Continuous miner noise

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · J. Eng. Ind.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3184487· OSTI ID:5300132

Robertson, J

Noise generated by continuous miners in underground coal production is an important health hazard. Laboratory tests of simulated cutting operations and in-mine noise measurements have been made. These show that coal cutting noise and conveyor noise are the dominant sources of miner operational noise. Typical noise levels for cutting and conveying operations are 97 dBA. For full operation of all machine systems, the overall sound pressure level is approximately 101 dBA. In-mine and laboratory test results show excellent agreement in both A-weighted overall levels as well as A-weighted one-third octave band spectra.

• OSTI ID: 5300132
• Journal Information: J. Eng. Ind.; (United States), Vol. 103:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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