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KEYNOTE ADDRESS THE WESTRAY MINE DISASTER 3 1 CASE APPLICATIONS REDESIGN OF THE MAIN VENTILATION OF UNDERGROUND COLLIERIES WITH DECREASING PRODUCTION 15 WINTER VENTILATION SCENARIOS AT GOLDEN GIANT MINE 19 THE PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE WIPP VENTILATION SYSTEM 27 UTILIZATION OF HEATER FANS TO CONTROL MINE ATMOSPHERIC FOGGING 35 VENTILATION AT THE BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE NEVADA UNDERGROUND COMPLEX 43 REDUCTION IN AIRFLOW RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS WITH THIN SPRAY ON LINERS 51 VENTILATION OPTIMIZATION AT THE LA CAMORRA MINE 57 VENTILATION DESIGN FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION AT THE RED LAKE MINE 65 CHANGE OF THE PUSH PULL VENTILATION SYSTEM AT KIDD CREEK MINE OF FALCONBRIDGE LTD CHALLENGES AND LOGISTICS 69 UPGRADING VENTILATION SYSTEMS AT KONKOLA MINE ZAMBIA 77 THE VALUE OF POLYURETHANE FOAM SEALANTS IN MINE VENTILATION 85 OPPORTUNITIES FOR VENTILATION AN OPENCAST MINE THROUGH AN EXISTING DRAINAGE TUNNEL 89 TABLE OF CONTENTS LABORATORY VENTILATION TESTS FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROJECT 95 VENTILATING NORTH AMERICA S LARGEST SALT MINE 103 2 VENTILATION PLANNING ECONOMIC MODELLING OF AUSTRALIAN LONGWALL VENTILATION 111 VENTILATION TRAINING PLANNING TOOLS 119 PRACTICAL TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE THE AIR QUALITY IN UNDERGROUND STONE MINES 123 3 FANS AND SYSTEMS HURLEY VENTILATION TECHNOLOGY S NEW HVT DBM20 SILENCER 133 CREIGHTON MINE 11 SHAFT EXHAUST FAN UP GRADE 137 REGARDING THE SELECTION OPERATION AND SOME FEATURES OF AXIAL FLOW FANS 145 SELECTION OF UNDERGROUND BOOSTER FANS 153 AIRFLOW CONSIDERATIONS IN THE BLADE FAILURE OF AXIAL FANS 159 S G HARDCASTLE J B GILBERT E LACHANCE M VERREAULT 4 AUXILIARY AND FACE VENTILATION ACCURACY OF TRACER GAS SURVEYS IN AUXILIARY VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN COAL MINES 169 PERFORMANCE OF AUXILIARY VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPMENT HEADINGS IN COAL MINES 177 PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY PIV USED FOR MINE FACE VENTILATION STUDY 183 EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF MINE FACE VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR VALIDATION OF NUMERICAL MODELS 191 SOME EXPERIENCES ON THE DESIGN OF AUXILIARY VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN MINES 197 5 TUNNEL VENTILATION AIR TUNNEL MANAGEMENT 205 DESIGN OF A RECOVERY VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR THE DEER ISLAND OUTFALL TUNNEL 213 APPLICATION OF TUNNEL VENTILATION CONCEPTS TO MINE VENTILATION DESIGN 219 6 NETWORKS MODELLING AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS USING EOLAVAL FOR MINE VENTILATION PLANNING 229 CFD ANALYSIS OF EMERGENCY VENTILATION SYSTEM FOR A RAIL OVERBUILD A CASE STUDY 235 AN INTEGRATED MINE VENTILATION SIMULATOR MIVENA VER 6 WITH APPLICATIONS 243 SIMULATING AIRFLOW CONDITIONS IN A SOUTH AFRICAN COAL MINE USING THE VUMA NETWORK SIMULATION SOFTWARE 253 DIAGONALITY AND RELATIVE DIAGONALITY OF THE ALL SIDE BRANCHES IN THE VENTILATION NETWORK OF MINES 259 IMPROVED MODELLING TO SUPPORT THE PREDICTION OF GAS MIGRATION AND EMISSION FROM ACTIVE LONGWALL WORKINGS 267 FURTHER STUDIES ON THE INTEGRATION OF CFD AND VR TO ASSIST HAZARD ASSESSMENT IN VENTILATED DRIVAGES 273 GOAF GAS MODELLING TECHNIQUES TO MAXIMISE METHANE CAPTURE FROM SURFACE GOB WELLS 279 AN OPTIMIZED METHOD OF FUZZY ANALYSIS FOR THE EVALUATION OF MINE VENTILATION SYSTEMS 287 VENTILATION DESIGN OF THE GULEMAN KEF CHROMIUM MINE 293 7 MONITORING AND CONTROL MEASUREMENT OF AIRFLOW THROUGH REGULATORS AND REAL TIME INTEGRATED MONITORING 301 MONITORING SYSTEM INNOVATIONS BENEFIT MINE VENTILATION 309 EVALUATING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF MACHINE MOUNTED METHANE MONITORS BY MEASURING RESPONSE TIME 315 REMOTE GOB GAS VENTHOLE MONITORING AND CELLULAR TELEPHONE BASED REAL TIME DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM 323 A NEW PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE METHANE ISOTHERMS OF COAL 329 MONITORING OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION BASED ON TIME SERIES DATA 335 8 HEAT AND HUMIDITY VERIFICATION OF HEAT CALCULATION CODES FOR LONG TERM VENTILATED UNDERGROUND OPENINGS 343 MODELING OF THERMAL ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS IN DEVELOPING ROADWAY 347 THE USE OF BACKFILL TO CONTROL HEAT INGRESS IN DEEP LEVEL MINING 355 KEYNOTE ADDRESS