The further adventures of Tin Man: Vertical temperature gradients at the Lotts Creek coal mine fire, Perry County, Kentucky

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-20

  Hower, James C ^a   Copley, Gregory C ^a   O'Keefe, Jennifer M K ^b   Hower, Judith M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Geomed Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal fire; Data logger; Explosion; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; BREATHING CYCLE; COAL FIRES; COALBEDS; DATA LOGGER; KENTUCKY; SUDDEN OPENING; SURFACE MINES; THERMAL EVENTS; VERTICAL SEPARATION; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS;

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; EXPLOSIONS; HAZARDS; MINE FIRES; THERMOCOUPLES; TIN;

THERMAL GRADIENTS;

COAL MINE; FIRE; HEATING; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

KENTUCKY; PERRY COUNTY [KENTUCKY]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864827110     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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