- Author
- Greuer, R. E.
- Title
- Modeling the Movement of Smoke and the Effect of Ventilation Systems in Mine Shaft Fires.
- Coporate
- Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, 81-87, May 1985
- Book or Conf
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Computer Applications in Fire Protection: Analysis, Modeling, and Design. March 19-21, 1984, Leesburg, VA, 20 p., ['1984', '1985']
- Keywords
- mine fires
- Abstract
- Physical principles governing mine ventilation systems and state of the art ventilation modeling are initially outlined. Several computer programs for modeling the mine ventilation-mine fire interaction, which were developed during the last decade, are then described. An older program considers fires and ventilation systems as going through a sequence of steady state conditions. Airflow rates, pressure losses, temperatures, fume and methane concentrations can be determined. Newer programs allow transient state fume concentration calculations under the assumption of constant airflow rates as well as the determination of fume exposures of escaping miners. Recent work attempts the complete transient state simulation of fires and all ventilation properties.