Overview
Presents a comprehensive textbook on underground ventilation
Includes numerous worked-out examples and problems, supporting student learning
Discusses both the theoretical and practical aspects of the topic, including legislation
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The content is clearly structured, moving through chapters in a pedagogical way. It begins by presenting an introduction to fluid mechanics, before discussing the environmental conditions in mines, underground fire management, and international legislation concerning mines. Particular attention is paid to development ends ventilation, an area that is underrepresented in scientific research. Each chapter includes a concise theoretical summary, followed by several worked-out examples, problems and questions to develop students’ skills.
This textbook will be useful for undergraduate and master’s degree students around the world. In addition, the large number of practical cases included make it particularly well suited to preparing for professional engineer examinations and as a guide for practising engineers.
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Book Title: Mine Ventilation
Book Subtitle: A Concise Guide for Students
Authors: Carlos Sierra
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49803-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49802-3Published: 25 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49805-4Published: 26 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49803-0Published: 24 July 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 371
Number of Illustrations: 176 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environment, general, Environmental Health, Building Physics, HVAC, Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics