Craig stewart nominated in underground development for. Florian michelin howden ventsim australia managing director. Integrated development environment ide that provides a highly visual and automated framework for software development. The most recent installer that can be downloaded is 61. Development of ventsim ventsim is the leading software in mine ventilation simulation. Ventsim premium is the advanced software for simulating and modeling a variety of compressible and incompressible flows and air. Ventsim visual software modeling has been used for network analysis to determine suitable surface and booster fans locations, blade settings, and speeds. Ventsim design is a complete integrated mine and tunnel. Rpg maker 2000, rpg maker 2003, rpg maker xp, rpg maker vx, rpg maker vx ace, and rpg maker mv.
Common and commercial software packages, like vnetpc and mine fire by mine ventilation associates mva 15, icamps minevent by ohio automation 16, vuma by bluhm burton engineering 17 and ventsim visual by chasm consulting 18 as well as the multiflux software noncommercial by the university of reno 19, are designed to model and. No underground peril has greater potential for large loss of life than a mine fire or explosion. The new ventsim visual ventilation software was released in 2009 and offers a graphically rich and dynamic ventilation. A ventsim visual license is limited to one computer and one user at a time. The survey results show that there is an opportunity to reduce the amount of heat input from 8 shaft heaters. Its both simple enough for a child and powerful enough for a developer. Visual software home your life is connected, but for one reason or another, your data isnt available when and where you need it. The new ventsim visual ventilation software was released in 2009 and offers a graphically rich and dynamic 3dimensional simulation environment. It is now licensed to over mine sites, consultants, universities, governments and research agencies around the world. The redeemer gold mine is a sublevel caving gold operation located in western australia. Ventsim visual software also provides a free interface into the ventlog database, so that actual surveyed results can be displayed with simulated results for any location and date.
Visual software srl powered by kayako help desk software. Analysis of a ventilation network in a multiple fans. It aims to emulate all kinds of environments in underground mines, carry out precise calculation and design in the early stage of a mine project, improve and optimize its ventilation system, so as to ensure the safety of mine workers and. I also developed ventsim connect, a module to remotely control and monitor underground ventilation equipment such as. Jun 15, 2017 chasm consulting specialises in software solutions for the mining industry. Partnership with chasm consultingfor ventsim mine ventilation. Apr 09, 2018 refuge bays and escape paths refuge bays can now be placed in the ventilation network and a new measure tool called escape routes can be used to calculate a route from any location in the ventilation network to the closest refuge bays or to the closest surface exits.
Apr 25, 2018 subsequently, the same ventilation system was simulated using the ventsim 3d software. Pdf application of ventsim 3d and mathematical programming. The wizard will guide the user through items such as. Jul 17, 2015 the new ventsim visual ventilation software was released in 2009 and offers a graphically rich and dynamic ventilation environment with many more features than the original ventsim classic. There are a number example applications at our corporate web site, in the resources, and of course in the models that come with vensim still, that is only a small sample of the things that can be done. Ventsim simplifying mine ventilation ventsim visual 3d. Learn how to create a basic ventilation model and run a simulation in ventsim. It was further used to determine an adequate surface intake air heating rate and consequently the minimum natural gas consumption needed for winter. Ventsim user conference showcases our latest products and brings together ventsim users from around the globe to share their experience and knoweldge. I also developed ventsim connect, a module to remotely control and monitor underground ventilation equipment such as fans, regulators and sensors.
The ventlog wizard can be used to create a new database to store your data. Ventsim visual is a software tool for mine ventilation simulation and design that comes in two versions, standard and advanced. Ventsim ventilation software was used to aid the heat and contaminant simulation study. They tend to say the sharing process is too complex, it takes too long to implement, or it is simply too expensive to put in place. Feb 07, 2016 learn how to create a basic ventilation model and run a simulation in ventsim. In mid2009, the new software program ventsim visual underwent beta testing at a number of consulting companies and mines and in 2010 the software was released for worldwide distribution, gaining considerable success in. You can also simulate and animate air flow and fan behaviour in real time and analyse mine ventilation within a rich and dynamic visual. Ventsim can also import 3d graphics shapes such as surface terrain, underground stopes and voids, and survey development outlines and shapes to help build and visualise ventilation systems. Finally, special thanks to dr rick brake for his continued assistance in. This pc software can work with the following extension.
Chasm consulting is the developer and provider of the popular csafe, ventsim visual and pumpsim products. Florian michelin howden ventsim australia managing. These white papers discuss the usage of ventsim and are provided to improve your understanding of ventsim in realworld applications and scenarios. Chasm consulting specialises in software solutions for the mining industry. Ventsim is an underground mine ventilation simulation software package designed to model and simulate ventilation, airflows, pressures, heat, gases, financials, radon, fire, and many other types of ventilation data from a model of tunnels and shafts. Ventsim visual standard is a lower cost version based on. A study has been carried out in order to get a better understanding of fire. Setup file is completely standalone and also its an offline installer. The most frequent installer filename for the program is. Refuge bays and escape paths refuge bays can now be placed in the ventilation network and a new measure tool called escape routes can be used to calculate a route from any location in the ventilation network to the closest refuge bays or to the closest surface exits. Ventsim design is an industryleading 3d ventilation dynamic simulation system first released in 1993 by chasm consulting from australia. Finally, special thanks to dr rick brake for his continued assistance in the development of ventsim visual.
The results obtained by computer simulation showed that there was a reliable relation between the manual. In 2008, stewart formed chasm consulting to exclusively develop a new version of ventsim software from the ground up. Fire modelling in underground mines using ventsim visual ventfire software, in proceedings the australian mine ventilation conference, pp 265276 the australasian institute of mining and metallurgy. Vensim dss adds an interface development tool for creating management flight simulators, external functions and macros, compiled simulations, and more. Opensource hardware initiative that makes electronics accessible as a creative material for anyone. Liveview is an extension of ventsim visual software, and will operate in conjunction with the main ventsim visual. Fire modelling in underground mines using ventsim visual. Engineering, from which ventsim visual draws much of the methodology for thermodynamic and other simulation. An exercise was also undertaken to gain some understanding of methane contaminant levels throughout the mine. Ventsim was the first ventilation package to integrate an easy to use windows graphical design with a 3d graphics interface. It allows you to create a 3d model of your tunnels, shafts and raises using your existing 3d mine drawings. Software development system utilities temp utilities web authoring web development software and services spirituality, new age and alternative beliefs sports travel web design and development.
Expertise is offered for windows, unix, as400, openvms and xerox platforms. Ventsim was originally introduced to mining operations in 1994 to help visually design, improve and optimize underground ventilation systems. Ventsim was originally introduced to mining operations in 1994 to help visually design, improve and optimise underground ventilation systems. Ventsim visual premium v4 civil engineering community. Ventsim mine ventilation simulation software mining software. Predict what could happen or what has happened and analyze results. The software is currently used by over mines, universities, consultants and research organisations throughout the world. Subsequently, the same ventilation system was simulated using the ventsim 3d software. Ventsim design is the worlds best selling mine ventilation software, used and trusted by over 1500 mines, universities, consultants, government and research organisations.
It offers a graphically rich and dynamic ventilation environment with many more features than the original ventsim classic. Ventsim lite is a free 3d mine ventilation simulation software. Ventsim simplifying mine ventilation ventsim visual 3d software ventsim visual airways with orebody solids. Our ventsim design software is the ultimate 3d mine ventilation design solution. Visual software was established in 1992 offering laserjet pcl print file viewing, conversion and distribution solutions to oems and customers worldwide. The results obtained by computer simulation showed that there was a. The new ventsim visual ventilation software was released in 2009 and offers a graphically rich and dynamic ventilation environment with many more features than the original ventsim classic. The license can moved electronically from one computer to another. It aims to make ventilation simulation and design accessible to any mine engineer or ventilation officer, even those without substantial ventilation experience. Despite limitations such as incompressible flows and lack of heat simulation, many hundreds of mines adopted ventsim classic for use. The visual display aspect of the program is especially helpful. The new ventsim visual ventilation software was released in 2009 and offers a graphically rich.
I developed several features for ventsim such as radon and dust simulation. The ventsim simulation and temperature survey results have been used to adjust the surface heat generation rate and optimize the natural gas consumption rate. Mine ventilation in the 21st century development towards. Investigate or estimate fires or possible fire scenarios.