Thermal
Modelling

Providing precise thermal modeling to address the unique challenges of deep mining environments. View Our Services

Comprehensive ventilation and thermal modelling services

BBE offers comprehensive ventilation and thermal modelling services tailored to mining operations at every stage, from short-term planning and troubleshooting hot spots, to long-term, life-of-mine planning. Our team uses advanced interactive simulation techniques to analyze complex underground heat loads, ensuring optimal ventilation for safe and productive conditions. With expertise spanning various mining methods, ore bodies, and mechanization levels, BBE provides precise thermal modelling to address the unique challenges of deep mining environments, where heat from equipment, geological factors, and workers can accumulate.

Some of our services include

Complex modelling of heat sources and sinks to determine the requirements of a mine’s ventilation system.

Assess rock thermal properties and heat transfer from surrounding rock, accounting for geothermal gradients.

Evaluate heat generation from machinery and equipment, including fans, diesel and battery machinery, hoists, conveyor belt drives, rock drills and substations.

Analyze the effects of auto-compression and air temperature increases from downcast airflow.

Examine geothermal inflows, fissure water temperatures, and flow dynamics.

Design ventilation systems to manage diesel dilution, re-entry timing, and airflow needs for all mining and fixed facilities.

Implement mechanical cooling, including refrigeration, to meet temperature design criteria.

Develop interactive ventilation models to estimate heat flow and airflow requirements, ensuring temperatures remain within design limits.

Define optimised air-cooling strategies tailored to client needs, mine life, layout, and site constraints.

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