The use of nitrogen-enhanced foam at the Pinnacle mine fire.
Authors
Smith-AC; Mucho-TP; Trevits-MA; Cummins-M
Source
Proceedings of the National Coal Show, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 7-9, 2005. Denver, CO: Mining Media, Inc., 2005 Jun; :1-15
Abstract
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of remotely applied nitrogen-enhanced foam to aid in efforts to isolate and suppress a mine fire. The foam, in combination with a remotely installed cementitious mine seal and a novel borehole pressure sampling methodology to determine the location of the suspected ignition source, was used to help control ventilation and inert the area surrounding the suspected ignition source by isolating it from oxygen. This allowed mine rescue teams to safely enter the mine, seal the area, and begin recovery operations to successfully return the mine to full production.
Keywords
Mining-industry; Underground-mining; Coal-mining; Safety-research; Injuries; Hazards; Mine-fires; Longwall-mining; Ignition-sources; Gas-sampling; Mine-seals
Contact
NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Document Type
Conference/Symposia Proceedings
Source Name
Proceedings of the National Coal Show, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 7-9, 2005
