Theses/Dissertations from 2019
THERMODYNAMIC MODELING AND EQUILIBRIUM SYSTEM DESIGN OF A SOLVENT EXTRACTION PROCESS FOR DILUTE RARE EARTH SOLUTIONS, Alind Chandra
PREDICTIVE MODELING OF DC ARC FLASH IN 125 VOLT SYSTEM, Austin Cody Gaunce
Dust Transportation and Settling within the Mine Ventilation Network, Anand Kumar
SIMPLIFYING TECHNIQUES APPLIED TO COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING OF METHANE EXPLOSIONS, Laura Steeves
THE REDESIGNED VORTECONE: A MAINTENANCE-FREE WET SCRUBBER DEVICE, Allison Taylor
INFLUENCE OF WATER INJECTION RATE ON THE VORTECONE, AN IMPINGEMENT SCREEN, AND A CONVENTIONAL FILTER SCREEN CLEANING EFFICIENCY, Oscar Velasquez
LEACHING CHARACTERISTICS OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM BITUMINOUS COAL-BASED SOURCES, Xinbo Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTEGRATED FLOODED-BED DUST SCRUBBER ON A LONGWALL SHEARER THROUGH LABORATORY TESTING AND CFD SIMULATION, Sampurna N. Arya
Dust Control Examination using Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling and Laboratory Testing of Vortecone and Impingement Screen Filters, Ashish R. Kumar
SYNTHESIS OF SINGLE-HOLE VIBRATION WAVEFORMS FROM A MINING BLAST, Lifeng Li
INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CADMIUM SOURCES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, Elizabeth Maher
EVALUATION AND PREVENTION OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION DURING HANDLING AND STORAGE OF COAL, Amir E. Najarzadeh
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS FOR MULTIPLE BACKFILLED STOPES, Christopher Richard Newman
ANALYSIS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINE STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO DYNAMIC EVENTS, Brooklynn Yonts
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO SUBSURFACE BODIES OF WATER DUE TO UNDERGROUND COAL MINING, Gabriel Bode-Jimenez
FUNDAMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE TRIBOCHARGING SEPARATION PROCESS FOR UPGRADING COAL, Jinxiang Chen
CALCULATION OF THE EDGE EFFECT OFFSET FOR HIGH EXTRACTION COAL PANELS, Joshua Hescock
Laboratory Performance Comparison of Vortecone Inertial Dust Scrubber to Flooded-Bed Dust Scrubber, Adam J. Levy
ESTIMATING THE EFFECTS OF BLASTING VIBRATIONS ON THE HIGH-WALL STABILITY, Abhinav Sharma
SURFACE CHEMISTY STUDY OF MONAZITE FLOTATION IN COAL REFUSE SYSTEMS, Wencai Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
MODERN ROCK DUST DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION FOR USE IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES, Robert Eades
ROCK DUST SURFACE CHEMISTRY MODIFICATIONS FOR ELIMINATING CAKE FORMATION AND IMPROVING DISPERSION IN COAL DUST EXPLOSION MITIGATION APPLICATIONS, Qingqing Huang
PORE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION RESPONSE TO BLASTING, Kylie M. Larson-Robl
UTILIZATION OF A SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM FOR DIRECT SAMPLING OF NITROGEN OXIDES PRODUCED BY FULL-SCALE SURFACE MINE BLASTING, Robert B. McCray
Optimal Roof Coverage and Identification of Potential Roof Problems in Underground Coal Mines Using LED Lighting, James A. Samples
