Pollution and occupational protection of diesel particulate matter in underground space

To address the diesel particulate matter pollution problem at the 12,306 continuous mining face of Shangwan coal mine, the spatial and temporal evolution law of diesel particulate matter generated at the three locations of the shuttle car head tunnel, contact alley, and support tunnel under the pressure-in ventilation condition of the double lane of the continuous mining face was studied by numerical simulation. The results show that the highest diesel particulate matter concentration at the shuttle car discharge is about 144.17 mg/m(3), which seriously affects the health of miners. The highest diesel particulate matter concentration at the shuttle car tunnel is 52.58 mg/m(3), and at the contact alley, the diesel particulate matter diffusion space is limited by the compression of the space inside the contact alley by the shuttle car machine body and the alley wall, which makes the diesel particulate matter accumulate here, forming a high diesel particulate matter concentration distribution area with a concentration value of 112.75 mg/m(3). When supporting the roadway at the shuttle, diesel particulate matter accumulates in the range of X = 55 m similar to 60 m, Y = 0 m similar to 4 m, and Z = 23.4 m similar to 29.4 m. According to the degree of DPM pollution in different areas, different individual protective equipment is used to obtain different levels of pollution protection.

Automated summary

The spatial and temporal evolution law of diesel particulate matter generated at different locations of the continuous mining face under the pressure-in ventilation condition was studied. The highest concentration of diesel particulate matter was found at the shuttle car discharge, reaching 144.17 mg/m³ and posing a serious health risk to miners. Limited space in the contact alley led to the accumulation of diesel particulate matter, forming a high concentration distribution area with a concentration value of 112.75 mg/m³. Different levels of pollution protection were obtained by using individual protective equipment based on the degree of DPM pollution in different areas.