11th U.s./north American Mine Ventilation Symposium 2006

This volume is the eleventh in a series which documents the technical papers of the mine ventilation symposium, which was initiated in 1982 by the Underground Ventilation Committee of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. Originally called the U. S. Mine Ventilation Symposium, the symposium used to be oriented toward ventilation practice in the United States. In more recent years, the event has expanded to include all of North America and is known as the U. S. /North American Mine Ventilation Symposium. The U. S. /North American Mine Ventilation Symposium 2006 (held in University Park, Pennsylvania, 5-7 June 2006) designated "Coal Mine Methane Capture and Utilization" and "Diesel Issues for Underground and Surface Mines" as topics of special interest. Numerous papers discussed these two topics, and there were presentations on mine dusts, mine fires, ventilation in large-opening mines, and numerous other ventilation topics. The symposium was supplemented by short courses on state of the art in diesel emissions technology, computer analysis of ventilation circuits, personal dust monitoring, and methane capture technology. In addition, field trips to mines, research facilities, and methane gathering sites were offered to participants of the symposium. The book is of special interest to practitioners, educators, and researchers in the field of ventilation of mines, tunnels, and other underground facilities.Mutmansky, Jan M. is the author of '11th U.s./north American Mine Ventilation Symposium 2006 ' with ISBN 9780415401487 and ISBN 0415401488.