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and downwind personnel, NIOSH conducted five in-mine dust studies to measure respirable dust levels at the CM operator location and in the immediate return. Figure 1a. Wet head bit block showing water spray behind the bit. Figure 1b. Wet head sprays on continuous miner cutter head. Mine Site Investigations

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Flooded-bed scrubbers on continuous miners have been shown to be an effective respirable dust control technology, traditionally used during the extraction of extended cuts of up to 12.2 m (40 ft). To effectively use scrubbers in faces that employ exhaust ventilation, the return ventilation curtain or tubing should be located outby the scrubber discharge on the …

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sprays to control gas levels around a continuous mining machine (Goodman et al. 2006). This work evaluated the impacts of three different water spray configurations. The first was the standard spray system consisting of 24 sprays positioned above, below, and along the sides of the cutter head (Fig. 3).

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Before implementing a continuous mining system, mining companies must divide each mine into 20 to 30 coal beds. Then, workers must install support systems to prevent the mine from collapsing. ... Even so, …

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Continuous Mining Machine requires identification of the various noise sources under controlled operating conditions. To this end, a 42-microphone phased array was used in ... were exposed to noise levels exceeding the Permissible Exposure Level (PEL) stipulated in the Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (see Appendix A). This ...

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Over recent history and since the beginning of industrialization, several changes in production paradigms have taken place, promoted by the surge and application of novel technologies. As shown in Fig. 6, the world has already seen three paradigm shifts, better known as industrial revolutions. Currently, a new transformation is i…

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However, the introduction of continuous mining machines in the 1940s produced a constant flow of coal from the working face of the mine and resulted in an increase in methane levels. The number of face ignitions increased as …

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tions around a continuous mining machine. This mining machine was equipped with a flooded-bed dust scrubber and was positioned in the box or slab cut. Exhaust line brat-tice was used for all tests. Dust levels were measured in the return airway and at locations representing the operators of the continuous min-

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The monitors must be permanently mounted on a mining machine to provide continuous readings of methane levels near a working face. An unknown with the use of methane monitors is their response time, defined as the time interval between the application of a gas to the sensor head and the final steady-state reading of the instrument.

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However, the introduction of continuous mining machines in the 1940s produced a constant flow of ore from the working face of the mine and resulted in an increase in methane levels. The number of face ignitions increased as more continuous mining machines were placed underground. Methane levels were found to be dangerously high.

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In order to more closely examine sound generated by the continuous mining machine, sound power levels were measured in a reverberation chamber at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL). Different chain types and configurations were installed on the conveyor system, and the resulting sound power level ranged from 118 dB(A) to 108 dB(A).

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However, the introduction of continuous mining machines in the 1940s produced a constant flow of coal from the working face of the mine and resulted in an increase in methane levels. The number of face ignitions increased as more continuous mining machines were placed underground. Methane levels were found to be dangerously high.

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Continuous mining operations, due to their equipment simplicity and high tunneling efficiency, have been prevalently applied in coal extraction. However, the high level of mechanization at continuous mining faces usually results in high extent of coal crushing due to the use of drum rotary coal cutting [20], [21]. Moreover, dust pollution in ...

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Continuous Mining Machine Some of the conditions which make this hazardous are the potential for roof falls, the close proximity of large moving machinery, decreased visibility due to low lighting and high dust levels, and high noise levels. In addition to the task of cutting coal from the face, continuous mining machine operators must

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continuous mining machine, sound power levels were measured in a reverberation chamber at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL). Different chain types and configurations were installed on the conveyor system, and the resulting sound power level ranged from 118 dB(A) to 108 …

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Despite this, it is estimated that 80% of US miners work in an environment where the average noise levels exceed this 85 dB figure and 25% of US workers experience 90+dB …

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Figure 1. Gravimetric dust levels for Mine A, with and without wet head sprays. 2.3 Wet head study at Mine B This study compared dust levels around two con-tinuous mining machines: one equipped with wet head sprays and the other equipped with a conven-tional spray system. Cutting height varied with face

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Engineering noise controls address noise at the source to reduce sound levels and prevent NIHL. Noise generated by CMMs mainly results from three operational component sys-tems: dust …

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