Novel Approach for Suppressing Cutting Dust Using Foam on a Fully Mechanized Face with Hard Parting.

The cutting dust created by the shearer drum is the main source of dust on a fully mechanized coal face. However, overexposure to respirable dust may cause pneumoconiosis in coal workers, while coal dust may lead to serious explosions. The fully mechanized face known as II1051 Face, found at the Zhu...

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Published in:Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 154 - 165
Main Authors: Wang, Hetang, Wang, Deming, Wang, Qingguo, Jia, Zhiqiang
Format: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2014
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