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Study on control of disastrous open fires in underground coalmines

IR@CIMFR: CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad

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Title Study on control of disastrous open fires in underground coalmines
 
Creator Singh, R. P.
Ray , S.K.
 
Subject Non Coal Ventilation, Fire Gallery and Metallurgy
 
Description Outbreak of open fires in coalmines is one of the major causes of disaster. To understand the complex phenomenon of open fires and to work out suitable fire suppression techniques, a mine fire model gallery is designed and constructed at Central Mining Research Institute, Dhanbad. The gallery is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation system to monitor the important fire parameters. Three fire suppression techniques – liquid nitrogen, high-pressure high stability (HPHS) nitrogen foam, and water mist, were tried in three sets of experiments. It was observed that either HPHS nitrogen foam or water mist can be used to control the open fires. Despite control of open fires the water mist has other advantages, which can prevent the open fire to become disastrous.
 
Publisher NISCAIR
 
Date 2004-12
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://cimfr.csircentral.net/104/1/ray1.pdf
Singh, R. P. and Ray , S.K. (2004) Study on control of disastrous open fires in underground coalmines. Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research , 63 (12). pp. 1010-1018. ISSN 0022-4456
 
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