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The Redesigned Vortecone: A Maintenance-Free Wet Scrubber Device, Allison Taylor
The Redesigned Vortecone: A Maintenance-Free Wet Scrubber Device, Allison Taylor
Theses and Dissertations--Mining Engineering
Dust creates health and safety issues in mining and there are several different ways to reduce the amount of respirable dust created. Dust particles also affect the operation and efficiency of mining equipment. One device currently used to reduce dust in a coal mine is a flooded-bed dust scrubber. These type of scrubbers are found on continuous miners and are designed to capture dust particles close to the cutting head. However, the fibrous screens on the flooded-bed dust scrubber clog easily reducing both production and the quality and quantity of air miners are exposed too. The flooded-bed dust scrubber was …
Influence Of Water Injection Rate On The Vortecone, An Impingement Screen, And A Conventional Filter Screen Cleaning Efficiency, Oscar Velasquez
Influence Of Water Injection Rate On The Vortecone, An Impingement Screen, And A Conventional Filter Screen Cleaning Efficiency, Oscar Velasquez
Theses and Dissertations--Mining Engineering
Industrial produced respirable particles are known to affect the respirable tract of workers causing serious illness or even death. These particles can be found in any mining operation’s environment, new regulations by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in 2014 reduced the allowable limit of dust exposure for underground workers. Dust control practices have been improving over the years to lower the number of incidents caused by these particles. In underground mining, water sprays and scrubber systems have become the most used dust control methods. Water sprays create numerous fine water droplets to capture dust once it has become …