Numerical modeling for analyzing thermal surface anomalies induced by underground coal fires

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 175-184

  Wessling, Stefan ^a   Kuenzer, Claudia ^b   Kessels, Winfried ^a   Wuttke, Manfred W ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Coal fire; Heat release; Numerical simulation; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

COAL FIRE; COAL SEAMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FRACTURE; MINE FIRES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COAL;

COAL SEAM; FIRE BEHAVIOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 41749110457     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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