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Mine and Subsurface Ventilation

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Course Unit Code542-0334/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle, Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
ZAP015doc. Ing. Pavel Zapletal, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject deals with the main and auxiliary mine ventilation, including the ventilation of dead end mine workings and the optimization of mine ventilation. The basic principles of aerodynamics are explained as a basis for understanding
the process of underground air flow and ability to perform the relevant calculations and solving the mine ventilation networks. Natural and thermal air flows, fluctuations of quarry air characteristics, basics of meteorology and force ventilation of opencast mine ventilation are discussed as well.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The subject deals with the main and auxiliary mine ventilation, including the ventilation of dead end mine workings and the optimization of mine ventilation. The basic principles of aerodynamics are explained as a basis for understanding
the process of underground air flow and ability to perform the relevant calculations and solving the mine ventilation networks. Natural and thermal air flows, fluctuations of quarry air characteristics, basics of meteorology and force ventilation of opencast mine ventilation are discussed as well.
Course Contents
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Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
McPHERSON, M.: Subsurface Ventilation and Environmental Engineering. Chapman and Hall, New York, 1993.
HARMAN, H. L.: Mine ventilation and Air Conditionin. Klieger Publising Company, Florida, 1990.
PROKOP, P.; ADAMUS, A.; MALÍČEK, P.: Větrání, degazace a klimatizace dolů, učební texty VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2007.
PROKOP, P.: Větrání, degazace a klimatizace dolů II., učební texty VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2007.
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:
Míček, D.: "Ventilation and Air Conditioning of Mines and Quarries"; syllabus, VSB-TUO 2005, ISBN 80-248-0812-9
Tien, J.C.: Practical Mine Ventilation Engineering, Intertec Publishing Co., Chicago, 1999
OTÁHAL, A.: Důlní větrání, VŠB – TU Ostrava, 1992.
ŠIŠKA, F.: Banské vetranie, ALFA, 1993, ISBN 80-05-01132-6
PROKOP, P.: Důlní degazace, VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2008, ISBN 978-80-248-1938-9
HARMAN, H. L.: Mine ventilation and Air Conditionin. Klieger Publising Company, Florida, 1990.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined