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Pressurization ventilation techniques, originally designed to control building fires, have never been applied to the mines. The working face, backfilled with fly-ash-based materials, is likely to be contaminated during, and even after, the curing period of the backfill materials. Gases such as NH3 and CO2 may leak out prolongedly from the backfilled sites. Proper ventilation schemes should be implemented to control toxic gas leakage and thus minimize the workers’ exposure. This study aims at evaluating the applicability of a pressurization ventilation scheme at backfilled working faces in large-opening limestone mines. To pressurize the working face, two different fans (15 kW and 37 kW) were developed and two ventilation scenarios were tested. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis was also carried out for comparison purposes. There is no established standard for differential pressure between the inside and outside of working faces to prevent gas leakage at mines. However, taking the differential pressure of 50 Pa in British standards for controlling building fires (where a relatively stronger dissipation force than the gas leakage of a mining face occurs), the pressure differential created by two blowing fans seems to be sufficient to control the gas leakage and dispersion within the work space.

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Pressurization Ventilation Technique for Controlling Gas Leakage and Dispersion at Backfilled Working Faces in Large-Opening Underground Mines: CFD Analysis and Experimental Tests