Economic efficiency of the application of artificial air cooling for normalization of thermal conditions in oil mines

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1 Department of Life Safety, Kuban State Technological University, 350072, 2 Moskovskaya Str., Krasnodar, Russian Federation

2 Department of Organization and Management, Saint-Petersburg Mining University, 199106, 21 Line Vassilievsky Isl., bld. 2, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

3 Department of Mining Engineering, Mining Faculty, Saint-Petersburg Mining University, 199106, 21 Line Vassilievsky Isl., bld. 2, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

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The work substantiates a technical solution for improving the working conditions for the thermal factor in the extraction of oil by the thermoshaft method using the mine refrigeration technology. The review of manufacturers and technical characteristics of refrigeration technology in Russia, CIS countries and Western Europe was conducted. For the selected set, the economic efficiency of the project was assessed and a conclusion was made about the feasibility of implementing this project solution. It was shown that the use of a water cooling machine in the mine air conditioning system will reduce the air temperature in the oil production gallery to the required values and will allow to abandon the long-term construction of a surface stationary refrigeration station. Normalization of the thermal regime reduces the costs of benefits and compensation for work in harmful labor conditions and improves the quality of service of production wells by operators. The project for the introduction of air conditioning has a high level of profitability, and its payoff will occur in the second year of operation.

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Scientia Iranica

Volume 27, Issue 3
Transactions on Industrial Engineering (E)
May and June 2020
Pages 1606-1615

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