Course Code- MNC537: Computational Subsurface Ventilation and

Environment Practical

Dr. Swapnil Mishra

Total No. Practical: 11
Department of Mining Engineering
Hi, I am Swapnil Mishra!
 Basically a civil engineer, specialized in geotechnical engineering.
 My PhD in “Physical and Numerical Modelling of Tunnel under Blast and Impact Loads” at IIT Delhi.
 I am from Rewa (Madhya Pradesh)
 Interests: Rock Mechanics, U/G Structures, Dynamic Loading, Chess and Music

Time table for MNC-537:

Days 2:00 to 3:00 3:00 to 4:00 4:00 to 5:00 5:00 to 6:00 6:00 to 7:00

MON

TUE

Contact:
WED
Email: swapnil@iitism.ac.in
THU MNC-537 Office: Room No. 108-D, Faculty
Chamber, Department of Mining
FRI Engineering, IIT Dhanbad
SCHEDULE:
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS DATE
1. Measurement of airflow in tunnel using Vane Anemometer and Velometer 11/08/22
2. Measurement of air pressure and airflow using Pitot tube. 18/08/22
3. Estimation of air-cooling power using Kata thermometer 25/08/22
4. Computation of psychrometric properties of underground air. 01/09/22
5. Determination of thermal properties of rocks. 08/09/22
6. Compositional analysis of air using Gas Chromatograph. 15/09/22
7. Plotting of fan characteristic curves. 22/09/22
MID SEMESTER EVALUATION 29/09/22
8. Determination of dust concentration using dust samplers. 13/10/22
9. Determination of noise level using Noise Level Meter. 20/10/22
10. Determination of illumination level in underground Mines using Lux meter. 03/11/22
11. Ventilation simulation of underground working 10/11/22
FINAL VIVA/FINAL EVALUATION 17/11/22
 Evaluation Scheme
Practical Attendance Lab Record Mid Semester Exam/Viva End Semester Exam/ Final Viva

1-11 5 10 15 20
Total Marks (100) 10 20 30 40
Lab Record with completed practical should be submitted with in a week after each class

• Attentiveness is more important than just attendance.

• Try to learn not to memorize formulas and just steps, process, cause and problem solving is more important.
• It’s a subject that will examine your critical thinking and help to improve it. So enjoy.
Poor ventilation plans can result in problems
with gas, dust and diesel particulate,
spontaneous combustion; frictional ignition;
windblast, heat, poor / inadequate ventilation,
and poor ventilation management.

The hazards related to gas include inrush,

outburst, ignition, explosion and asphyxiation.

In 2009, a serious gas explosion happened in Tunlan

coal mine at Shanxi province, P.R. China, which clai
med the lives of 78 miners. 114 miners got injured, a
nd nearly 4 million dollars of economic loss was repo
rted. According to the investigation report, the mine
gas explosion was originally from a buildup of gas ca
tching a flame in the underground. The happening of
such accumulation was actually caused by functiona
l failures of the mine ventilation system so that the co
ncentration of gas reached the lower flammable limit
1. Measurement of airflow in tunnel using Vane
Anemometer and Velometer

• The proper control and distribution of ventilation air is a key aspect in the productivity of an underground
mining operation and is crucial to the health and safety of mine workers.

• Accurate methods of determining the air volume flow rates are necessary to properly control and
distribute the air
Types of Vane Anemometer:
1. Low Range Anemometer: Having 8 blades and measures Velocity from 0.25-15 m/sec
2. High Range Anemometer: Having 4 blades and measures Velocity from 15-50 m/sec
3. Digital Anemometer: Display is there in which we can see the distance covered directly
• Earlier constructions were fully mechanical, where the spindle rotation was transmitted to a pointer through a series of gears.
• In modern vane anemometers, an electrical sensor records the spindle rotation, and the signal is processed, giving the velocity on a digital
display. Such an instrument usually can integrate the mean velocity over a time interval.
• A vane anemometer consists of several light vanes supported on radial arms rotating on a common spindle.
• Vane circle rotates at a speed proportional to the air velocity and operates through gearing
• A vane anemometer requires a calibration chart, and this should be brought up-to-date regularly to ensure continued accuracy in the
measurement of air velocity.
• The calibration correction vcorr is applied to the indicated velocity vi to give the true velocity va.
• A calibrated instrument has an accuracy of about ± 1% over the speed range for which it was designed and with the instrument mounted in a
steady, uniform airstream.
• Yaw error is less than 1% up to 12° of yaw.
• Variations due to changes in air density are not significant for on-site measurements.
• With in-duct measurements, there will be a blockage effect, causing an overestimation of the velocity. Provided the instrument-to-duct diameter
ratio is such as to accommodate the instrument at the traverse positions, this effect should not be more than 3%
 Single Point Continuous
Precise Traversing
Method Traversing
• Gives • Top to bottom to • When equal areas
Instantaneous Top are there
Velocity • Slow Rate
• Small Area • Where High
accuracy is
• For Vavg = 0.8- required
0.9(Vmeasured)

ADVANTAGES
• Velocities can be measured down to
about 0.5 m/s; the speed range
depends on its manufacture, low,
medium, and high velocity models
being available up to a maximum of
about 30 m/s.
• The actual precision depends on the
quality of the instrument; however,
the inaccuracy may vary between 1%
and 5% of the scale.
• The larger the vane, the higher the
accuracy.
DISADVANTAGES
• It is relatively large and this may
physically restrict its use in certain
circumstances.
• The value measured is an average
over a large area.
• The instrument has a slow response
to velocity fluctuations and cannot be
used to investigate turbulence levels.
• In addition, the calibration of vane
anemometers needs to be checked
frequently.
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