Recent Developments and Practices to Control Fire in Undergound Coal Mines

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CMRI S&T Report on “Studies on Simulation of Open Fires in a Mine Gallery under Varied Airflow for Suppression of Fire and Explosions in Underground Coal mines”, 2004, GAP/11/97, 116 pp

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N. Sahay, B.C. Bhowmick, N.K. Varma, S.K. Ray, S.M. Verma, P.K. Mandal, “Control of Fire in a Longwall Panel under Shallow Cover with Chamber Method of Ventilation and High Pressure High Stability Nitrogen Foam—A Case Study”, in Proceedings of the 7th International Mine Ventilation Congress, Cracow, Poland 17–22 June, 2001, pp. 971–978

N. Sahay, S.K. Ray, I. Ahmed, N.K. Varma, R.P. Singh, A.K. Singh, Improvement in ventilation in a fire affected mine. The Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 103(supplement no. 8), 465–475 (2003)

B.C. Bhowmick, N. Sahay, I. Ahamad, S.M. Verma, Significant Improvement in Effectiveness of Nitrogen Infusion Technology for Control of Fire by Dynamic Balancing of Pressure – A Case Study of Powered Support Longwall Face. CIM Bulletin 93(1038), 74–80 (2000)

I. Ahmad, N. Sahay, R.P. Singh, S.M. Verma, B.C. Bhowmick, B.B. Dhar “Experiences of Dynamic Balancing of Pressure for Control of Fire in Jharia, Raniganj and Karanpura Coalfields”, in Proceeding, 27th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes, New Delhi, India, 1997, pp. 513–526

S.K. Ray, L.K. Bandopadhyay, N. Sahay, R.P. Singh, I. Ahamad, B.C. Bhowmick, Microprocessor Based Dynamic Pressure Neutralization System for Control of Fire in Sealed-off Area in Underground Coal Mines. Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research 63, 297–304 (2004)

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V. Voracek “Current Planning Procedures and Mine Practice in the Field of Prevention and Suppression of Spontaneous Combustion in Deep Coal Mines of the Czech Part of Upper Silesia Coal Basin”, in 27th International Conference of Safety in Mines Research Institutes, New Delhi, India, vol. I, 1997, pp. 437–441

R.V.K. Singh, N.K. Mohalik, G. Sural, J. Pandey, R.P. Barnwal, V.K. Singh, Application of Preventive and Control Measures from Occurrences of Spontaneous Heating in Blasting Gallery Panel of GDK No.10 Incline Coal Mine, Ramagundam. Minetech 24(2–3), 23–30 (2003)

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