Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material – Processes – Mine safety
Patent
1981-07-13
1983-04-19
Lacey, David L.
Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material
Processes
Mine safety
299 64, 55 89, 55 90, 55227, 55229, 55233, 55242, 55271, 55212, 55385D, 55467, 55491, 55501, E21C 708, B01D 4706
Patent
active
043803539
ABSTRACT:
A dust control system for a mining machine, particularly for controlling respirable dust in coal mining operations, comprising a ductwork system having intakes adjacent the cutter head of the mining machine, a fan for drawing air through the ductwork system, a flooded bed scrubber in the ductwork system upstream from the fan for entraining dust, including respirable dust, in the air in droplets of water, air flowing through the scrubber carrying the dust-laden droplets of water downstream from the scrubber, a sump below the ductwork system between the flooded bed scrubber and the fan, a demister in the ductwork system above the sump for separating the dust-laden droplets of water and directing them into the sump, and a pump for pumping the dust-laden water from the sump to a point adjacent the cutting head. A method of controlling dust is also disclosed.
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Campbell John A. L.
Moynihan Daniel J.
Roper William D.
Willis Earl C.
Lacey David L.
Peabody Coal Company
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