Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning / Edition 3

by Howard L. Hartman, Jan M. Mutmansky, Raja V. Ramani, Y. J. Wang

Overview

This revised edition presents an engineering design approach to ventilation and air conditioning as part of the comprehensive environmental control of the mine atmosphere. It provides an in-depth look, for practitioners who design and operate mines, into the health and safety aspects of environmental conditions in the underground workplace.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471116356
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/07/1997
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	752
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

HOWARD L. HARTMAN, PhD, was Drummond Chair and professor of Mining Engineering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.JAN M. MUTMANSKY, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering at Pennsylvania State University in University Park. The authors also coauthored Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Third Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:

Environmental Control of the Mine Atmosphere.

Properties and Behavior of Air.

MINE AIR-QUALITY CONTROL.

Mine Gases.

Dusts and Other Mine Aerosols.

MINE VENTILATION.

Airflow Through Mine Openings and Ducts.

Mine Ventilation Circuits and Networks.

Natural Ventilation.

Fan Application to Mines.

Auxiliary Ventilation and Controlled Recirculation.

Economics of Airflow.

Control of Mine Fires and Explosions.

MINE AIR CONDITIONING.

Heat Sources and Effect in Mines.

Mine Air Conditioning Systems.

Appendices.

References.

Answers to Selected Problems.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

New edition of a text for a one semester undergraduate course assuming a background in the basic and engineering sciences and introductory mining engineering courses. Presents an integrated engineering design approach to mine ventilation and air conditioning through simultaneous control of quality, quantity, and temperature-humidity of the underground atmospheric environment. Also directed to practitioners in the field who design or operate mines. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews