An Investigation of Spontaneous Heating and Control of Fires in a Under Ground Coal Mine Segmented Area

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10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_137How to use a DOI?

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Spontaneous Heating; Gases; Incubation Period; Rank of the Coal; Method of working

Abstract

The major issue of spontaneous heating that ultimately results in coal mine fires has long been a source of worry for the mining sector. Industry and researchers are both interested in learning what causes it and figuring out which coal seams are susceptible to spontaneous heating. The spontaneous combustion of coal is the main cause of the majority of coal mine fires that occur in various coal fields. Mine fires typically start off relatively small but eventually grow to a vast scale, destroying all of the natural resources, polluting the land, water, and air, and incurring enormous financial losses to the organization in question. Different coals’ susceptibilities to spontaneous heating varied widely; therefore it’s critical to gauge how susceptible they are. The spontaneous heating susceptibility of coal needs to be thoroughly assessed, despite the fact that there has been a lot of research on the subject, so that mine operators can be alerted well in advance and schedule the job effectively. To organize the production activities and maximize coal mine production during the incubation phase, it is crucial to determine the coals’ susceptibility to spontaneous heating and classify them. The impact of gases in underground mines is discussed in this paper, determination of coal's susceptibility to spontaneous heating and its fluctuation in characteristics.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - D. Kotaiah
AU  - Chitti Ravi Kiran
AU  - Gangadari Tharun
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/09
TI  - An Investigation of Spontaneous Heating and Control of Fires in a Under Ground Coal Mine Segmented Area
BT  - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering (ICETE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1377
EP  - 1383
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_137
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-252-1_137
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