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The complexities of the relationships that govern heat flow from the strata into ventilated underground openings are illustrated by the analyses given in section 15.2. Indeed, the routine use of those relationships become practical only through the availability of computer assistance. The first computer programs to simulate heat flow into mine workings were developed in South Africa (Starfield, 1966a, Starfield, 1966b). The early programs estimated strata heat flow from the Goch and Patterson tables (section 15.2.6), either by interpolation or from regression-fitted equations that approximated those tables. Since that time, simulation programs of increasing sophistication have been developed in a number of countries. Current programs recognize the influence of boundary layers close to the rock—air interface, allow for heat sources other than the strata (section 15.3) and predict the psychrometric effects of heat and moisture additions on the mine climate.
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McPherson, M.J. (1993). Simulation of climatic conditions in the subsurface. In: Subsurface Ventilation and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1550-6_16
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