Abstract
Ventilation network modeling in mine planning dates back at least three decades, but it is not widely accepted and/or practiced until the last decade, thanks to the advent of modern computers with their increase d speed and storage space. There are at least half a dozen such modeling software packages available on the market each with different features and acceptance. This paper compares five popular software packages,- VnetPC Pro, MineVent, VentSIM Visual, VentGraph and MFIRE 3.0. A case study using Missouri S&T's Experimental Mine is conducted to compare the five software packages in features, interface, output display and user-friendliness.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2012 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit 2012, SME 2012, Meeting Preprints |
| Pages | 670-674 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2012 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit 2012, SME 2012 - Seattle, WA, United States of America Duration: 19 Feb 2012 → 22 Feb 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 2012 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit 2012, SME 2012 |
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| Country | United States of America |
| City | Seattle, WA |
| Period | 19/02/12 → 22/02/12 |
Cite this
Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Habibi, A., & Tien, J. C. (2012). Comparison of mine ventilation simulation software. In 2012 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit 2012, SME 2012, Meeting Preprints (pp. 670-674)