Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning

HOWARD L. HARTMAN, PhD, was Drummond Chair and professor of Mining Engineering at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.JAN M. MUTMANSKY, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Mining Engineering at Pennsylvania State University in University Park. The authors also coauthored Mine Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Third Edition, published by Wiley.

Partial table of contents:

Environmental Control of the Mine Atmosphere.

Properties and Behavior of Air.

MINE AIR-QUALITY CONTROL.

Mine Gases.

Dusts and Other Mine Aerosols.

MINE VENTILATION.

Airflow Through Mine Openings and Ducts.

Mine Ventilation Circuits and Networks.

Natural Ventilation.

Fan Application to Mines.

Auxiliary Ventilation and Controlled Recirculation.

Economics of Airflow.

Control of Mine Fires and Explosions.

MINE AIR CONDITIONING.

Heat Sources and Effect in Mines.

Mine Air Conditioning Systems.

Appendices.

References.

Answers to Selected Problems.

Index.