A decision analysis guideline for underground bulk air heat exchanger design specifications
| dc.contributor.author | Hooman, Marle | |
| dc.contributor.author | Webber-Youngman, Ronald C.W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Du Plessis, J.J.L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marx, M.W. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-28T05:41:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-28T05:41:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper discusses a study that investigated different underground bulk air heat exchanger (>100 m3/s) design criteria. A literature review found that no single document exists covering all design criteria for different heat exchangers, and therefore the need was identified to generate a guideline with decision analyser steps to arrive at a technical specification. The study investigated the factors influencing heat exchanger designs (spray chambers, towers, and indirect-contact heat exchangers) and the technical requirements for each. The decision analysers can be used to generate optimized, user-friendly fit-forpurpose designs for bulk air heat exchangers (air cooler and heat rejection). The study was tested against a constructed air cooler and heat rejection unit at a copper mine1. It was concluded that the decision analysers were used successfully. This tool (decision analysers) can be used by engineers for the efficient and cost-effectively design of heat exchangers. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | am2015 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.saimm.co.za/journal-papers | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hooman, M, Webber-Youman, RCW, Du Plessis, JJL & Marx, MW 2015, 'A decision analysis guideline for underground bulk air heat exchanger design specifications', Journal of The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 115 , pp. 125-129. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0038-223X (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2225-6253 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49617 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Mine refrigeration | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Water-air | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Heat exchanger design | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Decision analyser | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-04 | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-04: Quality education | |
| dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-07 | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy | |
| dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09 | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | |
| dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-12 | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production | |
| dc.subject.other | Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-13 | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-13: Climate action | |
| dc.title | A decision analysis guideline for underground bulk air heat exchanger design specifications | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |