Study on Parameters of a New Gas–Water Spray in Ore Pass Dedusting Based on Experiment and Numerical Simulation

[Image: see text] To solve the problem of ore unloading dust in ore pass crosscuts, the atomization characteristics of a new gas–water spray and the effect of the ore discharge airflow on the spray effect were studied by experiments, and the installation position of the spray nozzle in the crosscut was determined by numerical simulation. The results show that when the gas–water flow ratio is 100–150, the atomization effect is the best. In this situation, the droplet size can be less than 28 μm. The impact airflow induced by ore unloading has a great influence on the size of the spray droplets, and the dust-collecting ability of the spray is negatively correlated with the impinging airflow. The best location for the spray is 5 m away from the wellhead. At this position, the impact airflow is less than 1.5 m/s, which can ensure that the total dustfall rate of the gas–water spray is 67% and that of the respiratory dust is 34%.