Mine demonstrations of longwall dust control techniques. Technical status report, July 31, 1981-August 31, 1981
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of automatic variable delivery system of water for double drum shearer longwall sections in a coordinated, systematic program conducted at a few selected longwall test sections, and to make the results available to the entire coal mining industry. The demonstrations are restricted to double drum shearer sections, because this is where the respirable dust problem is most severe. These demonstrations should guide the coal mining industry toward the best available technology to control respirable dust with the least adverse impact on coal production. Demonstration sites will be chosen to be representative of typical longwall double drum shearer sections to achieve maximum transferability of technology to the rest of the industry. Meetings were held with representatives of the following shearer manufacturers: Anderson Mavor (USA) Limited, Eickhoff-America Corporation, and Joy Manufacturing Corporation.
- Research Organization:
- Ketron, Inc., Wayne, PA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AM01-77ET12532
- OSTI ID:
- 6179557
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/12532-T4; ON: DE81030376
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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