Yifan Wang , Lirong Wu , Xiaowen Sun , Jinhao Zhang
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Abstract
In order to effectively isolate the dust generated during coal mining operations and reduce the dust diffusion to the working area, this paper designs an air curtain which can be adjusted in three directions and installed on the rocker arm of shearer. Through the numerical simulation the air curtain dust isolation law was studied, when the air curtain outlet wind velocity (Vac), the distance between the air curtain and the shearer drum front (Dad), the distance between the air curtain and the shearer body (Das), the airflow injection angle (), the inlet wind velocity of the roadway (Vin) and other parameters changed, and the best parameters were chosen. According to the numerical simulation results, the dust isolation efficiency near the shearer's working area can reach 93 %, and the dust isolation efficiency in the downwind area of the shearer can reach 84 %. Based on the numerical simulation, a similar model is established and the experiment is carried out. The experimental results showed that the dust isolation effect of the similar model is similar to that of the numerical simulation. This study provides theoretical and practical value for effective isolation of dust.
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