Mine demonstrations of longwall dust-control techniques. Phase I report

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5300218

Although longwall mining offers a number of advantages such as high productivity, improved safety, and higher coalbed recovery, longwall operators are experiencing great difficulty in consistently complying with the federal dust standard of 2 mg/m/sup 3/. Because of the severe problem which the coal mining industry is experiencing with longwall dust control, a systematic evaluation and demonstration of currently available and new dust control technology is needed. This contract is concerned with the evaluation of air sprays and foam systems for dust control on double-drum longwall shearer faces.

• Research Organization: Engineers International, Inc., Downers Grove, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5300218
• Report Number(s): NP-2901421; ON: DE82901421
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
DUSTS
CONTROL
LONGWALL MINING
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
FOAMS
MINING EQUIPMENT
SHEARER LOADERS
SPRAYS
UNDERGROUND MINING
COLLOIDS
CUTTER LOADERS
DISPERSIONS
EQUIPMENT
MINING
012000* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Mining