Variability of CO2, CH4, and O2 concentration in the vicinity of a closed mining shaft in the light of extreme weather events—numerical simulations
dc.contributor.author | Wrona, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Różański, Z | |
dc.contributor.author | Pach, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Niewiadomski, AP | |
dc.contributor.author | Markowska, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Chmiela, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Foster, PJ | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-29T15:23:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-11-07 | |
dc.date.updated | 2024-01-29T15:07:29Z | |
dc.description.abstract | With climate change, more intense weather phenomena can be expected, including pressure drops related to the arrival of an atmospheric front. Such drops of pressure are the main reason for gas emissions from closed mines to the surface, and a closed, empty mine shaft is the most likely route of this emission. Among the gases emitted, the most important are carbon dioxide and methane, creating a twofold problem—greenhouse gas emissions and gas hazards. The work presented in this paper simulated the spread of the mentioned gases near such an abandoned shaft for four variants: model validation, the most dangerous situations found during measurements with or without wind, and a forecast variant for a possible future pressure drop. It was found that a momentary CO2 emission of 0.69 m3/s and a momentary CH4 emission of 0.29 m3/s are possible, which for one hour of the appropriate drop would give hypothetically 2484 m3 CO2 and 1044 m3 CH4. In terms of gas hazards, the area that should be monitored and protected may exceed 25 m from a closed shaft in the absence of wind influence. The wind spreads the emitted gases to distances exceeding 50 m but dilutes them significantly. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Research Fund for Coal and Steel. | en_GB |
dc.format.extent | 7464- | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 16, No. 22, article 7464 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/en16227464 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 847250 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/135199 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-4662-1078 (Foster, Patrick J) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_GB |
dc.rights | Copyright: © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.subject | greenhouse gas | en_GB |
dc.subject | CFD | en_GB |
dc.subject | gas hazard | en_GB |
dc.subject | climate change | en_GB |
dc.subject | post mining | en_GB |
dc.title | Variability of CO2, CH4, and O2 concentration in the vicinity of a closed mining shaft in the light of extreme weather events—numerical simulations | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2024-01-29T15:23:36Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1996-1073 | |
exeter.article-number | ARTN 7464 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available from MDPI via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.description | Data Availability Statement: Data are contained within the article. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Energies | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | Energies, 16(22) | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2023-11-05 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2023-11-07 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2024-01-29T15:20:57Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2024-01-29T15:23:46Z | |
refterms.panel | B | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2023-11-07 |
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