TY - GEN
T1 - Development, testing, and proposed application of multiple passive source tracers for underground mine ventilation systems
AU - Watkins, E.
AU - Luxbacher, K.
AU - Jong, E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2017 by SME.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The application of passive tracer gas sources in underground mines is particularly useful for long-term tracer gas studies, as well as for studies in permissible areas of underground coal mines. The use of passive perfluoromethylcyclohexane (PMCH) sources have previously been demonstrated in mines, but this new work details the development and testing of multiple, distinct tracer compounds that can be used in passive sources. A description of their potential application in mine ventilation systems is also provided. Three tracer compounds are detailed, which are PMCH, PECH and PMCP. The release rates of these tracers were examined over a 180 day period at multiple temperatures. The advantages and disadvantages of these sources are presented, along with potential applications in understanding complicated ventilation circuits, flow through gob, and leakage.
AB - The application of passive tracer gas sources in underground mines is particularly useful for long-term tracer gas studies, as well as for studies in permissible areas of underground coal mines. The use of passive perfluoromethylcyclohexane (PMCH) sources have previously been demonstrated in mines, but this new work details the development and testing of multiple, distinct tracer compounds that can be used in passive sources. A description of their potential application in mine ventilation systems is also provided. Three tracer compounds are detailed, which are PMCH, PECH and PMCP. The release rates of these tracers were examined over a 180 day period at multiple temperatures. The advantages and disadvantages of these sources are presented, along with potential applications in understanding complicated ventilation circuits, flow through gob, and leakage.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85021413555
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85021413555#tab=citedBy
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85021413555
T3 - SME Annual Conference and Expo 2017: Creating Value in a Cyclical Environment
SP - 208
EP - 210
BT - SME Annual Conference and Expo 2017
PB - Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)
T2 - SME Annual Conference and Expo 2017: Creating Value in a Cyclical Environment
Y2 - 19 February 2017 through 22 February 2017
ER -