Numerical Simulation of Eddy Air-Curtain Dust Controlled Flow Field in Hard Rock Mechanized Driving Face

The author established the mathematical model of single-phase flow of gas based on the k-ε two-equation model and numerically simulated the eddy air-curtain dust controlled flow field in hard rock mechanized driving face with the help of FLUENT software.The result showed that, after all the pressure ventilation blown out by the radial clearance of mural cylinder, a full-face eddy air-curtain flow field is formed at the roadway section, forming the air-curtain dust controlled flow field that presses the tunneling place equally in front of the driver of roadheader. After the application of the development of new light polymer materials radial cylinder eddy air-curtain dust controlled system was adopted in hard rock mechanized driving face of north conveyor main roadway, reducing the local dust concentration effectively.