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Evaluation of High-pressure Front-mounted Water Jets for Frictional- ignition Suppression.

Authors
Taylor-CD; Furno-AL
Source
MISSING :8 pages
Link
NIOSHTIC No.
10006960
Abstract
The U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted a laboratory study to determine what effect use of water-jet-assisted cutting has on frictional- ignition suppression. A single bit with a steel tip, installed on a rotating drum, repeatedly made 22-in-long cuts in a block of Berea sandstone. The drum was operated in an enclosure that contained an explosive methane-air mixture. High-pressure front-mounted water jets operating at 2,000 to 5,000 psig and low-pressure rear-mounted sprays operating at 80 psig were used; the number of ignitions that occurred with each type of spray was compared. The rear-mounted spray was more effective for preventing frictional ignitions than the front-mounted water jet.
Publication Date
19890101
Document Type
IH; Report of Investigations;
Fiscal Year
1989
Identifying No.
RI 9237
NIOSH Division
PRC;
Source Name
MISSING
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