Research Article

CFD-Based Determination of the Optimal Blowing and Suction Air Volume Ratio of Dual-Radial Swirl Shielding Ventilation in a Fully Mechanized Excavation Face

Table 1

Parameter setting of boundary conditions.

Blowing and suction air volume ratio The air volume of the suction tube (m3/min)Suction outlet wind speed (m/s)Air volume out of annular slit (m3/min)Outlet wind speed of annular slit (m/s)
1#2#3#4#

1.2250.0014.74175.00125.0012.909.22
1.3230.7713.61
1.4214.2912.64
1.5200.0011.80
1.6187.5011.06
1.7176.4710.41