Early detection of spontaneous combustion of coal in underground coal mines with development of an ethylene enriching system

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-127

  Xie, Jun ^a   Xue, Sheng ^a   Cheng, Weimin ^b   Wang, Gang ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal; Early detection; Ethylene; Ethylene enriching system; Spontaneous combustion

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC TEMPERATURE; COMMONLY USED; CONTROL MEASURES; DESORPTION PROPERTIES; DETECTION LIMITS; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; EARLY DETECTION; ETHYLENE CONCENTRATION; GAS ANALYSIS; GASEOUS PRODUCTS; MAJOR HAZARDS; MINE OPERATORS; MINE SAFETY; PHYSICAL ADSORPTION; UNDERGROUND COAL MINE; UNDERGROUND COAL MINING;

ADSORPTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; ETHYLENE; MINING; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION;

COAL MINES;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COAL; COAL MINING; COMBUSTION; DETECTION METHOD; DILUTION; ETHYLENE; SAFETY;

CHINA;

EID: 78650677152     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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