Ventilation simulation programs Mine Vent and MFIRE: Updates to advance the technology of simulation programming

摘要

Advances in computer technology and programming styles have allowed increased safety and productivity in the mining industry. Most of these technological advances have already been implemented regarding various ground control and roof support prediction and modeling programs; however, such is not the case with respect to ventilation. The scope of ventilation programs currently available is limited, and those useful ones that are still accessible, such as Mine Vent and MFIRE, are quickly becoming outdated while in their present state. This particular research project aims to update these two specific ventilation prediction programs using the object-oriented programming language Visual C++ and increase their functionality to the mining community as well as their user-friendliness, maintainability and portability.