ThermoMine-Sim: 2D Underground Mine Thermal Simulator

📌 Project Overview

As a freshman majoring in Resource, Environment, and Big Data Engineering at XAUAT, I developed this simulator to explore thermal dissipation in deep underground mines. This project bridges Mining Engineering with Computational Physics.

🧬 Scientific Foundation

The simulation is grounded in the 2D Heat Equation, solved via the Finite Difference Method (FDM):

$$\frac{\partial T}{\partial t} = \alpha \left( \frac{\partial^2 T}{\partial x^2} + \frac{\partial^2 T}{\partial y^2} \right)$$

🚀 Key Features

• Boundary Condition Modeling: Simulates active ventilation (20°C) within a rock mass (40°C).
• Localized Heat Source Analysis: Capable of simulating mechanical heat emissions (e.g., pumps at 80°C).
• High-Resolution Visualization: Utilizes Matplotlib for thermal gradient mapping.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Python (NumPy, Matplotlib)
• Numerical Analysis