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Numerical simulation of airflowin blind headings ventilated with jet fans |
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Numerical simulation of airflowin blind headings ventilated with jet fans Author: M. Branny
The paper presents a method of calculation of velocity field in blind galleries ventilated by jet fans. The CFD code was used in numerical prediction of the airflow. Mathematical model consists of equations of continuity, Navier-Stokes and the standard equations of k-[epsilon] model of turbulence. The governing equation system is modified in near-wall region by introducing the wall function. There was assumed that the flow is turbulent, geometrically three-dimensional and the air could be treated as an incompressible gas. There were studied the flow fields obtained for two galleries with different cross-sections. Calculations and in situ measurements were performed for galleries in cooper mines. The calculated flow field, projected on same horizontal planes is presented. The measurements were taken in four cross-sections of gallery. A rotating vane anemometer and velometer were used in measurements. The experimental results were used to test simulation data. The quantitative correlation between experimental and numerical results is good but there are notified quantitative differences, however the accuracy of numerical representation seems to be sufficient for practical applications. The reasons of above differences stick both in simplifications of theoretical model as well as in measurement technics. The selection of proper boundary conditions on walls (giving consideration to roughness of surfaces) and at inlet is fundamental for accurate predictions.
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2011