ABSTRACT

There is a growing concern about fires in mines, coal mines in particular. Attempts are being made to improve mine fire combat efforts and their prevention, taking advantage of developments in the fields of science and technology. This book looks at those developments and their applications.

chapter Chapter 1|15 pages

The Science of Fires

chapter Chapter 2|13 pages

Exogenous Fire and Its Prevention

chapter Chapter 3|38 pages

Endogenous Heating and Weathering of Coal

chapter Chapter 4|47 pages

Coal Categorisation vis-a-vis Spontaneous Fire Risk

chapter Chapter 5|33 pages

Spontaneous Fire Risk Estimation and Its Prevention

chapter Chapter 8|43 pages

Methods of Dealing with Mine Fires

chapter Chapter 9|16 pages

Dealing with Pillar Fires

chapter Chapter 10|21 pages

Dealing with Advancing Sealed Off Fires

chapter Chapter 12|21 pages

Control of Open Cast Coal Mine Fires

chapter Chapter 13|14 pages

Prevention and Control of Stack Fires

chapter Chapter 15|8 pages

Metal Mine Fires

chapter Chapter 16|12 pages

Scope of R&D on Mine Fires