Air-Driven Liquid Pumps in Dust Suppression Solutions
The Importance of Dust Suppression
Managing dust emissions is a key concern in the mining industry, particularly in underground mining. Serious illness can result from prolonged exposure to respirable dust. As a result, there needs to be protocols to manage and monitor risk.
Dust Suppression Solutions
There are many different solutions for dust suppression and each mine has its own requirements. However, most solutions involve pumping a wetting agent (water or chemical compounds) though spray nozzles onto the surface to prevent dust getting airborne.
In an underground environment the safety of the equipment used in dust suppression is paramount. This is particularly the case in an underground coal mine environment where there is coal dust and methane, which are both highly flammable.
Air-Driven Pumps
This is where the inherent advantages ProTech air-driven pumps becomes clear. As the pumps are Driven by compressed air, or another inert gas, they are very suitable for working in explosive environments as they DO NOT create sparks which might otherwise cause an explosion.
