China Safety Science Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (6): 56-63.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2023.06.1458

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Optimization of cyclone air curtain dust control under control of exhaust outlet on fully mechanized excavation face

GONG Xiaoyan1(), ZHANG Hao1, CHEN Long1, FEI Yinghao1, WANG Tianshu1, NIU Huming2   

  1. 1 College of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi 710054, China
    2 Shaanxi Coal Group Shanbei Mining Co., Ltd., Yulin Shaanxi 719000, China
  • Received:2023-01-12 Revised:2023-04-11 Online:2023-08-07 Published:2023-12-28

Abstract:

In order to improve the dust control technology of the coal mine heaving face, the synergistic effect of swirling air curtain and air outlet was adopted to optimize the airflow to reduce dust accumulation and improve the ventilation environment of the working face. Combining the attached wall blower and the self-developed airflow control device, the cyclone air curtain and the airflow control system of the extract air outlet under the hybrid ventilation were designed. Firstly, numerical simulation was used to study the influence law of dust transport and distribution caused by the slit width of the wall duct, shaft diameter air volume ratio and suction port diameter, and single parameter variation of deflection angle. Secondly, the particle swarm optimization(PSO) algorithm was used to obtain the optimal control scheme of dual objective optimization of dust in driver and pedestrian positions. Finally, numerical simulation and dust control test platform were built to verify the optimization effect of the optimal solution. The results showed that the dust concentration in the driver's position was reduced by 41.5%, and the average dust concentration of the pedestrian breathing belt at the return air side was reduced by 64.2%. The optimized effect of dust reduction from physical experiments and numerical simulations was in general agreement. The effectiveness of the comprehensive dust removal method of swirling air curtains and air outlets is verified.

Key words: comprehensive excavation face, exhaust outlet, airflow control, swirling wind curtain, dust field