The impact of obstacle parameters on mid-high frequency noise propagation in comprehensive mining workfaces and safety implications

Gaini Jia, Ming Yang, Dongjie Jiang, Junjie Guo, Maomao Liu, Yunqi Tao · 2025

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Gaini Jia and co-authors simulated noise in mechanized coal mines in two thousand twenty-five. Noise at the coal face endangers miners' hearing and safety. Equipment and pipelines block the tunnels as obstacles. Those obstacles bend noise paths in complex ways. The team modeled mid and high frequency noise spread. Two simulation methods were combined for accuracy.

Field measurements in test roadways validated the models. Obstacle traits were then varied one by one. Blockage rate, shape, count, and spacing were tested. Some traits mattered surprisingly little to noise levels. Others shaped where noise pooled dangerously. The results target protection where it counts most. Mine designers can place gear to spare workers' ears.

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CREATORGaini Jia, Ming Yang, Dongjie Jiang, Junjie Guo, Maomao Liu, Yunqi Tao
YEAR2025
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE52 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC12808654

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