More and more industrial companies are looking at power generation. There are many avenues to creating your own power. Technologies such as solar and wind are gaining more acceptance for industrial […]
Learning a new language is hard. Millions of people have spent years in a classroom, or have buried their heads in language books with little to show for their […]
When it comes to dampers, often manufacturers’ representatives get questions like “what is the best damper to buy for a duct system?” And as is always the case in any […]
Dampers and expansion joints in any duct system often get very little credit for the work they do, but they are important behind-the-scenes players in making sure power and industrial […]
In the last few articles we have discussed ventilation in mining. Today we will focus on Ventilation-On-Demand in underground mines. This is a technology that was adopted from building heating […]
In the last few articles we talked about underground mining ventilation. We continue this discussion today looking at airway efficiency. Gradual systemic leakage that takes place in an underground mine […]
In the last issue we talked about how volume and static pressure requirements for primary and booster fans are determined. The next step is to select the type of fan. […]
In order to provide ventilation to underground mining operations, mining ventilation engineers will put together a complex system to ensure a mine is operated both safely and economically. Mine ventilation […]
There are a number of well-known quotes by Stephen Covey from his bestselling book The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People. The one that I often quote is – “You […]
Generally, we start off by considering capital costs as they are a key determinant in the payback. Currently there are many companies that are willing to provide power purchase agreements […]
