Modify Selection
- Hazard prevention and control:
- Methane control
Home Links
Results 21 - 30 of 39
-
6/1/2006 - Book chapters, Information CircularsThis chapter gives guidelines for preventing methane gas explosions at continuous miner sections in coal mines, both at continuous miners and at roof bolters. The need to control peak methane emissions is particularly stressed. Emphasis is also placed...
-
6/1/2006 - Information CircularsThis handbook describes effective methods for the control of methane gas in mines and tunnels. It assumes the reader is familiar with mining.
-
10/1/2004 - Conference papersThe NIOSH mining research program at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL) includes the areas of coal mine dust control and monitoring, and explosion prevention.
-
2/1/2002 - Conference papersOver the years, more than 20,000 mine seals have been erected in underground coal mines in the United States. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is conducting research to develop design guidelines, to investigate noninvasive tech...
-
9/1/2000 - Conference papersThe importance of controlling respirable dust and methane gas levels in underground coal mining cannot be underestimated. This paper reviews practical applications of water sprays and dust scrubbers to control respirable dust and methane gas on continu...
-
2/1/2000 - Conference papersA paper describing research at a Pittsburgh Coalbed longwall mine to evaluate and optimize bleeder ventilation and gob gas venthole longwall methane control systems.
-
10/1/1999 - Reports of InvestigationsAn analysis of the consequences of increasing longwall panel dimensions, particularly face width, in gassy coalbeds. Continuous longwall face emission monitoring studies were conducted at two adjacent mines operating in the Pocahontas No. 3 Coalbed, whe...
-
1/1/1988 - Reports of InvestigationsThe Bureau of Mines conducted an investigation into the occurrence of outbursts of salt known to be responsible for explosions, fatalities, and damage in domal salt mines. The purpose of the investigation was to develop a basis for predicting these outb...
-
1/1/1984 - Reports of InvestigationsThis report considers the results achieved when 80 domal salt samples were tested for gas content by dissolution in a controlled atmosphere chamber.
-
1/1/1984 - Reports of InvestigationsMethane-drainage holes must be completely filled by grout before mining to prevent the emission of large quantities of gas during mine-through, which would constitute an explosion hazard. In November 1980, seven horizontal holes at the multipurpose bore...
Home Links
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program