies.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
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Course Contents
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Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
McPherson, M. J.: Subsurface Ventilation and Environmental Engineering, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993, el.podoba 2007 (https://www.mvsengineering.com/index.php/downloads/publications)
Hartman, H. L. et al.: Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning, 3rd Edition, Wiley-Interscience, 1997
Míček, D.: "Ventilation and Air Conditioning of Mines and Quarries"; syllabus, VSB-TUO 2005, ISBN 80-248-0812-9
Otáhal, A., Míček, D.:Řešení větrních sítí, skripta VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1997
Otáhal, A., Míček, D.:Metody řešení větrních sítí, skripta VŠB-TU Ostrava, 1996
PROKOP, P.; ZAPLETAL, P.: Větrání dolů a lomů, skriptum 2013, VŠB-TU Ostrava.
McPherson, M. J.: Subsurface Ventilation and Environmental Engineering, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993, el.podoba 2007 (https://www.mvsengineering.com/index.php/downloads/publications)
Recommended Reading:
Tien, J.C.: Practical Mine Ventilation Engineering, Intertec Publishing Co., Chicago, 1999
Banerjee S.P. (2003); "Mine Ventilation"; Lovely Prakashan, Dhanbad, India.
Demel, J.: Grafy, SNTL Praha, 1988
Hájek, L, Faster, P.:Důlní záchranářství, SNTL Praha, 1997
Míček, D.: "Ventilation and Air Conditioning of Mines and Quarries"; syllabus, VSB-TUO 2005, ISBN 80-248-0812-9
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18