AVENTO
The project titled: “Advanced Tools for Ventilation Control and Methane Emission Monitoring,” acronym: “AVENTO,” is funded under the RFCS – EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel, based on a contract with the European Commission, No. RFCR-CT-2012-00004, and from research funds allocated by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) for the years 2011-2014 for the implementation of an internationally co-financed project.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
The project aimed to develop advanced tools for improving the control of ventilation networks in coal mines to enhance workplace safety by better controlling methane emissions and climate conditions, optimizing ventilation airflow, and reducing energy consumption and maintenance costs.
The planned work covered various aspects of this issue but primarily focused on developing new concepts for monitoring and control systems and advanced methods for dynamically regulating airflow according to actual needs. Research included modeling, hardware, and software, as well as significant experimental work conducted in underground mines and testing institutions.
PLANNED OUTCOMES:
Innovative methane hazard monitoring system for the extraction face.
Method for stabilizing methane concentration in the ventilation air of the extraction face, taking into account the relationship between ventilation methane levels and degasification output.
PROJECT VALUE: EUR 3,268,736.00.
CONTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN FUNDS: EUR 1,961,242.00.
Consortium members:
- Asociación para la Investigación y el DesarrolloIndustrial de los Recursos Naturales AITEMIN
- DMT GmbH & Co. KG
- Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Technik Innowacyjnych EMAG
- Główny Instytut Górnictwa GIG
- Hulleras del Norte S.A.
- INSTITUTUL NATIONAL
- DECERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU SECURITATE MINIERA SI PROTECTIE ANTIEXPLOZIVA -INSEMEX Petrosani – partner no. 6
- Kompania Węglowa S.A.
- The University of Nottingham
