Application of water mist to fuel-rich fires in model coal mine entries

<p>As the nature of coal mInmg changes, to higher production associated with higher mechanization, the way in which mine safety is approached must also change. This situation was clearly shown in a very devastating coal mine fire in late 1984. In the absence of effective fire-fighting procedur...

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Main Author: Loomis, Ian Morton
Other Authors: Mining Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40547
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01102009-063037/