Scientific-Research and Design-Engineering Departments of the Institute
Environmental Protection Department / Laboratory of Air Protection
Leading researchers:
- Olga Koltsova, Chief of the Laboratory
- Nikolay Strelchuk, Senior Researcher
- Lidia Filyanova, Senior Researcher
The major areas of activities are:
- Calculation of the required amount of air for ventilation of underground mines;
- Examination of ores and enclosing rocks for content of crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO2) in order to define maximum permissible concentrations in working air of underground mines;
- Testing of operation effectiveness of industrial ventilation units and preparation of equipment certificates;
- Certification of labor conditions in production facilities;
- Assessment of explosion hazards of dust conditions in the premises of grain storages, flour mills, animal feed mills;
- Treatment of gas and purification of solutions by filtration materials.
- Complex inspection of gas treatment systems, determination of operating parameters of dust collecting equipment and examination of physical properties of dust, residues, impurities.
Certification / Accreditation
Certificate for Control of Working Air, Production Site Air, Ventilation Plant Air, Dust and Gas Flows in Dust and Gas Treatment Systems and at Emission Points of Air Pollution Sources, Occupational Hazards and for Quality Assessment of Filtering Materials (Certificate No. 39 dated 12.09.2013) granted by the Eastern Kazakhstan Affiliate of ‘National Center of Expertise and Certification’ JSC.
The laboratory is equipped with:
- GANK-4 multi-function gas analyzer
- Migunov M 822 exhauster
- Mechanical exhauster with indicator probe set
- Absorption vessels (Richter, Plyezhayev, Zaitsev, porous glass plate units)
- Precision balances – 1010 g / 0.001 g
- MB-4M aspirating hydrometer
- Barometer (M-67 type aneroid)
- ACO-3 vane anemometer
- MC-13 cup-type anemometer
- Independent power supply unit
- VSV-003M3 noise and vibration meter
- U-16 illumination meter
- MMN-250 multirange micropressure gauge
- SOSpr-2b-2-000 timing device
- Gintsvetmet dust sampling probe
- NIIOGAS gas sampling probes
- DMC-01M digital differential pressure gauge
- Air sampling probe
- PT-250-M-2 machine for testing of stretching and elongation of textile
- АТL-2(FF-12) unit for testing of breathability of filtering materials
- Unit for determination of specific weight of dry solids
- Tovarov unit for determination average solid particle size
- Bako centrifugal separator for analysis of particulate content of powders and dusts
- Tachometer
The major developments of the laboratory are:
- Air-flow controller RVS-2M
- Pneumatic ejector REP-500
Tel. (7232) 503725