Evaluation of Novel Fire Suppression Systems for Conveyor Belt Fires in Underground Coal Mines

Teacoach, K.A.; Thomas, R.A.

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“…3 Owing to the underground tunnel environment, narrow spaces, and complicated ventilation network, serious secondary disasters can be caused by disasters combining with each other. [4][5][6][7] Jarosław Brodny revealed that numerical methods could be successfully used for analysing fire and ventilation phenomena in closed headings. 8,26 Aiming at the major safety demands for coal mines, many types of disaster smoke flow simulation software have developed by scholars to study the evolution laws and damage effects of smoke flow caused by fires.…”

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Study on fire smoke flow characteristics in the ventilation network and linkage control system in coal mines

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Study on fire smoke flow characteristics in the ventilation network and linkage control system in coal mines

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“…Several novel fire suppression systems such as fire-fighting foam, fire gel, and water mist systems have been evaluated for the suppression of conveyor belt fires in underground coal mines (Teacoach and Thomas, 2013). To develop a more effective fire protection system for the conveyor belt entry in an underground mine, more systematic engineering data are needed.…”

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Numerical modeling of water spray suppression of conveyor belt fires in a large-scale tunnel

Yuan

Smith

2015

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

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Conveyor belt fires in an underground mine pose a serious life threat to miners. Water sprinkler systems are usually used to extinguish underground conveyor belt fires, but because of the complex interaction between conveyor belt fires and mine ventilation airflow, more effective engineering designs are needed for the installation of water sprinkler systems. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed to simulate the interaction between the ventilation airflow, the belt flame spread, and the water spray system in a mine entry. The CFD model was calibrated using test results from a large-scale conveyor belt fire suppression experiment. Simulations were conducted using the calibrated CFD model to investigate the effects of sprinkler location, water flow rate, and sprinkler activation temperature on the suppression of conveyor belt fires. The sprinkler location and the activation temperature were found to have a major effect on the suppression of the belt fire, while the water flow rate had a minor effect.

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Numerical simulation and application study on a remote emergency rescue system during a belt fire in coal mines

Wang

Jiang

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Nat Hazards

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Evaluation of Novel Fire Suppression Systems for Conveyor Belt Fires in Underground Coal Mines

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Study on fire smoke flow characteristics in the ventilation network and linkage control system in coal mines

Study on fire smoke flow characteristics in the ventilation network and linkage control system in coal mines

Numerical modeling of water spray suppression of conveyor belt fires in a large-scale tunnel

Numerical simulation and application study on a remote emergency rescue system during a belt fire in coal mines

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