WANG Pei,JIANG Zhongan,CHEN Jianwu,et al.Research on Factors Influencing the Uniformity of Air Curtain and Its Dust Isolation Effect[J].Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering,2024,44(05):1000-1010.
WANG Pei,JIANG Zhongan,CHEN Jianwu,et al.Research on Factors Influencing the Uniformity of Air Curtain and Its Dust Isolation Effect[J].Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering,2024,44(05):1000-1010. DOI: 10.13409/j.cnki.jdpme.20230801002.
Research on Factors Influencing the Uniformity of Air Curtain and Its Dust Isolation Effect
such as mining and tunneling construction. A more uniform air curtain provides better dust isolation. Fluent numerical simulation
combined with similar experimental methods
was used to analyze the effects of air curtain diameter and internal air duct structure on air curtain uniformity. A uniformly designed air curtain was installed in a tunnel construction model to simulate and evaluate its dust isolation efficiency. The results showed that as the diameter increased
the axial inertial force of airflow within the supply system decreased
allowing sufficient time for the flow direction to change. Meanwhile
the axial static pressure of the air curtain device became more uniform
forming a more homogeneous air curtain. However
the relationship between diameter and air curtain uniformity was nonlinear
with a critical diameter beyond which further increases had minimal effect on uniformity. Additionally
the effective range of diameters increased with the length of the air supply device. In a 1-meter air curtain system with a critical diameter of 180mm
the installation of a wedge-shaped fan-shaped blocking body with an arc height of 149.9mm
calculated according to air duct design principles
reduced the average pressure gradient inside the air curtain device from 38.4Pa/m to 19.3Pa/m
while the uniformity of the exit airflow increased from 87.6% to 93.2%
significantly enhancing air curtain uniformity. Finally
after installing the air curtain
the rebound of dust-bound airflow in the isolated area was blocked
leading to more chaotic airflow with increased turbulence. This prolonged the dust retention time
allowing larger dust particles more time to settle. The dust concentration in the whole dust isolation area increased significantly
demonstrating the air curtain's effective dust isolation performance.
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