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ANALYSIS OF MINE-VENTILATION NETWORKS USING THE AEROSET SOFTWARE
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This paper describes the tools developed for modelling mine-ventilation networks and postprocessing simulation results using the Aeroset software, with a specific focus on solution visualization tools. These tools are aimed at simplifying the analysis of simulation data of large ventilation networks ? the visual representation and graphical analysis of models of such ventilation networks, with many (more than 1000) branches, becomes difficult without the use of specific tools. The following special tools are suggested to effectively solve this problem: gradient-fill, mine-sections, and quality-control tools. The first tool is based on a gradient-fill display mode for results. The temperature of an object is displayed in different colours, depending on the value, in a similar manner to a thermal imager. The second tool allows users to create a hierarchical structure of the ventilation network and automatically calculate the indicators for each mine section, including intake airflow in the section, the required amount of air, air leakages, the amount of air used, and the portion of recycled air coming from other mine sections. The required amount of air can be calculated based on applications that consume air, including personnel, diesel equipment, blasting, and methane emissions. This tool facilitates the automatic calculation of the required amount of air in an individual working area, a section of the mine, or in an entire mine. The quality-control tool allows users to highlight recirculation circuits, working areas with a lack of air, and fans with low efficiency. The program also notifies the user regarding the completeness of designed mine ventilation models, inform them of what source data is not sufficient for conducting simulations, and what the possible errors are.
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