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  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,986 Views
15 Pages

Research on Gas Control Technology in Goaf Based on the Influence of Mining Speed

  • Cheng Cheng,
  • Xiao-Yu Cheng,
  • Long Chen and
  • Xing-Ying Ma

20 July 2024

To comprehensively understand the influence of mining speed on gas emissions in goaf during coal seam extraction, enhance gas extraction efficiency in goaf, manage gas emissions at the working face, and ensure safety in the mining production process....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Safety Monitoring and Prevention Process in Coal Mines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,790 Views
15 Pages

24 February 2021

As one of the major pieces of equipment in fully mechanized coal mining, the drum shearer plays a critical role in improving the efficiency and energy utilization in the coal mining production process. In this paper, an energy consumption model of a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Verifying the Targets—Selected Papers from the 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2020))
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,106 Views
26 Pages

An Overview of Possibilities of Increasing the Permissible Speed of Underground Suspended Monorails for Transporting People in the Conditions of Polish Underground Mining

  • Jerzy Świder,
  • Kamil Szewerda,
  • Jarosław Tokarczyk,
  • Franciszek Plewa and ,
  • Aneta Grodzicka and
  • Krzysztof Kędzia
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

26 April 2023

The permissible speed of suspended monorails in underground mines is determined by the internal regulations of each country and depends on the type of transportation. In the case of passenger transportation, the maximal driving speed in Polish underg...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Coal Mining)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,910 Views
17 Pages

1 July 2024

To reveal the influence mechanism of mining speed on roof fracture-type rockburst, the Brazilian split technique combined with acoustic emission monitoring technology was employed to study the effects of loading rates on the tensile failure character...

(This article belongs to the Topic Rockburst Mechanism and Its Prevention and Control in Underground Mines, Volume II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,822 Views
30 Pages

A Study on a Speed Regulation Method for Mining Scraper Conveyors and a Control Strategy for Permanent Magnet Drive Systems

  • Xi Zhang,
  • Mingming Ren,
  • Hongju Wang,
  • Hongyu Xu and ,
  • Bin Shi and
  • Miaomiao Gao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 February 2025

To address the mismatch between materials and operational speed in mine scraper conveyors under time-varying load conditions, this paper proposes a methodology for the regulation of speed based on the quantity of coal transported by the scraper conve...

(This article belongs to the Section Control Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,847 Views
19 Pages

A New Method to Assess Thick, Hard Roof-Induced Rock Burst Risk Based on Mining Speed Effect on Key Energy Strata

  • Wenlong Li,
  • Shihao Tu,
  • Hongsheng Tu,
  • Xun Liu and ,
  • Kaijun Miao,
  • Hongbin Zhao,
  • Jieyang Ma,
  • Long Tang and
  • Yan Li
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

14 November 2022

Roof-type rock burst (RTRB) frequently occurs in the hard, thick roof of working faces, which causes roadway failure, facility damage and even personnel casualties. Previous research results show that mining speed has obvious effects on the rock burs...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Coal and Rock Dynamic Disaster Monitor and Prevention)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,801 Views
13 Pages

Synchronous homopolar motors (SHMs) with an excitation winding located at the stator and a toothed salient pole rotor are a good alternative to motors traditionally used in traction applications such as induction motors or interior permanent magnet s...

(This article belongs to the Section E2: Control Theory and Mechanics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,048 Views
21 Pages

Research on the Laws of Overlying Rock Fracture and Energy Release under Different Mining Speeds

  • Xin Yu,
  • Mingshi Gao,
  • Hongchao Zhao,
  • Shifan Zhao and
  • Huashan Zhao

11 April 2024

Mining activities are key triggers for strong mine earthquakes and even rock bursts in coal mines. This study explores the impact of mining speed on the overlying strata’s deformation and energy release through theoretical analysis, numerical s...

(This article belongs to the Topic Complex Rock Mechanics Problems and Solutions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,472 Views
17 Pages

26 October 2023

Aiming at the traffic congestion problem of mining vehicles in the intersection area of three-fork roadways in coal mines, this paper proposes a speed guidance strategy based on a vehicle–road cooperative environment to adjust the running state...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
849 Views
17 Pages

A Concept of an Emergency Braking Device for a Mine Suspended Monorail Travelling at an Increased Speed

  • Jarosław Tokarczyk,
  • Kamil Szewerda,
  • Dariusz Michalak and
  • Łukasz Orzech

28 January 2026

Increasing the permissible travel speed of suspended monorails in underground mines improves the efficiency and profitability of hard coal mining. However, increasing the maximum speed requires addressing a number of issues affecting the safety of th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Coal Mining Technologies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,697 Views
29 Pages

8 February 2024

The construction and expansion of high-speed railway networks in China has been occurring at a fast pace, resulting in some lines crossing through coal mine goaf sites. However, the embankment and train loads may trigger the activation of the coal mi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,262 Views
20 Pages

3 November 2021

Increasing the maximum speed limit of suspended monorails, which became a very popular means of auxiliary transport, is one of the aspects of improving the efficiency of work in underground coal mines. It is especially important to enable higher (tha...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The KOMTECH-IMTech 2021 Mining Technologies Future)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,142 Views
23 Pages

30 September 2020

The friction wear and thermal fatigue cracking of the brake shoe and friction-induced self-excited vibration (frictional flutter) of the disc brake can easily occur during emergency braking of a deep coal mine hoist with at high speed and with a heav...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,223 Views
19 Pages

24 May 2024

The working environment of mining electric locomotives is wet and muddy coal mine roadway. Due to low friction between the wheel and rail and insufficient utilization of creep rate, there may be idling or slipping between the wheels and rails of mini...

(This article belongs to the Topic Mining Innovation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,607 Views
33 Pages

1 September 2023

Blasting is a cost-efficient and effective technique that utilizes explosive chemical energy to generate the necessary pressure for rock fragmentation in surface mines. However, a significant portion of this energy is dissipated in undesirable outcom...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Predictive Modeling in Mining and Geotechnical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,495 Views
20 Pages

19 February 2020

Due to the working condition of low-voltage cabling from the mining flameproof movable substation to the loads of the mining face being poor, it is easy to cause various external mechanical damages to the cable sheaths. Furthermore, a single-phase ea...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,709 Views
16 Pages

16 September 2022

A synchronous homopolar motor (SHM) has a salient pole passive rotor, an excitation winding located on the stator, and no permanent magnets, which ensures high reliability and makes this type of motor a good alternative to motors traditionally used i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Control, Modeling and Optimization for Multiphase Machines and Drives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,749 Views
21 Pages

12 January 2018

Typically, a geared drive system is used to connect an induction motor of 1500 rpm with a Raymond Pulverizer of 105 rpm in mining applications. This system suffers from low efficiency and a heavy motor drive. This paper proposes a novel design of a 7...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Emerging Power Electronics Technologies for Power Systems and Machine Drives)
  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,957 Views
15 Pages

29 June 2022

When combined with high-speed photography technology, the digital image correlation (DIC) method provides an excellent photographic image processing capability that can be used to convert the evolving full-field surface properties of structures to se...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Photogrammetry into Engineering Practice: Advances and Experience)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
3,478 Views
23 Pages

19 December 2019

In order to study the influence of advancing speed and stoping time of a coal face on the scale and frequency of rock burst, the energy release characteristics of an overburden fracture under six advancing speeds and four stoping times are studied by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,817 Views
24 Pages

5 July 2019

In the process of electric motor design, it is essential to predict and provide an accurate thermal and mechanical model. The aim of this research is to improve the thermal and mechanical performance—which is implemented into a 72/48 switched r...

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,425 Views
18 Pages

4 September 2025

Reducing energy consumption in belt conveyor systems is critical to improving the overall energy efficiency of lignite mining operations. This study presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of energy use in overburden and coal conveyors, with a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Consumption at Production Stages in Mining, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,237 Views
14 Pages

22 September 2020

Motor-driven equipment (ME) is one of the key components in an air-conditioning system, which contributes to the vast majority of the total energy consumption by air-conditioning systems. Distinguishing variable- and constant-speed equipment is impor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Data-Driven Energy-Cost Analysis of HVAC System for Buildings)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,428 Views
27 Pages

This article proposes an innovative energy management strategy for hybrid multi-source dump trucks operating under real slope conditions in mining areas. Although previous studies have addressed the energy management issues of hybrid vehicles, few st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,719 Views
16 Pages

Wind Speed Prediction via Collaborative Filtering on Virtual Edge Expanding Graphs

  • Xiang Ying,
  • Keke Zhao,
  • Zhiqiang Liu,
  • Jie Gao and ,
  • Dongxiao He,
  • Xuewei Li and
  • Wei Xiong
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

6 June 2022

Accurate and stable wind speed prediction is crucial for the safe operation of large-scale wind power grid connections. Existing methods are typically limited to a certain fixed area when learning the information of the wind speed sequence, which can...

(This article belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,072 Views
17 Pages

8 March 2022

The accurate and reliable monitoring of ventilation parameters is key to intelligent ventilation systems. In order to realize the visualization of airflow, it is essential to solve the airflow reconstruction problem using few sensors. In this study,...

(This article belongs to the Topic Mining Safety and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,726 Views
21 Pages

Data Stream Mining Applied to Maximum Wind Forecasting in the Canary Islands

  • Javier J. Sánchez-Medina,
  • Juan Antonio Guerra-Montenegro,
  • David Sánchez-Rodríguez,
  • Itziar G. Alonso-González and
  • Juan L. Navarro-Mesa

24 May 2019

The Canary Islands are a well known tourist destination with generally stable and clement weather conditions. However, occasionally extreme weather conditions occur, which although very unusual, may cause severe damage to the local economy. The ViMet...

(This article belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,916 Views
17 Pages

New On-Line MFL Testing Method and Apparatus for Winding Mine Hoist Wire Rope

  • Xiaoyuan Jiang,
  • Yanhua Sun,
  • Bo Feng,
  • Mengqi Liu and ,
  • Xiaotian Jiang,
  • Ran Li,
  • Lingsong He and
  • Yihua Kang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

9 July 2022

Based on the introduction and analysis of difficulties encountered during technical inspection of the wire rope of a winding mine hoist (WMH) working at high speed, an open-loop permanent magnet magnetizer was used to simulate and analyze the effect...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Digital Non-Destructive Testing Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,004 Views
29 Pages

16 January 2026

Maintaining color constancy in polymer extrusion processes is a key difficulty in manufacturing applications, as fluctuations in processing parameters greatly influence pigment dispersion and the quality of the finished product. Preliminary historica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Synthesis and Multiscale Characterization of Functional Polymeric Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,525 Views
16 Pages

10 February 2025

To improve the quality of mine ventilation wind speed sensor data, a data cleaning model for mine ventilation wind speed sensors based on LOF-GMM and SGAIN is proposed. First, the LOF-GMM algorithm was used to identify wind speed sensor data, cluster...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,715 Views
16 Pages

Ground-Based SAR Moving Target Refocusing Based on Relative Speed for Monitoring Mine Slopes

  • Wenjie Shen,
  • Shuo Wang,
  • Yun Lin,
  • Yang Li and ,
  • Fan Ding and
  • Yanping Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

28 August 2022

Ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GBSAR) has the advantage of retrieving submillimeter deformation of the mine slope by using the differential interferometry technique, which is important for safe production in mining applications. However, the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Radar Techniques and Imaging Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,322 Views
15 Pages

27 September 2022

Analyzing and processing mine wind speed monitoring data is the key to realizing intelligent ventilation and real-time calculation of the ventilation network. According to the characteristics of the artificial regulation of a mine ventilation system,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,017 Views
9 Pages

In this paper, we realize parallel parking task based on two-stage modeling method, where parking task model and vehicle dynamical model are developed respectively and incorporated into a entire model in a seamless manner. The vehicle dynamics is hig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,718 Views
15 Pages

High-Speed Videoendoscopy Enhances the Objective Assessment of Glottic Organic Lesions: A Case-Control Study with Multivariable Data-Mining Model Development

  • Jakub Malinowski,
  • Wioletta Pietruszewska,
  • Konrad Stawiski,
  • Magdalena M. Pietrzak and ,
  • Magda Barańska,
  • Aleksander Rycerz and
  • Ewa Niebudek-Bogusz
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

22 July 2023

The aim of the study was to utilize a quantitative assessment of the vibratory characteristics of vocal folds in diagnosing benign and malignant lesions of the glottis using high-speed videolaryngoscopy (HSV). Methods: Case-control study including 10...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Diagnosis and Differentiation in Head and Neck and Neuro Oncology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,386 Views
17 Pages

A Unique Unified Wind Speed Approach to Decision-Making for Dispersed Locations

  • Ayman M. Mansour,
  • Abdulaziz Almutairi,
  • Saeed Alyami,
  • Mohammad A. Obeidat and ,
  • Dhafer Almkahles and
  • Jagabar Sathik
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

20 August 2021

The repercussions of high levels of environmental pollution coupled with the low reserves and increased costs of traditional energy sources have led to the widespread adaptation of wind energy worldwide. However, the expanded use of wind energy is ac...

(This article belongs to the Topic New Research on Detection and Removal of Emerging Pollutants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,542 Views
22 Pages

21 April 2022

In recent years, innovative progress in information and communication technology (ICT) has introduced new sources for traffic data collection and analysis. On-board sensors like GPS-GPRS boxes, generally installed for insurance purposes, communicate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,888 Views
18 Pages

Driving Speed Estimation and Trapped Drivers’ Detection inside Tunnels Using Distributed MIMO Bluetooth Devices

  • Sotirios Kontogiannis,
  • Anestis Kastellos,
  • George Kokkonis,
  • Theodosios Gkamas and
  • Christos Pikridas

Accidents in highway tunnels involving trucks carrying flammable cargoes can be dangerous, needing immediate confrontation to detect and safely evacuate the trapped people to lead them to the safety exits. Unfortunately, existing sensing technologies...

(This article belongs to the Section Networks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,283 Views
14 Pages

11 September 2019

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the water infusion method for various coalfaces of a coal seam by an experimental study. First, laboratory tests were performed on several coal samples taken from actual coalfaces to deter...

(This article belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,469 Views
24 Pages

Towards Automated Model Selection for Wind Speed and Solar Irradiance Forecasting

  • Konstantinos Blazakis,
  • Nikolaos Schetakis,
  • Paolo Bonfini,
  • Konstantinos Stavrakakis and ,
  • Emmanuel Karapidakis and
  • Yiannis Katsigiannis
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

3 August 2024

Given the recent increase in demand for electricity, it is necessary for renewable energy sources (RESs) to be widely integrated into power networks, with the two most commonly adopted alternatives being solar and wind power. Nonetheless, there is a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Sensors, Smart Grid and Energy Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
290 Views
30 Pages

6 October 2026

Direct-drive, low-speed, high-torque (LSHT) applications operating at a fixed rated frequency require electrical machines with high pole numbers. However, synchronous reluctance machines (SynRMs) are often considered unsuitable in this range because...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electric Machines in Integrated Energy and Industrial Systems: Challenges and Solutions for Design, Modeling, and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
278 Views
17 Pages

The Effect of and Case Research on High-Prestressed Active Support in Large-Section Tunnels

  • Mingfa Wang,
  • Hongke Gao,
  • Guangming Guo,
  • Zhenguo Bian and ,
  • Changjing Xu,
  • Zixiong Yang and
  • Xinjie Man
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 September 2026

A large-section tunnel has a large excavation span and high construction difficulty and is prone to roof fall and collapse and other engineering disasters under complex geological conditions. Due to the influence of the size effect, it is difficult f...

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical, Civil and Environmental Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
376 Views
19 Pages

Experimental Study on Fractured Rock Mass Based on Digital Drilling

  • Chuanwen Wei,
  • Hongke Gao,
  • Yuexiang Li,
  • Fenglin Ma and ,
  • Xinjie Man,
  • Xintang Wang and
  • Bo Pang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 August 2026

Fractures are weak surfaces of rock; they are common in underground engineering and are prone to causing engineering disasters. The fracture parameters of rock are the crucial foundation for stability evaluation in engineering. The accurate identific...

(This article belongs to the Topic Support Theory and Technology of Geotechnical Engineering, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
951 Views
19 Pages

Intelligent Measurement of Concrete Crack Width Based on U-Net Deep Learning and Binocular Vision 3D Reconstruction

  • Dedong Xiao,
  • Gaoxin Wang,
  • Kai Wang,
  • Shukui Liu and ,
  • Guangbin Shang,
  • Qi-Ang Wang,
  • Xiaohua Fan,
  • Minghui Hu,
  • Richeng Liu and
  • Zhihao Chen
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

28 February 2026

The concrete cracking problem can seriously affect the durability and safety of civil structures. Accurately and quickly measuring the width of concrete cracks can help control defect development in a timely manner. Current research mainly relies on...

(This article belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
428 Views
20 Pages

Non-Monotonic Stability Evolution of In Situ Tunnel Expansion: Insights from Physical Model Tests and Numerical Simulation

  • Xiaochuan Han,
  • Minghui Hu,
  • Zhonggang Ji,
  • Zheng Yuan and ,
  • Meng Wang,
  • Jinpeng Zhu and
  • Xiaoliang Dong
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

19 March 2026

In situ tunnel expansion provides a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable alternative to new tunnel construction. However, staged widening disturbs the lining–rock system, triggering complex, non-monotonic stability responses. This stu...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
290 Views
24 Pages

Mechanical Response and Stability Assessment of Deteriorated Tunnel Linings Under Prescribed Cyclic Stress Changes

  • Xiaogang Ren,
  • Xinjie Zhu,
  • Guangbin Shang,
  • Minghui Hu and ,
  • Shengxu Wang,
  • Xiaoliang Dong,
  • Peng Lu and
  • Wangping Qian
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

2 October 2026

This study investigates how initial material deterioration and repeated stress changes affect the response of lining–rock systems during tunnel reconstruction and expansion. Monotonic uniaxial compression tests on limestone specimens with gypsu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
342 Views
41 Pages

9 October 2026

Blast design in drill-and-blast tunnelling requires geological interpretation and parameter selection for each excavation cycle, yet these tasks are often conducted separately, making it difficult to adapt plans to changing ground conditions. This st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Tunnel Excavation and Underground Construction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
105 Views
27 Pages

Deformation Response Characteristics of Steel-Plate-Strengthened Shield Tunnel Linings and a Rapid Assessment Method for Strengthening Effectiveness

  • Qinggang Li,
  • Sihaowensong Hao,
  • Yizhe Han,
  • Qiuchen Xu and ,
  • Zijun Zhang and
  • Xuewei Li
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 October 2026

During operation, shield tunnel linings commonly develop ovalization and cracking. Steel-plate strengthening is an effective measure for delaying structural performance degradation and extending the service life of shield tunnel linings. However, the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Tunnel Excavation and Underground Construction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,653 Views
22 Pages

8 October 2024

With the increase of mining height at the working face, the influence range of roof fractures in the goaf increases, the advanced supporting pressure on the coal wall increases, ground pressure becomes more intense, and roof support becomes more diff...

(This article belongs to the Topic New Advances in Mining Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
494 Views
28 Pages

Stand Tests of Energy Consumption While Rock Mining with the Use of Experimental Cutterhead Tilt Angle

  • Witold Biały,
  • Zbigniew Szkudlarek,
  • Stanisław Szweda,
  • Jakub Bernatt and
  • Krzysztof Turczyński

5 February 2026

Analysis of the rock mining process using an experimental cutterhead employing milling and chipping processes is the subject of this article. Based on a bibliographic review of the energy consumption of rock mining and wear and tear of various mining...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
689 Views
17 Pages

Research on Characteristics and Control Methods of Roof Water Inflow in Syncline Structure Mining Area Under High-Confined Aquifer

  • Tao Luo,
  • Gangwei Fan,
  • Shizhong Zhang,
  • Zihan Kong and ,
  • Shaodong Li,
  • Lei Zhang and
  • Zhenxiang Wei
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

8 December 2025

Investigating the evolution mechanism of overlying strata fractures during mining and identifying the key factors that influence the development height of water-conducting fracture zones (WCFZs) are essential for preventing roof water inrush disaster...

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