Tenth U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium

May 16-19, 2004, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.

Holiday Inn Downtown

Sunday May 16, 2004

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Registration, Anchorage/Fairbanks Room

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Reception, Anchorage/Fairbanks Room

Monday May 17, 2004

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Registration, Kodiak/Kenai Room

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Authors Coffee, Lounge (Second Floor)

Monday May 17, 2004 Conference Inauguration: Kodiak/Kenai Room

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Welcome - Mr. Mark Begich, Mayor, Anchorage

8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Brief Remarks by Honorable Lt. Governor of State of Alaska Loren Leman

8:45 AM - 8:55 AM Inauguration - Dr. Paul Reichardt, Provost, University of Alaska Fairbanks

8:55 AM - 9:25 AM Alaska's Mineral Industry - Mr. Tom Irwin, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Natural Resources

9:25 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Speech: David Lauriski, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Administration

Topic: “Creating a Culture of Prevention in Mine Safety and Health”

10:30 AM - 5:15 PM Technical Sessions - Kodiak and Kenai Rooms (see next few pages)

Tuesday May 18, 2004

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Authors Coffee, Lounge (Second Floor)

8:30 AM - 5:15 PM Technical Sessions (see next few pages)

5:30 PM - 6:45 PM SME UVC Meeting (Sitka Room)

7:00 PM Banquet (Kenai/Kodiak Room)

“Human Elements in Mine Ventilation,” Keynote Speech by Dr. Raja V. Ramani

Program includes presentation of SME Hartman award.

Wednesday May 19, 2004

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Authors Coffee, Lounge (Second Floor)

8:30 AM - 5:15 PM Technical Sessions (see next few pages)

SPONSORS

School of Mineral Engineering

Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc

Detroit Salt Company

Silent Seal

M&I Power Technology

Rocvent Inc.

Schauenburg Flexadux Corporation

Spendrup Fan Company

Shaft Drillers International

VISIT THE VENDOR BOOTHS IN THE JUNEAU ROOM (SECOND FLOOR)Technical Sessions Monday, May 17

Ventilation Systems Design - I (Kenai Room) Co-Chairs: C. Pritchard / P. Mousset-Jones 10:30 AM - Noon Comparative Evaluation of Block Cave Ventilation Systems - Calizaya, F. and Mutama, K.R. ,USA A Study on Event of Unstable Operation of an Axial Fan in a Ventilation Network - Krawczyk, J. and Wasilewski, S., Poland Airflow in Leaking Ducts with Multiple Fans - Partyka, J. and Johnson, O.,Canada Aero-acoustic solutions for mining ventilation fans: Total solution for energy savings and reduction in noise and flow induced vibration - Datta, D. and Gaur, P., Canada.

Diesel In Underground Mines - I (Kodiak Room) Co-Chairs: M. Gangal / E.Z. Manos 10:30 AM - Noon Testing And Reduction Strategies For Diesel Emissions at P.T. Freeport Indonesia - Duckworth, I. J., Karmawan, K. and Barber, J., Indonesia Conducting A Comprehensive Baseline Study For Diesel Particulate Matter - Stinnette, J.D. and Wallace, K.G., Jr., USA Using Bio-Diesel Fuels to Reduce DPM Concentrations; DPM Results Using Various Blends of Bio-Diesel Fuel Mixtures in a Stone Mine - Schulz, M.J., Fields, K.G., Atchison, D.J., Gerbec, E.J., Haney, R.A., Tomko, D.M., Love, G. and Kuhnhein, G., USA

12:00 - 2:00 PM LUNCH Anchorage/Fairbanks Room

Ventilation and Control Systems (Kenai Room) Co-Chairs: Y.P. Chugh / K. Mutama 2:00-3:30 PM Development of a Real Time Airflow Monitoring and Control System - Gillies, A.D.S., Wu, H.W., Tuffs, N. and Sartor, T., Australia Monitoring and Control Of Underground Ventilation Systems Using VUMA-Network - von Glehn, F.H., Ox, I., South Africa Precision Gas Monitoring for Methane Drainage - Ketler, A.E. and Sargent, L.E., USA 3:30: 3:45 PM COFFEE 3:45: 5:15 PM Continual Monitoring the Natural Ventilating Pressure in A Deep Coal Mine - Kopáček, F., Ceniga, R., Tabasek, M., Czech Republic Use of a Test Box to Measure Response Times for Machine-Mounted Monitors - Taylor, C.D., Chilton, J.E. and Zimmer, J.A., USA The Early Detection of Spontaneous Combustion And The Evaluation Of The Effectiveness of Fire Extinguishing Countermeasures Based on CO Time Series Data - Tominaga, Y. and Bandopadhyay, S., Japan

Mine Fires and Explosions (Kodiak Room) Co-Chairs: C. Taylor / R. P. Aguirre 2:00-3:30 PM Use of an Inertisation Unit During a Coal Mine Fire Recovery Operation - Urosek, J.E., Stoltz, R.T., Beiter, D.A., Aul, G.N. and Morley, T.A., USA Fundamental Study On Locating Spontaneous Combustion Of Coal By Self-Potential Method - Bingrui, L., Uchino, K. and Inoue, M., Japan The Use Of Blasting Fumes To Inertise Underground Coal Mine Atmospheres - Chalmers, D., Australia 3:30: 3:45 PM COFFEE 3:45: 5:15 PM Controlling Fire And Smoke Movements In Road Tunnels By Means Of Ventilation: State Of The Art - Jacques, E., Belgium New High Impact Flammable Gas Interactive Awareness Training for Underground Mines - van Zyl, F.J., Cook, A.P., Lightfoot, N., South Africa

Technical Sessions Tuesday, May 18

Ventilation Systems Design - II: (Kenai Room) Co-Chairs: E. DeSouza / F. Calizaya 8:30 - 10:00 AM Assessing the Performance and Efficiency Of Booster and Main Fans in a Large Ventilation Network - Mutama, K.R., USA A Comprehensive Approach To Improve Ventilation For Operating Underground Mines - Yun, Q. X., Chen, Y.F., Liu, C.W., Lian, M.J., Zhang, Z.F. and Wang, X.B., Peoples Republic of China Ventilation Systems for Underground Trona Mines - Pritchard, C., Glackin, B., Patton, L., Refsdal, L. and Leigh, R.T.,USA 10:00 - 10:30 AM COFFEE 10:30 - 12:00 PM Measurement of Frictional Pressure Differentials During a Ventilation Survey - Prosser, B. S. and Loomis, I.M., USA Ventilation System of Pyhäsalmi Mine, Finland - a Case Study - Pulkkinen, M.S. and Martikainen, A.L, Finland A Ventilation Study of the Detroit Salt Mine - Manos, E.Z. and Wala, A.M., USA Thermal storage and cyclical control of mine cooling systems - Wilson, R., Bluhm, S. and et al, South Africa

Diesel in Underground Mines - II (Kodiak Room) Co-Chairs: I. Duckworth / R.A. Haney 8:30 - 10:00 AM Evaluation Of The Contribution Of Light-Duty Vehicles To The Underground Atmosphere Diesel Emissions Burden - Rubeli, B., Gangal, M., Butler, K. and Aldred, W., Canada DPM Reduction By Thermal Regeneration Systems - Gangal, M., Rubeli, B., Young, D., Tumati, P. and Birkby, N., Canada CFD Analysis of Diesel Emissions in a Railroad Tunnel - Ray, R.E., Kang, K. and Gilbey, M., USA. 10:00 - 10:30 AM COFFEE 10:30 - 12:00 PM Studies to Assess the Performance of Ceramic diesel Particulate Filters for Reducing Diesel Emissions - Fields, K., Pomroy, W., Saseen, G. and Haney, R., Good, M., USA Measuring Exposure to Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions in UK Coal and Non-Coal Mines - Leeming, J.R. and Dabill, D.W., UK

12:00 - 2:00 PM LUNCH: Anchorage/Fairbanks Room

Dust Generation, Transport and Control (Kenai Room) Co-Chairs: K. Wallace / S. Hardcastle 2:00-3:30 PM Evaluating Ventilating Air Movement in Underground Limestone Mines by Monitoring Respirable Dust Generated from Production Shots - Chekan, G.J. and Colinet, J.F. and & Grau III, R., USA Identifying Improvements for A Modified Wet Scrubber through Simplified Modelling - Chugh, Y.P., Thatavarthy, K.K., Carty, R., USA A Comparison of a Directional Spray System or a Flooded-bed Scrubber for Controlling Respirable Dust Exposures and Face Gas Concentrations - Goodman, G.V.R., Pollock, D.E. and Beck, T.W., USA Implementing A New Personal Dust Monitor As An Engineering Tool - Volkwein, J.C., Thimons, E., Yanak, C., Dunham, D., Patashnick, H., and Rupprecht, E., HUSA 3:30: 3:45 PM COFFEE 3:45: 5:15 PM Active Suppressing Technology for High Seam Continuous Miners - Moolman, C. and Späth, H., South Africa Controlling Silver Dust and Fumes at Mine Refinery - Haney, R.A. and Valoski, M.P., USA An Assessment of a Two-Filter Concept for a Continuous Miner Wet Scrubber - Chugh, Y.P., Thatavarthy, K.K., Carty, R., USA

Strata Gas and Control (Kodiak Room) Co-Chairs: P. Thakur / von Glehn 2:00-3:30 PM Migration of Carbon Dioxide and Methane into the Atmoshphere In Areas of Closed Underground Mines - Strumiński, T. and Madeja- Strumińska, B., Poland Model Research Into Retentive Reservoirs Of Methane In Coal Mines - Berger, J., Dziurzyński, W., Nawrat, S. and Roszkowski, J, Poland Natural Heating and Cooling of Intake Air Passing through Fragmented Strata - Johnson, O. and Partyka, J., Canada 3:30: 3:45 PM COFFEE 3:45: 5:15 PM Coalbed Methane Drainage:The Past,Present and Future - Thakur, P., USA Ventilation Effect on Radon Levels in the ESF of Yucca Mountain - Jurani, R. Yuan, Y.C. and Prosser, B., USA Mitigation of Methane Emissions from Coal Mine Ventilation Air: An Update - Carothers, F.P., Schultz, H.L. and Talkington, C.C., USA

Technical Sessions Wednesday, May 19

Face Ventilation / Case Studies (Kenai Room) Co-Chairs: T. McNider / I. Loomis 8:30 - 10:00AM How Scrubbers Help Ventilate the Face During Deep Cut Mining with a Blowing Curtain - Wala, A.M., Jacob, J.D., Huang, G., Brown, J. and Rangubhotla, L., USA Development of an Assessment Tool To Minimize Safe After Blast Re-Entry Time to Improve the Mining Cycle - Gillies, A.D.S., Wu, H.W. and Shires, D., Australia The Use Of Large Axi-Vane Fans In Auxiliary Ventilation For Multiple Headings In A Dieselised Hot Metal Mine - Mutama, K.R., USA 10:00 - 10:30 AM COFFEE 10:30 -12:00 PM Estimation Of Thermal Environment Conditions In A Heading Face Ventilated By Forcing System - Inoue, M., Uchino, K. and Kusaba, Y., Japan Auxiliary Ventilation Operation Practices - De Souza, E., Canada Raising the Bar of Ventilation for Large-Opening Stone Mines - Grau III, R.H., Robertson, S.B., Krog, R.B., Chekan, G.J. and Mucho, T.P., USA 2500 hp Variable Speed Mine Ventilation Fan Installation - Sartain, T.L. and McDaniel, T.E., USA

Advances, Modeling and Software - I (Kodiak Room) Co-Chairs: A. Wala / F. Kopáček 8:30 - 10:00 AM A Computer Software Program That Estimates Air Quantity Requirements In Large Opening Stone Mines - Robertson, S.B., Grau, R.H., Dolgos, J. and Mucho, T.P., USA The Application of Mining Industry Ventilation Survey Techniques To A Complex Computational Fluid Dynamics Anaysis - McDaniel, K.H., Shahcheraghi, N. and Wallace, K.G.,Jr, USA Filtered Recirculation - A Critical Component to Maintaining Acceptable Air Quality in Enclosed Cabs for Surface Mining Equipment - Cecala, A.B and Zimmer, J.A., USA 10:00 - 10:30 AM COFFEE 10:30 - 12:00 PM Development of A Wettability Test for Assessing Effectiveness of Surfactants for Dust Control - Chugh, Y.P., Thatavarthy, K.K., Patwardhan, A., Carty, R., USA The Benefits for Replacing The Diesel Engine with a Fuel Cell in Underground Mining Production Equipment - Hardcastle, S., Kocsis, C., Bétournay, M., Barnes, D., Canada The Impact Of Changing Employment And Mining Practices On The Mine Ventilation Profession In Australia, Brake, R. and Nixon, T., Australia

12:00 - 2:00 PM LUNCH: Anchorage/Fairbanks Room

Case Studies (Kenai Room) Co-Chairs: R. Ray / R. Timko 2:00 - 3:30 PM Ventilation Improvement At the Mimosa´s Mine 3 In The Sabinas Coal Basin, Coahuila, Mexico - Aguirre, J.R.P., Mexico New Techniques Versus Experience: A Real Case Of Mine Ventilation Analysis - Toraño, J., Rodriguez, R. and Rivas, J.M., Spain Preliminary Ventilation Design for the Grasberg Block Cave Mine - Duckworth, I.J., Karmawan, K. and Casten, T., Indonesia 3:30 - 3:45 PM COFFEE 3:45 - 5:15 PM Revision Of The Ventilation System In Louhi Mine - A Case Study - Martikainen, A.L. and Särkkä, P.S., Finland Alternatives to Using Flame Retardant Belts in Underground Workings: A Case Study at Impala Platinum - van Zyl, F.J. and Smit, H., South Africa Evaluation of Air Heating Requirements for Snap Lake Diamond Mine - Hall, R., and Dunne, K, Canadan A Case Study on Dust Concentration at Guleman Kef Chromium Mine - Dalgic, A. and Guyaguler, T., Turkey

Advances, Modeling and Software - II (Kodiak Room) Co-Chairs: K. McDaniel / A.D.S. Gillies 2:00-3:30 PM Studies of Air Leakage in Underground Mines using Computational Fluid Dynamics - Calizaya, F, Duckworth, I.J. and Wallace Jr., K.G., USA Real-Time Neural Network Application To Mine Fire - Nuisance Emissions Discrimination - Edwards, J.C., Franks, R.A., Friel, G.F., Lazzara, C.P. and Opferman, J.J., USA Ventilation savings with fuel cell vehicles - Righettini, G. and Mousset-Jones, P., USA 3:30: 3:45 PM COFFEE 3:45: 5:15 PM Case Studies From Application Of Numerical Simulation Software To Examining The Effects Of Fires On Mine Ventilation Systems - Wu, H.W., Gillies, A.D.S. and Wala, A.M., Australia A Statistical Approach to Coal Dustability, - Göktay Ediz, I., Yuvka, S., Dixon-Hardy, D, UK Evaluating Factors Affecting the Performance of Three Axis Ultrasonic Anemometers - Taylor, C., Chilton, E., McWilliams, L. and Senk, M., USA

Symposium Website: http://www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffrg/vent/

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