Safe mining operations through technological advancement

M Onifade, KO Said, AP Shivute - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the introduction of advanced technology, different aspects such as communication,
minerals handling and transportation and responses to emergences, safety, production, and …

Review and prospects of mining chemical dust suppressant: Classification and mechanisms

H Dong, H Yu, R Xu, W Cheng, Y Ye, S Xie… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Coal mine pollution is a serious threat to the mine safe production and occupational health
of miners. Chemical dust suppression can effectively reduce the concentration of coal dust …

Moderation of Al dust explosions by micro-and nano-sized Al2O3powder

Y Bu, C Li, P Amyotte, W Yuan, C Yuan, G Li - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Adding solid inertants to combustible dust is one measure to prevent and mitigate dust
explosions. Al 2 O 3 at four particle size distributions was used to determine the minimum …

Comparison on the explosivity of coal dust and of its explosion solid residues to assess the severity of re-explosion

S Lin, Z Liu, J Qian, X Li - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
The complex post-explosion environment in a coal mine can induce multiple methane
explosions, in which coal dust explosion residues might be involved. To investigate the …

Experimental investigation on effects of particle size, dust concentration and dust-dispersion-air pressure on minimum ignition temperature and combustion process of …

DP Mishra, S Azam - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the effects of three important parameters, namely, particle
size, dust concentration and dust-dispersion-air pressure on Minimum Ignition Temperature …

Diffusion and pollution of multi-source dusts in a fully mechanized coal face

P Cai, W Nie, Y Hua, W Wei, H Jin - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to provide theoretical guidance for dust prevention and treatment, as well as
environmental protection for mines, we investigated the diffusion and pollution of multiple …

Thermal runaway incidents-a serious cause of concern: An analysis of runaway incidents in China

H Zhang, M Bai, X Wang, J Gai, CM Shu, N Roy… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
China's chemical industry has experienced rapid development in the past decades.
However, thermal runaway incidents have sporadically occurred, posing a serious threat to …

[HTML][HTML] Computational assessment of biomass dust explosions in the 20L sphere

A Islas, AR Fernández, C Betegón… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Determination of the explosion severity parameters of biomass is crucial for the safety
management and dust explosion risk assessment of biomass-processing industries. These …

Methane-coal dust hybrid fuel explosion properties in a large scale cylindrical explosion chamber

MJ Ajrash, J Zanganeh, B Moghtaderi - Journal of Loss Prevention in the …, 2016 - Elsevier
The fires and explosions caused by flammable hydrocarbon air mixtures are a major safety
concern in the chemical and processing industries. The thermo-physical and chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass dust explosions: CFD simulations and venting experiments in a 1 m3 silo

A Islas, AR Fernández, C Betegón… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents CFD simulations of biomass dust explosions in a newly developed
experimental 1 m 3 silo apparatus with variable venting, designed and fabricated to operate …