mine gas Articles
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A preliminary study of the application of Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) for the qualitative imaging of methane emissions from coal
Methane presents a pervasive risk in most coal mines, its dilution being one of the primary objectives of the ventilation system. Although many different types of detectors and techniques exist for quantifying methane, little is known about the qualitative aspects of methane, such as visualising how this gas flows from coal. Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) provides a potential method from ...
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IMERYS flump-case study
Morgan McCutcheon of IMERYS Kaolin Mine, Sandersville, GA. First Anniversary Update - September 23, 2003 "First year net profits from operating the FLUMP at one of our kaolin lagoons were approximately twice our cost in the FLUMP. Current yield: 146 dry tons per day and 300,000 – 400,000 gallons per day of re-use water. We achieved 108% of our first year production goal. Our initial goal ...
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Sustainability on Large, Complex Engineering & Construction Programs Utilizing a Program Management Approach
Large, complex engineering and construction programs may be found in all industry sectors ranging from extractive industries such as oil, gas and mining through infrastructure programs for transportation, water and power. Common to all of these programs is the potential they have to positively or negatively influence financial, social and environmental performance of both the implementing ...
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Inflatable Packers Meet or Exceed the Rigid Engineering Standards Demanded
Replacement Inflatable Packers and Elements Pty Ltd provide superior quality high pressure inflatable packers, essential for extreme pressure applications. They are broadly used in mining operations, oil and gas production and mineral water well and borehole ...
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Advanced Portable VSATs for Commercial SATCOM Users
Commercial SATCOM (COMSATCOM) users such as first responders, intelligence community personnel, oil and gas mining exploration field technicians, or corporate entities requiring Continuity of Operations (CoOP) or more traditional business continuity applications, all require instant, reliable, high-speed data, voice, and video connectivity in locations where other communication ...
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PDC (Polycrystalline Diamond Compact) Cutter
PDC (Polycrystalline Diamond Compact) Cutter PDC polycrystalline diamond cutters contains polycrystalline diamond layer and tungsten carbide backing. It features both the high shock resistance of tungsten carbide and the highest hardness & abrasion resistance of diamond. Application: Oil & Gas and Mining. Diamond Enhanced Cutter (Dome PDC Cutter) Diamond enhanced cutter (DEC) is ...
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Weir floway case study
When Weir Floway wanted to introduce an in-house PMI (Positive Metal Identification) facility, the handheld Niton XL3t XRF analyser provided the perfect solution. Weir Floway produce vertical turbine pumps from a variety of metallurgies ranging from copper alloys to superaustentics, super-duplex, and stainless steels. Their products are utilised for applications including mining, oil and gas, ...
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Ending the `Resource Curse`: Canada commits to make mining more transparent
Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, took a significant step toward promoting transparency and reducing global poverty. He announced yesterday that Canada will implement mandatory reporting requirements for Canadian extractive companies operating both in-country and abroad. This mandate will require Canadian extractive companies to publicly disclose the payments they make to foreign ...
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A Mode of Operation for Every Need
ESTeem’s industrial wireless radios are engineered to meet a wide array of applications. Baked-in Versatility Whether you need serial or Ethernet, narrowband or wide band, licensed or unlicensed, mobile or stationary, we have a wireless radio that will meet your needs. Our industrial-hardened radios are designed for a range of applications that present specific challenges when it comes to ...
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Road Dust Supression
Dust control is crucial in many industries and sectors including transportation, parking lots, mining, gas and oil, military, construction, and more. Suppressing dust on unpaved roads specifically is extremely important to the safety of an area. Dust control actions apply to any site where there is the potential for air and water pollution from dust traveling across the site or through ...
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Soil/Gas Risks
Uncontrolled subsurface gas migration and emission poses a number of risks to the environment and human health & safety from anthropogenic sources (the general term for gases originating in human activity) such as:- landfill waste abandoned coal mining shale gas production contaminated land from past industrial use (some dating as far back as Victorian times) pipeline leaks from ...
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Optimizing the Slaking Process
Poorly-slaked lime can have a major negative impact on lime consumption and the operating cost at an end-user’s site. The amount of lime used in the process is determined by a combination of slaking parameters. The optimisation of the slaking process will help drive operating costs down and also reduce CO2 emissions. When the slaking of lime (ie, the conversion to calcium hydroxide ...
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Enhesa Flash global EHS & product compliance assurance
For this 2013 summer edition of the Enhesa Flash, we delve into some of the health and safety requirements in place globally to protect human health during the hottest months of the year. A consistent trend in emerging econo-mies is the rapid development of industrial and housing projects, even in very arid landscapes. In just over a decade, cities like Dubai have been raised from desert. The ...
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PDC (Polycrystalline Diamond Compact) Cutter
We have PDC Cutters for sale! PDC cutter contains polycrystalline diamond layer and tungsten carbide backing. It features both the high shock resistance of tungsten carbide and the highest hardness & abrasion resistance of diamond. Application: Oil & Gas and Mining. Diamond Enhanced Cutter (Dome PDC Cutter) Diamond enhanced cutter (DEC) is synthesized by diamond particle and tungsten ...
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How Dredging Equipment Rentals Provide Multiple Advantages
By Dave Stoltenberg, Dredge Rental Specialist with SRS Crisafulli For many industrial projects, rental equipment is the way to go. Especially for many dredging applications, which in most cases are only required periodically, with many years separating the jobs, rental equipment delivers a number of advantages. Offering increased flexibility to respond to changing project requirements ...
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Wastewater treatment for mining camps/oil and gas camps
Mining and oil and gas camps operating in remote and environmentally sensitive areas become home to large work forces for extended periods of time. Supplying water for domestic use and treating large volumes of sewage and greywater can be a complex and expensive challenge. Improper wastewater treatment can lead to pollution of the surrounding ecosystems. Many jurisdictions have tightened ...
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New FTSE indices help investors track climate change risks
FTSE launched new indices that rate the carbon strategies based on their exposure to climate change-related risks, reports Envido. FTSE Group this week launched new indices designed to help investors track firms" ability to manage climate change risks. The launch follows the BP crisis in the Gulf of Mexico that tossed the spotlight on institutional investors" careless approach to environmental ...
By Vital Energi
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TBox RTU`s Help Deliver Digital Transformation for Southwest Gas Field. - Case Study
About the Client The PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company Chongqing Gas Mine is located in the jurisdiction of 8 natural gas production and gas transmission areas, with 277 industrial gas wells and a daily production capacity of 20 million cubic meters. Project Overview As part of a digital upgrade project, the client wanted to improve monitoring of key gas wells to include both ...
By Ovarro
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Polypropylene PP air duct cleaning and protection work
PP air ducts are mainly used in industrial and construction projects, and the application areas mainly include: the electronics industry of clean room purification systems, pharmaceutical and food aseptic workshop purification systems, hotels, factories, office buildings, shopping malls, air conditioning systems, industrial pollution control and dust , smoke and exhaust ducts, industrial ...
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Why is Erosion Control Important for Your Industry?
No matter what industry you are in or project you are running, erosion control is vital to the well-being of the property and those individuals on site or nearby. Virtually any type of jobsite has the probability to have erosion-related issues. Erosion by definition is “the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, ...
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