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Research on the Dust Diffusion and Pollution Behaviour of Dynamic Tunneling in Header Excavators Based on Dynamic Mesh Technology and Field Measurement

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  • Xi Chen

    (School of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Hao Zhang

    (School of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Shaocheng Ge

    (School of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Cunbao Deng

    (School of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Chaonan Fan

    (School of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Guoliang Ma

    (School of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Weichao Li

    (School of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

Abstract

In order to accurately characterize and evaluate dust particle diffusion in the dynamic tunneling process of a boring machine, this study considers the 31,116 main transport chute heaving face of the Lijiahao coal mine as a case study. A dynamic tunneling model is developed considering the real dynamic tunneling state of the header, to carry out an in-depth analysis of the spatial and temporal evolution of wind flow and dust dispersion in the tunnel under dynamic excavation. In addition, the results were compared against the calculations of a static standard excavation model of a conventional header. Employing CFD analysis accompanied by field measurements, it was highlighted that the dynamic tunneling of the header leads to an increase in the pressure difference and the turbulent kinetic energy at the working face. Moreover, an increase in the number of vortices was reported, and a higher concentration of dust spreads more quickly along the return wind side wall to the return flow area. On the other hand, the high concentration of dust under the standard tunneling model was found to accumulate a lot on the return wind side. Simultaneously, as the distance between the pressurized air outlet and the working face increases, the average wind speed in the vortex-type wind flow area at the front of the tunnel decreases. When t = 60 s, the return flow area expands to a space of 8 m~24 m from the head, and the dust accumulated above the header spreads to the back of the header to form a high concentration dust region of more than 500 mg/m³. It was shown that the range of high-concentration dust clouds in the breathing zone decreases compared to the results of the standard tunneling model. Moreover, the dust concentration in the breathing zone of the driver is significantly lower than that reported by the standard tunneling model. Based on the results of the field test, the average error between the simulated and measured data of the dynamic tunneling model was calculated to be around 6.46%, thus demonstrating the model’s capability in describing the real working conditions of the heave tunnel.

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  • Xi Chen & Hao Zhang & Shaocheng Ge & Cunbao Deng & Chaonan Fan & Guoliang Ma & Weichao Li, 2022. "Research on the Dust Diffusion and Pollution Behaviour of Dynamic Tunneling in Header Excavators Based on Dynamic Mesh Technology and Field Measurement," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-28, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:23:p:8945-:d:985199
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