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JMS, Vol. 55, No. 3, 2019


GEOMECHANICS


FLUID FLOW RATE UNDER HYDRAULIC IMPULSE EFFECT ON WELL BOTTOM ZONE IN OIL RESERVOIR
D. S. Evstigneev, M. V. Kurlenya, V. I. Pen’kovskii, and A. V. Savchenko

Chinakal Institute of Mining, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630091 Russia
e-mail: sav@eml.x.ru
Lavrentiev Institute of Hydrodynamics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia
e-mail: penkov@hydro.nsc.ru

The solution is presented for the problem on oil percolation in a reservoir at the present and time-varying pressure difference between the injection and production wells. The area of water blocking under capillary pressure in the well bottom zone is determined. The algorithm is proposed for calculating fluid pressure on the well bottom by readings of echo sounder installed at the well mouth. The penetration zone of pressure fluctuations in the reservoir is estimated, and their effect on enhanced well production is shown.

Oil reservoir, pressure pulses, two-phase filtration flow, well bottom zone

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035659 

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13. Pen’kovskii, V.I. and Korsakova, N.K., Effect of Wave Action on Near-Well Zone Cleaning, J. Phys., Conf. Ser., 2017, vol. 894, paper 012072.
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17. Kurlenya, M.V., Pen’kovskii, V.I., Savchenko, A.V., Evstigneev, D.S., and Korsakova, N.K., Development of Method for Stimulating Oil Inflow to the Well During Field Exploitation, J. of Min. Sci., 2018, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 414–422.
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ACOUSTIC EMISSION IN. A. LAYER OF GEOMATERIAL UNDER DEFORMATION BY SHEAR
G. G. Kocharyan, K. G. Morozova, and A. A. Ostapchuk

Institute of Geosphere Dynamics, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Moscow, 119334 Russia
e-mail: ostapchuk@igd.chph.ras.ru

The new method is proposed for interpreting data of acoustic emission during initiation and growth of dynamic breakaways. The method is based on the analysis of wave form of the emitted acoustic pulses. Clustering of the pulses by the wave form criterion shows that in the localization zone of strains different-scale processes described with various scaling relations take place. All classes of acoustic pulses obey the power-series amplitude–frequency distribution. The sharp-arrival acoustic pulses posses unaltered scaling relations in the period of nucleation and growth of dynamic breakaways whereas the smooth-arrival pulses demonstrate the nonlinear change in the scaling relations. At the final stage of the dynamic breakaway formation, the proportion and amplitude of acoustic pulses with smooth arrival increase.

Acoustic emission, wave form, discontinuous slip, amplitude–frequency distribution, dynamic breakaway

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035660 

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PHYSICAL MODELING OF DEFORMATION PROCESSES IN PIT SLOPE WITH STEEP BEDDING
S. V. Tsirel’, A. A. Pavlovich, N. Ya. Mel’nikov, and B. Yu. Zuev

Saint-Petersburg Mining University, Saint-Petersburg,
199106 Russia
e-mail: Pavlovich_aa@pers.spmi.ru

The results of physical modeling of deep pit slopes with equivalent materials are presented. The checking calculation is preformed using the limit equilibrium method. The displacements in the model are determined, and the safety factors of stable slopes are calculated at all stages of modeling. The pattern of deformation and failure of pit slopes is analyzed starting from the first manifestations till total instability at different strength characteristics of bedding interfaces. It is found that failure mechanism of pit slopes with steep bedding is governed by shear strength of interfaces. When the interfaces and rock mass have similar strength characteristics, pit slope deforms along a smooth curved sliding surface by the similar mechanism of an isotropic slope. In the presence of interfaces with much lower strength characteristics than the rock mass strength, the slope deformation has the mechanism of flexure toppling. In an intermediate variant, it is most probable that failure follows the mechanism of bending with subsequent shear of the layers along a curved surface.

Bedding, pit slope, physical modeling, equivalent materials, safety factors, failure mechanism, displacement

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035672 

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ASSESSMENT OF EXCAVATABILITY INDEX IN FREEZABLE BLASTED ROCK MASS
S. V. Panishev, E. L. Al’kova, and M. S. Maksimov

Chersky Institute of Mining of the North, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Yakutsk, 677980 Russia
e-mail: bsdpsv@mail.ru

The regularities of change in mechanical characteristics of heterogeneous structure of frozen geomaterials depending on grain size composition, temperature, moisture content and density of sample packing are determined. It is found that the major influence is exerted on the shear strength, internal friction angle and cohesion in the samples structurally commensurable with blasted rock mass by temperature, moisture content and packing. In the size range of 10–40 mm of inclusions in a sample, the internal friction angle drops by 2 times while the cohesion jumps by the same value. It is shown that blasted frozen rocks prone to re-adfreezing is a complex medium possessing properties of intact uniform rock mass.

Adfeezing, shear strength, internal friction angle, structural cohesion, excavatability index

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035684 

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ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL APPROACH FOR ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING PIT SLOPE STABILITY AT DORLI OCP-II, INDIA
Inumula Satyanarayana and G. Budi

Directorate General of Mine Safety,
Dhanbad, 826001 India
e-mail: isatyanarayana@dgms.gov.in
Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM),
Dhanbad, 826004 India
e-mail: anandbudi@iitism.ac.in

In order to determine the slope stability of an open-pit mine effectively at Dorli Opencast Project-II (Dorli OCP-II) of M/s Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL), India, from available geotechnical data, this paper proposes analytical and numerical models. Physico-mechanical properties of the rock materials required for establishing these models were obtained by laboratory tests conducted on core samples taken directly from the mine. In this research, the influence of 6 discriminant factors on the pit stability by changing one-factor-at-a-time (OAT) and keeping all other factors fixed is studied. The study utilizes Limit Equilibrium Method (LEM) based software (SLIDE), Finite Element Method (FEM) based software (RS2) and Finite Difference Method (FDM) based software (FLAC/SLOPE) to analyze the sensitivity of each factor on the Factor of Safety (FoS) of pit slope for high accuracy and validation of models. The results from these methods of analyses are compared and comparison of the outputs of analyses shows a very good agreement with nominal difference (<1%) in the FoS.

Pit slope stability, LEM, FEM, FDM, factor of safety, stability analysis

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035696 

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ROCK FAILURE


INTEGRAL CRITERION FOR DETERMINATION OF TENSILE STRENGTH AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF ROCKS
V. P. Efimov

Chinakal Institute of Mining, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Novosibirsk, 630091 Russia e-mail: efimov-pedan@mail.ru

The method of determining strength characteristics of rocks subjected to tension is tested; the method is based on processing of data from fracture tests of specimens with axial holes of different diameters subjected to loading along diameter. The test data of specimens of rocks and simulating media in the form of cores with axial holes and fractured along diameter are processed based on the integral strength criterion of Novozhilov. The comparison shows good agreement between the fracture toughness and tensile strength values obtained using the proposed method and in standard measurements.

Fracture, Brazilian tests, tensile strength, fracture toughness, cumulative strength criterion

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035708 

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MINERAL MINING TECHNOLOGY


METHODOLOGY FOR CREATION AND APPLICATION OF NATURE-LIKE MINING TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE ARCTIC
K. N. Trubetskoy, Yu. P. Galchenko, and G. V. Kalabin

Academician Melnikov Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources—IPKON, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Moscow, 111020 Russia
e-mail: schtrek33@mail.ru
e-mail: kalbin.g@gmail.ru

The problem of finding ways of overcoming antagonistical contradictions between the techno- and bio-spheres in development of mineral resources in the Arctic is discussed. It is shown that one of the main avenues of advancement under these conditions is creation and application of nature-like mining technologies. It is found that the hierarchical peak influence on natural biota destruction in permafrost zone is connected with accumulation of solid mining and processing waste on the ground surface, which predetermines the principate of the closed-cycle circulation of solid in lithosphere within the cluster of a nature-like mining technology. The idea is developed and proposed to accord the functional structure of a mining technology with the internal structure of a cryo-georesource and with relation of its components in space and time.

Arctic zone, biota, mineral resoirces and reserves, permafrost zone, temeprature resource, nature-like technologies

DOI: 10.1134/S106273911903571X

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10. Kaplunov, D.R. and Ryl’nikova, M.V., Renewable energy sources as a georesource in the system of technology-induced transformation in the Earth’s interior, Gornyi Zhurnal, 2015, no. 9. pp. 44–49.
11. Ryl’nikova, M.V. and Galchenko, Yu.P., Vozobnovlyaemye istochniki energii pri kompleksnom osvoenii nedr (Renewable Sources of Energy in Integrated Subsoil Use), Moscow: IPKON RAN, 2015.


COAL QUALITY CONTROL IN MINING COMPLEX-STRUCTURE DEPOSITS
E. A. Khoyutanov and V. L. Gavrilov

Chersky Institute of Mining of the North, Siberian Branch,
Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, 677980 Russia
e-mail: khoiutanov@igds.ysn.ru
Chinakal Institute of Mining, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Novosibirsk, 630091 Russia
e-mail: gvlugorsk@mail.ru

The expediency of allowance for the links in the georesource–open pit–preparation plant chains as an integral information, technology and management space is considered. The methodical approaches to improvement of useful qualities of coal, in the first turn, its ash content graded as a rank of components are substantiated. In terms of the Elga deposit in South Yakutia, potentiality of increase in completeness and quality of coal extraction based on the studies into structure and contact zones of seams is illustrated. The schemes are proposed for ash content control in coal mining through extraction of dirt and high-ash interbeds of various thickness. The process charts for mining thin coal and dirt interbeds are proposed. The recommendations are provided for development of coal seams composed of bands of different ash content and washability.

Coal, ash content, control, Elga deposit, quality, resources, estimation

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035721 

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22. Karacan, C.O. and Olea, R.A., Mapping of Compositional Properties of Coal Using Isometric Log-Ratio Transformation and Sequential Gaussian Simulation—A Comparative Study for Spatial Ultimate Analyses Data, J. of Geochemical Exploration, 2018, vol. 186, pp. 36–49.
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25. Khoyutanov, E.A. and Gavrilov, V.L., Procedure for Estimating Natural and Technological Components in Ash Content of Produced Coal, J. Min. Sci., 2018, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 782–792.
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WATER INRUSH FROM THE DEEP COAL FLOOR BY MINING ABOVE THE CONFINED AQUIFER
H. T. Yu, S. Y. Zhu, and Y. Chen

Institute of Mine Water Hazards Prevention and Controlling Technology,
School of Resources and Geosciences,
China University of Mining and Technology,
Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province 221116 China
e-mail: yht0012@163.com
e-mail: shyzhuqiao@163.com
e-mail: cy1576164210@163.com

In order to evaluate water inrush risk from the deep coal floor by mining above the confined aquifer in mining area, the structural complexity of the study area was partitioned by fractal dimension method. Moreover, the water inrush coefficient was calculated. Quantization partition was also carried out using the distribution law of the water inrush coefficient contour. It is found that the structural complex area and the water inrush danger zone have good coincidence in parts of study area, which increases the estimating reliability of the water inrush risk. The research results have an important reference value for realizing safe and efficient mining of the second level coal seams.

Deep coal, structural complexity, fractal dimension, water inrush coefficient, quantization partition

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035733 

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MINERAL DRESSING


CONDITIONS OF BUBBLING IN ELECTROLYTIC FLOTATION
V. A. Chanturia, N. L. Medyanik, I. V. Shadrunova, O. A. Mishurina, and E. R. Mullina

Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources,
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 111020 Russia
e-mail: shadrunova_@mail.ru
Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University, Magnitogorsk, 455000 Russia
e-mail: medyanikmagnitka@mail.ru

The results of the experimental studies into formation conditions of gas dispersion during electrolytic flotation are presented. The facing factors of electrolytic bubbling are considered. The influence exerted by the electrolysis process parameters and electrolytic compositions of water solutions on the dispersion state and gas content of electrolysis solutions is analyzed. The effects on the electrical state of the bubbles during electrolysis are studied.

Electrolytic flotation, bubbles, gas, process parameters, recovery

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035745 

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1. Dukhin, S.S., Estrela-L’opis, V.R., and Zhalkovsky, E.K., Elektropoverkhnostnye yavleniya i elektrofil’trovanie (Electric Surface Phenomena and Electrofiltration), Kiev: Nauk. Dumka, 1985.
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4. Mishurina, O.A., Electric Flotation Extraction of Manganese from Mine Process Water, Nosov’s MSTU Bulletin, 2009, no. 3 (27), pp. 72–74.
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METHOD FOR SELECTING STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF HYDROCARBON FRAGMENT IN MOLECULE OF. A. COLLECTING AGENT
S. A. Kondrat’ev

Chinakal Institute of Mining, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Novosibirsk, 630091 Russia
e-mail: kondr@misd.nsc.ru

Based on the relationship between collectability of flotation agent to flow thickness of its physically attached species desorbed from mineral surface to gas–liquid interface, the backbone of the method for selecting structure and composition of the collecting agent molecule is developed. The method application discloses effects exerted by the structure and composition of hydrocarbon fragment in the collecting agent molecule on the useful component recovery and concentration quality. In terms of the known colleting agents (branched carboxylic acids, N-acyl amino acids and oxyacids, as well as nonsulphide flotation regulating agents—oxyethylated aliphatic alcohols), the reasons of the selections as collecting and regulating agents in flotation of apatite, quarts, hematite and magnetite are shown. Influence of some structural features of hydrocarbon radical on collecting ability of an agent is found, namely, length and arrangement of side chains, distance between carboxylic and amide groups in N-acyl amine acids, number of oxyethyl groups and their arrangement in hydrocarbon g\fragment of alcohols or oxyacid.

Collecting agents in flotation, hydrocarbon radical structure, N-acyl amino acids, oxyethylated aliphatic alcohols

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035757 

REFERENCES
1. Zhong, H., Liu, G., Xia, L., Lu, Y., Hu, Y., Zhao, S., and Yu, X., Flotation Separation of Diaspore from Kaolinite, Pyrophyllite and Illite Using Three Cationic Collectors, Min. Eng., 2008, vol. 21, pp. 1055–1061.
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SUBSTANTIATION OF GRAVITY CONCENTRATION TO THE SHALKIYA DEPOSIT LEAD–ZINC ORE
Sh. A. Telkov, I. Yu. Motovilov, M. B. Barmenshinova, N. L. Medyanik, and G. S. Daruesh

Satpaev Kazakh National Research Technical University,
Almaty, 050013 Kazakhstan
Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University,
Magnitogorsk, 455000 Russia
e-mail: chem.@magtu.ru

The research results on gravity concentration of the Shalkiya deposit lead–zinc ore are presented. Using the float-and-sink analysis data, the Henry–Reinhard-type washability curves are calculated and plotted for separation size grade 40–8 mm. The separation density required for recovery of light fraction at minimum possible loss of lead and zinc, as well as the gravity washability indices are determined. It is found that the overhead product of the gravity concentration of coarse ore is tailings containing silicon, calcite and carbon black dioxides. The loss of lead and zinc is minor. Processing of coarse crushed ore should be carried out in heavy medium.

Lead, zinc, float-and-sink analysis, Henry–Reinhard-type washability curves, gravity washability index, light fraction, heavy fraction

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035769 

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FLOW REGIME OF MINERAL SUSPENSIONS WITH PRESERVED STRUCTURE OF FLOCS
A. A. Lavrinenko and G. Yu. Gol’berg

Academician Melnikov Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Moscow, 111020 Russia
e-mail: gr_yu_g@mail.ru

The breakage mechanism of flocs in mineral suspensions under shearing is considered. The relationship of limiting dynamic shear stress, diameter of particles and flocculant consumption is determined. It is calculated that for the floc structure to be preserved, it is required that the maximum allowable flow velocity of suspensions in pipelines 0.2–0.6 m in diameter is on average 1.8, 2.6 and 3.9 m/s at flocculant consumptions of 50, 100 and 200 g/t, respectively. The inverse problem on minimum allowable diameters of pipelines is solved. At the suspension flow rates of 100–1000 m3/h and flocculant consumption of 50–200 g/t, these values range from 0.1 to 0.4 m. The increase in the flocculant consumption by 2 times, all other things being equal, conditions reduction in the allowable diameter of pipelines by 20%.

Flocs, flocculants, mineral suspensions, flow regime, nonisotropic turbulence, shear stress, destruction

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035770 

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DRESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EAST SAYAN QUARTZITES
A. I. Nepomnyashchikh, A. P. Zhaboedov, M. G. Volkova, A. M. Fedorov, and V. N. Yashin

Vinogradov Institute of Geochemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Irkutsk, 664033 Russia
e-mail: ainep@igc.irk.ru
Baikal Finance and Production Company,
Ulan-Ude, 670000 Russia

The research results are presented for dressability of quartzites from the Garga quartzite region of the East Sayan. From the detailed analysis of the structure, texture, mineral and fluid inclusions in the chemical constitution, bright veined quartzites and coaly veined quartzites were distinguished in the Urda-Gargan block. Both kinds are readily dressed up quartz concentrates of deep concentration. The fist quartzite kind can be used in manufacturing of transparent optical quartz glass, whereas the second variety is a promising feedstock for carbothermal production of silicon.

Quarts, mineral impurities, fluid inclusions, quartz concentrate, quartz glass

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035782 

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REAGENT DOSAGE CONTROL FOR THE ANTIMONY FLOTATION PROCESS BASED ON FROTH SIZE PDF TRACKING AND AN INDEX PREDICTIVE MODEL
Bin-fang Cao, Yong-fang Xie, Chun-hua Yang, Wei-hua Gui, and Jian-qi Li

School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University,
Changsha, 410083 China
e-mail: xieyongfang2013@163.com
College of Physics and Electronics Science, Hunan University of Arts and Sciences,
Hunan 415000 China

A reagent dosage hybrid control strategy for the antimony flotation process is proposed in this work. This strategy consists of two parts: reagent dosage tracking control based on a froth size probability density function (PDF) and reagent dosage compensation control based on a distributed-machine vision predictive model. The proposed method was tested on a gold–antimony flotation process, and it improved tailings qualification rate, and reduced the tailings standard deviation. This method also efficiently accounts for the influence of disturbances on the flotation system and improves the stability and effectiveness of the flotation system.

Froth flotation, dosage control, bubble size, probability density function, fuzzy control

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035794 

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ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF STARCH DIGESTED WITH ALKALI ON FINE HEMATITE PARTICLES
Min Tang and Shuming Wen

Department of Mineral Processing, Kunming University of Science and Technology,
Yunnan, 650093 China
e-mail: tang0543@gmail.com

In this paper, the influence of alkali on the flocculation of starch on fine hematite was investigated through a series of tests, like turbidities, paste titration, adsorption, conductance, scanning electron microscope (SEM) measurement, and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopic analysis (FTIR) as well. The results pointed out that alkali concentration has a strong influence on physicochemical changes of starch granules, inducing different adsorption densities on mineral surfaces. A maximum amount of adsorption density on mineral particles was harvested for the starch digested with sodium hydroxide at a concentration of 0.4 N/g starch. It is worthy to note that starch is not fully digested in the presence of alkali at a concentration of less than 0.4 N/g starch. Higher concentration of hydroxide ions, however, tends to obtain less adsorption density of starch on hematite because too small remnants in the starch gel have inverse effects on adsorption capacity.

Alkali, digestion, starch, flocculation; fine hematite

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035806 

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MINE AEROGASDYNAMICS


SUBSTANTIATION OF LIFE EXTENSION METHOD FOR TWO-STAGE AXIAL FLOW FANS FOR MAIN VENTILATION
A. M. Krasyuk, I. V. Lugin, P. V. Kosykh, and E. Yu. Russky

Chinakal Institute of Mining, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Novosibirsk, 630091 Russia
e-mail: krasuk@cn.ru

The article substantiates the retrofit method for two-stage axial flow fans including an impeller and a flow straightener in each stage. In this method, the two-stage rotor is replaced by a high-rate one-stage rotor within the inlet guide vanes–impeller–flow straightener circuit. As a result, the air flow at the impeller input is uniform per standard, the operational life of the rotor bearing assembly is extended while the rotor mass is largely reduced. The procedure is developed for design and selection of aerodynamic and structural parameters of the remodel axial mine fans. The procedure takes into account the influence of the variable frequency drive and gyroscopic moment of the impeller, as well as the rigidity of the bearing assemblies and ratio of mass-inertia properties of the rotor, which allows determination of critical rotor speeds at early stage of design.

Fan, impeller, ventilation passage, gyroscopic moment, air flow structure, aerodynamic and structural parameters, bearing assembly rigidity, critical rotor speed, bending vibrations

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035818 

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MINING THERMOPHYSICS


EXPERIMENTAL RANGE TEST OF FLAME SPREAD IN DUST–AIR MIXTURES
A. A. Sechin, Yu. F. Patrakov, and A. I. Sechin

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University,
Tomsk, 634050 Russia
e-mail: auct-68@yandex.ru
Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Kemerovo, 650065 Russia
e-mail: yupat@icc.kemsc.ru

The experimental procedure is presented for range test of critical flame spread in the conditions of uniform distribution of particles in dust cloud under varied temperature of the ignition initiation source. Fire and explosion hazard of coal dust is estimated by the method of successive approximations. The feasibility of studying the cold flame effect in inflammation of coal dust suspension in air and its transition to the hot mode burning when dust concentration grows is demonstrated, which is of importance for the theory of safety technology.

Coal dust, fire/explosion hazard characteristics, experimental plant

DOI: 10.1134/S106273911903582X

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3. Arkhipov, V.A., Paleev, D.Yu., Patrakov, Yu.F., and Usanina, A.S., Coal Dust Wettability Estimation, J. Min. sci., 2014, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 587–594.
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15. Airuni, A.T., Klebanov, F.S., and Smirnov, O.V., Vzryvoopasnost’ ugol’nykh shakht (Explosion Hazard in Coal Mines), Moscow: Gornoe delo, 2011.


COAL DUST BLAST ISOLATION BY VORTEX INERTIAL HYDROCOAGULATION
V. N. Makarov, N. V. Makarov, A. V. Ugol’nikov, E. P. Afanasenko, and M. B. Nosyrev

Ural State Mining University,
Yekaterinburg, 620075 Russia
e-mail: mnikolay84@mail.ru

The mathematical model of hydro vortex inertial kinematic coagulation is proposed; the model largely improves energy efficiency of coal dust blast isolation. The graphical model of interaction between liquid drop and explosive aerosol particle at the contact zone at the moment of collision in the liquid–solid system is refined using the theory of added vortexes. The hypothesis on weakening of the wedge effect of a gas medium in the zone of contact between the explosive aerosol particle owing to an added vortex caused by the drop and particle rotation, is put forward and proved. The equations are obtained for calculating energy required for total absorption of explosive aerosol particles, minimum diameter of the particles and wetting angle in hydro vortex inertial coagulation.

Ecotechnology, dust contorl, coagulation, hydrophobicity, circulation, wetting angle, adhesion, absorption energy, added vortex

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035831 

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NEW METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS IN MINING


IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION OF. A. WI-FI AD HOC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN AN UNDERGROUND MINE ENVIRONMENT
H. Ikeda, Y. Kawamura, Z. P. L. Tungol, M. A. Moridi, and H. Jang

Akita University,
Akita, 010–8502 Japan
e-mail: ha2ikeda@gmail.com
Curtin University, Kalgoorlie, 6430 WA, Australia

Wireless sensor networks WI-Fi ad hoc have been proposed information transmission between data loggers and mobile station (smartphones). The wireless data transmission follows from an underground station to a worker’s smartphone and, then, after the worker has left the mine, to a data logger on the surface. The serviceability of this system was tested by measurement of communication quality indexes in various environments. The tests show that wireless communication between a stationary point and a mobile devise is possible at transfer speeds up to 2 MB/s with a packet error rate (PER) below 25% either at a maximum distance of 110 m in a straight path or at a distance of 20 m in case of a corner or turn of the path. The proposed system allows the transmission of 39.6–79.2 MB of monitoring data to a worker moving at 20 km/h.

Communication system, Wi-Fi ad hoc, wireless sensor networks, mine, monitoring

DOI: 10.1134/S1062739119035843  REFERENCES
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