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A study of ventilation transients associated with a controlled district recirculation circuit

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This paper discusses the development of a mathematical model to describe the unsteady airflow created and the subsequent effect on both the production and transportation of methane around the recirculation zone. Examples of the response of a single face recirculation system to various disturbances are presented and discussed.

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    I. S. Lowndes

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Lowndes, I.S. A study of ventilation transients associated with a controlled district recirculation circuit. International Journal of Mining and Geological Engineering 5, 353–368 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01552750

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