Heatflow: an interactive computer program for the analysis of heat production in gold mines
Date
2015-01-13
Authors
Chorosz, Gilbert
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Abstract
The cooling of deep gold mines is costly and must therefore be
planned carefully. To provide a precise assessment of underground
air temperatures, a computer program, HEATFLOW, has been
designed. HEATFLOW has a modular format, using Independent
algorithms for the prediction of heat and moisture transfer in
shafts, tunnels, stopes, development ends, hoist chambers and
fans. It also simulates the performance of air-coolers.
HEATFLOW is a user-friendly program, running on IBM-PC compatible
computers. It allows the user to enter complete mine
networks (up to 320 elements) and provides two levels of simulation
: 'simple', for global and rapid calculations, and 'complex',
for improved accuracy and detail in input data and results.
The network is schematically displayed on the screen and
data are input interactively, using predefined forms on the
screen. A generic mine representing the overage 'deep' gold
mine has been simulated, providing satisfactory answers (within
10% of actual data).