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A mine airway 2m wide, 2.5m high and 500m long. The airway passes a quantity of 8m<sup>3</sup> per second. Calculate its pressure loss? Assume k = 0.0098 NS<sup>2</sup>m<sup>-4</sup>
A
11 Pa
B
21 Pa
C
31 Pa
D
50 Pa
Correct Answer:
31 Pa
A mine ventilation system consists of two splits A and B with resistances of 0.8 Ns
2
m
-8
and 3.2 Ns
2
m
-8
, respectively as shown in figure. Trunk airways have resistance of 0.2 Ns
2
m
-8
. The main mine fan is generating pressure of 500 Pa.
The flows in the two splits are equalized by placing a booster fan in split B. Assume that the fan pressure does not change after installation of the booster fan. The size of the booster fan in Pa is
A
749.05
B
850.08
C
950.02
D
1000.5
A mine airway having cross-section of 2.2 m × 2.2 m and length 500 m contains a bend. Given that the airway friction factor is 0.01 Ns
2
m
-4
, shock loss factor for the bend is 0.07 and density of air is 1.2 kg/m
3
, the equivalent length of the airway in m is
A
502.31
B
622.51
C
534.51
D
512.31
Pressure characteristic of a mine fan is given by. P = -0.06Q
2
+ 400. where P is the pressure in Pa and Q is the quantity in m
3
/s. The resistance of the mine is 0.19 Ns
2
/m
8
. An identical fan is installed in the mine to operate in series with the existing fan. The new mine quantity in m
3
/s is
A
75.6
B
56.7
C
50.8
D
30.2
A mine ventilation system consists of two splits A and B with resistances of 0.8 Ns
2
m
-8
and 3.2 Ns
2
m
-8
, respectively as shown in figure. Trunk airways have resistance of 0.2 Ns
2
m
-8
. The main mine fan is generating pressure of 500 Pa.
The air quantities in m
3
/s circulated in the splits A and B respectively are
A
20 and 30
B
30 and 20
C
20 and 10
D
40 and 10
Pressure characteristic of a mine fan is given by. P = -0.06Q
2
+ 400. where P is the pressure in Pa and Q is the quantity in m
3
/s. The resistance of the mine is 0.19 Ns
2
/m
8
. The mine quantity in m
3
/s is
A
160
B
56.57
C
45.9
D
40
A pumping station in a mine has 4 pumps, P
1
, P
2
, P
3
and P
4
which are connected functionally in parallel configuration as shown in the figure. The individual reliability of the pumps P
1
, P
2
, P
3
and P
4
are 0.80, 0.90, 0.85 and 0.95 respectively. For an effective dewatering operation in the mine denoting system success, at least three pumps should be in operation. The reliability of the system is
A
0.19
B
0.93
C
0.99
D
0.58
Two splits A and B are ventilated from an intake airway. Resistances of the splits are 0.5 Ns
2
m
-8
and 0.8 Ns
2
m
-8
respectively. A regulator is placed in split B to maintain a flow of 15 m
3
/s and 10 m
3
/s in splits A and B respectively as shown in the figure. The size of the regulator in m
2
is
A
2.1
B
1.3
C
1.2
D
1.13
Four mines A, B, C and D are located along a road as shown with production in Mt per year 1, 2, 1 and 3 respectively. In order to handle total coal produced. the ideal distance of a coal washery along the road from the mine A in Km is
A
4.01
B
3.91
C
3.81
D
3.71
A main fan of a mine circulates 40 m
3
/s of air at a pressure of 500 Pa. the mine has two splits of equal resistance. The trunk airways have a total resistance of 0.2 Ns
2
/m
8
. When a booster fan is installed in one split, the flow of air in the other splits stops. Assuming that the pressure remains unchanged, the new air quantity flowing through the mine in m
3
/s is
A
20
B
30
C
40
D
50
The figure shows PV (pressure-volume) diagram of a mine ventilated by both natural means and an exhaust fan. The total ventilation energy is represented by
A
Area ABF + Area CDEF
B
Area ABRS + Area CDEF
C
Area ABRS + Area QDCR
D
Area ABF + Area QDCR
