Subsurface coal-mine fires: Laboratory simulation, numerical modeling, and depth estimation

GSA Reviews in Engineering Geology

Volumn 18, Issue , 2007, Pages 211-218

  Prakash, Anupma ^a   Berthelote, Antony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal fires; Depth; Modeling; Simulation; Thermal infrared

Indexed keywords

COAL; MINE FIRES; MINING; MODELS; NUMERICAL MODELS; ROOM AND PILLAR MINING;

COAL FIRES; DEPTH; FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES; FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED; LABORATORY SIMULATION; SIMULATION; THERMAL INFRARED; UNDERGROUND COAL MINE;

COAL MINES;

EID: 84884062100     PISSN: 00802018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.4118(13)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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