SIMULATION OF THERMAL REGIME DYNAMICS OF DEAD-END MINE WORKINGS WITH HEAT RELEASE SOURCE

The relevance of the research is caused by the need to reduce the air temperature during mining operations in dead-end workings associated with the release of a large amount of heat. Development of ways to normalize the thermodynamic parameters of mine air in the faces based on the construction of predictive mathematical models of change of the thermal regime is a necessary condition for safety in the mining industry. The aim of the research is to obtain dependences for determining the rate of air temperature increase in a dead-end mine at known values of the intensity of heat release and its removal by a ventilation jet. Objects: dead-end workings and the surrounding rock mass. Methods: solution of the problem of non-stationary heat transfer of mine air and rock mass in the conjugate formulation using Laplace transformations; safety assessment on the gas factor of intensification of heat removal from the production by increasing the air supply to the bottom using recirculation. Results. The authors have analyzed the problem of heat removal, released during the operation of mining equipment in a confined space of mine workings. It is shown that heat absorption by the rock mass and its removal due to ventilation may not be enough to prevent excessive overheating of the air. A mathematical model of the conjugate heat exchange of air and rock is developed, which allows predicting the temperature increase over time depending on the length of production and the total intensity of heat release in it. It is established that heat exchange lasting several hours can be modeled in the approximation of small times, which greatly simplifies the calculated dependences. The calculation of the dynamics of the thermal regime under a set of physical parameters characteristic of mine conditions of the problem, the results of which were the basis of the approximation made and confirmed the danger of a rapid increase in air temperature with insufficient intensity of heat removal from the workings of the ventilation jet. It is proved that if additional heat removal is necessary, it is possible to use traction sources with a large flow rate and air recirculation, without fear of increasing gas content in the bottom hole.