Application of protection means against explosions in underground mines

Medic Pejic, Ljiljana and Garcia Torrent, Javier and Querol Aragon, Enrique and Montenegro Mateos, Lucía (2012). Application of protection means against explosions in underground mines. In: "National Symposium on Handling and Hazards of Materials in Industry-HANHAZ2012 / Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Química de ANQUE (ANQUE-ICCE 2012)", 24/06/2012 - 27/06/2012, Sevilla. pp. 1-10.

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Title: Application of protection means against explosions in underground mines
Author/s:
  • Medic Pejic, Ljiljana
  • Garcia Torrent, Javier
  • Querol Aragon, Enrique
  • Montenegro Mateos, Lucía
Item Type: Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article)
Event Title: National Symposium on Handling and Hazards of Materials in Industry-HANHAZ2012 / Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Química de ANQUE (ANQUE-ICCE 2012)
Event Dates: 24/06/2012 - 27/06/2012
Event Location: Sevilla
Title of Book: National Symposium on Handling and Hazards of Materials in Industry-HANHAZ2012
Date: June 2012
Subjects:
Freetext Keywords: Prevention and protection in underground mines, Passive water barriers, Spanish coal mines, Coal dust explosion
Faculty: E.T.S.I. Minas (UPM)
Department: Ingeniería Química y Combustibles [hasta 2014]
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

Underground coal mines explosions generally arise from the inflammation of a methane/air mixture. This explosion can also generate a subsequent coal dust explosion. Traditionally such explosions have being fought eliminating one or several of the factors needed by the explosion to take place. Although several preventive measures are taken to prevent explosions, other measures should be considered to reduce the effects or even to extinguish the flame front. Unlike other protection methods that remove one or two of the explosion triangle elements, namely; the ignition source, the oxidizing agent and the fuel, explosion barriers removes all of them: reduces the quantity of coal in suspension, cools the flame front and the steam generated by vaporization removes the oxygen present in the flame.
The present paper is essentially based on the comprehensive state-of–the-art of Protective Systems in underground coal mines, and particularly on the application of Explosion Barriers to improve safety level in Spanish coal mining industry.
After an exhaustive study of series EN 14591 standards covering explosion prevention and protection in underground mines, authors have proven explosion barriers effectiveness in underground galleries by Full Scale Tests performed in Polish Barbara experimental mine, showing that the barriers can reduce the effects of methane and/or flammable coal dust explosions to a satisfactory safety level.

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Item ID: 19186
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/19186/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:19186
Official URL: http://www.anqueicce2012.org/en/index.htm
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 16 Oct 2013 08:50
Last Modified: 01 Mar 2016 14:20
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