The monograph “Optimization method for placing regulators in mine ventilation network” by S.A. Kozyrev, A.Osintseva, and P.V. Amosov has been published. Edition data: Germany: LAP LAMBERT, 2015. – 136 p.

The monograph offers the decision of a task actual when designing mining enterprises - how to optimize placement and parameters of stoppings and ventilators in excavations network with the aim to improve working areas ventilation and decrease capacities required for organizing airing of the entire ventilation system. The authors analyze and propose a method of choosing regulators’ parameters and their optimal placement based on analyzing interaction between the network’s parameters and applying a genetic algorithm. Based on in-situ tests results concerning aerodynamics of turbulent air streams in blind excavations and numerical modeling of a gaseous blast products removal process the authors have proved a possibility to increase a minimum distance from a driven excavation’s face till the end of ventilation pipes keeping in mind normative time for ventilation. Numerical modeling methods were applied to verify a possibility to normalize deep open-pit atmosphere using ventilation excavations due to compression ventilation through ventilation raises and horizontal excavations. At that, removal of harmful impurities from pit space for shorter time is provided compare to natural ventilation.