On Demand - EMESRT

Ventilation on Demand (VOD) is underground mining approach that uses distributed sensors to send real-time information on air quality, vehicle use, and personnel so that airflow can be adjusted to maintain air quality standards and deliver energy savings.

This section provides VOD relevant:

Case studies
Research and guidance material
Relevant manufacturer and supplier information

Rapid Dynamic Ventilation Modelling for Improving Health and Safety in Underground Mining

An open source article by Craig Miles Stewart. Modelling of underground ventilation systems has been employed to help design safer mine atmospheres since the advent of digital computers in the 1950s. Initial research focussed on predicting steady state airflow with later advancements incorporating transient modelling to predict changes to ventilation over time due to events such as fires. (More...)

Updated Ventilation On Demand review: implementation and savings achieved

Acuña, E, Alvarez, R and Hurtado, J, 2016, Updated Ventilation On Demand review: implementation and savings achieved 1st International Conference of Underground Mining October 19-21, 2016, Santiago, Chile