Temperature Change in the Chambers of Underground Structures when operating Diesel Units

Abstract

The thermal regime of underground cryolithozone structures for various purposes, both related and not related to mining production, is an important factor determining their reliable and safe operation. In this regard, the forecast of the thermal regime in mine workings is a mandatory and important element in the justification of design solutions for the construction and reconstruction of underground structures in the areas of distribution of continuous and island permafrost. One of the main sources of heat generation in the workings is the work of diesel equipment, which is widely used, both in the development of mineral deposits by the underground method, and to ensure technological processes in underground structures of non-mining profile. The purpose of the research was to quantitatively assess the effect of diesel installations on the thermal regime in the underground structures of the cryolithozone. The results of numerical calculations are presented in the form of 2D and 3D graphs, which allow you to visually assess the effect of diesel equipment on the increment of air temperature in the underground structure, depending on the time of year and the efficiency of the diesel installation. It is shown, in particular, that in the most probable range of changes in the efficiency of a diesel installation, the air temperature can vary from 3.2 to 6.3 °C, depending on the standard values of the ventilation air flow. It is established that the temperature increment does not depend on the number of simultaneously operating diesel units and is determined only by the specific standard air flow (m3 / s per 1 kW of installation power).