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Ventilation

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

/ˌventɪˈleɪʃən/nounCore term

In oil, gas & mining, ventilation means: The system that moves fresh air through an underground mine to supply oxygen, remove dust, heat and dangerous gases, and keep the air safe to breathe.

In Turkish: havalandırma, maden havalandırması

How it is used

Mines use main fans on the surface, ventilation shafts, auxiliary fans and ducting. Ventilation officers measure airflow and gas levels. Common phrases are intake air, return air and ventilation plan. Losing ventilation in a coal mine is an emergency.

Example sentences

  1. Work stopped at the face until ventilation was restored.

  2. The new ventilation shaft will double the airflow to the lower levels.

Common collocations

  • mine ventilation
  • ventilation shaft
  • main fan
  • auxiliary ventilation
  • ventilation survey
  • methaneA colourless, odourless gas (CH4) that is the main part of natural gas. In coal mines it is released from the coal and can explode when mixed with air.
  • underground mineA mine where ore or coal is reached through shafts, declines or tunnels and extracted below the surface, used when the deposit is too deep for an open pit.
  • shaftA vertical or steeply sloping tunnel sunk from the surface into an underground mine, used to move workers, ore, materials and air.
  • gas detectorAn electronic device that measures dangerous gases such as H2S, methane or carbon monoxide, or a lack of oxygen, and sounds an alarm when levels become unsafe.

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