Rini Novrianti Sutardjo Tui

Ventilation System

Elements of Ventilation
Infrastructure

Direction
of airflow
Positions
and
duties of
fans
Layout of
the
airway
network

Geometry
of the
airway

Airflow Direction
Ascentional

Up dip
through

Antitropal

Moves
opposite

Homotropal

Direction

Descentional

Down
dip
through

Moves in
direction

Ventilation Layouts
U Tube

Through Flow

Brattice System
Brattice is pinned to the floor and back and supported by a frame, typically
one-quarter to one-third from the nearest rib. Most common application is in
room and pillar systems.

Advantages

Low initial
capital cost

Doesnt need
additional
power

Disadvantages

Produces no
significant
noise

Adds
significantly to
the overall
mine
ventilation
system
resistance

Under best
cases only
about 1/3 of
the total air
available
makes it to the
working face

Fan and Duct System

Most often, axial flow
fans are used, but
centrifugal can be used.
When using exhausting
type systems, allows the
air to be filtered.
Axial Flow Fan

Advantages

Disadvantages

Provides
better control
of airflow at
the face

Higher
initial
capital cost

Doesnt add to
the overall mine
ventilation
system resistance

Electric
power must
be supplied
at the fans

The only
practical solution
for distances over
30 m

Duct
systems
take space

Fan
noise
Centrifugal Flow Fan

Ventilation Fans

Forcing System
Advantages

Disadvantage

Possible to use flexible ducting

Pollutants move relatively slowly

through the heading

Cheaper and easier to handle

Leaks are more easily detected and

repaired

In the forcing system, the fan

inlet is open to the atmosphere
and the fan outlet to the mine
intake shaft.

Exhausting System

Advantage

A solution where
dust is a concern,
since the pollutants
are drawn directly
into the ventilating
duct

Disadvantages

In the exhausting system, the fan inlet

is open to the mine through the return
shaft, and the fan outlet is open to the
atmosphere.

Can result in poor

mixing of air

Re-circulating air
may develop

Extended System
Auxiliary
System

Best
Approach

Multiple
Fans

When auxiliary system is

used in extended entries, the resistance of the
duct can become so high that multiple fans must
be used.

The best approach is to separate the

fans along the length of the duct to avoid excess
pressure.

Multiple fans should be interlocked to

prevent the possibility of uncontrolled
recirculation.

Overlapping System

Advantages

Greater flexibility to
control
Better control of
pressure and leakage

Diadvantages

More expensive
(capital and
operating)
More subjects to
miss-handling

A common method
of combining forcing
and exhausting
system