- Title
- Methods for the characterization and control of dust in materials handling applications with a specific focus on passive dust control in transfer chutes
- Creator
- Donohue, T. J.; Wheeler, C. A.; Roberts, A. W.; Chen, X. L.; Katterfeld, A.
- Relation
- Dust: Sources, Environmental Concerns and Control p. 99-142
- Publisher
- NOVA Science Publishers
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2012
- Description
- Dust control is a widespread problem affecting the mining industry in Australia and most parts of the world where the mining of natural resources is taking place. Due to the ever increasing focus on the health and safety of personnel, as well as environmental concerns, the problem of dust control is certainly an important one that needs total attention. Within the mining industry, the majority of dust problems arise from the transportation of the material being mined. However there are also problems associated with product that is exposed to the environment during storage, such as in large stockpiles. In this chapter current technology is presented and discussed that addresses both the characterisation of dust and different avenues for classifying a material in terms of "dustiness". In addition, analysis techniques currently available for use in the design of materials handling equipment are also presented. The particular emphasis is on passive dust control measures with the focus on transfer chutes, as it is well known the transfer of material from one conveyor to another is a major cause of dust problems. The work presented herein includes a series of case studies that seek to highlight the challenges involved in the design of plant equipment to handle dusty materials.
- Subject
- dust control; materials handling; dust emissions
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1336559
- Identifier
- uon:27645
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781619425668
- Language
- eng
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