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Personal Author:
Hanson, Bruce D. ;
Corporate Authors:
United States. Bureau of Mines. ;
Description:
"The Bureau of Mines conducted a series of ignition tests with two types of conical bits (plumb bob and pencil) used on continuous mining machines, to determine their ignition potential at various bit speeds, cut depths, and wear conditions. The tests were conducted using single bits mounted on a 34-in-diam drum in a Bureau ignition test facility. The bits impacted blocks of Berea sandstone in a 6.5 pct methane atmosphere at various bit speeds and cut depths. In a new condition, the plumb-bob bits were considerably more incendive than the pencil bits, causing ignitions in 32 of 35 tests at 60 rpm, compared with ignitions in 2 of 22 tests for the pencil bits. The results from new bit testing also show that reduction of bit tip velocity to 180 fpm does not eliminate ignition potential. When subjected to progressive wear, bits of both types were more incendive when they were locked in place, unable to rotate, than when they were free to rotate." - NIOSHTIC-2 NIOSHTIC no. 10003169
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Bits (Drilling And Boring) -- Testing.
Mine Fires -- Prevention And Control.
Mining Machinery -- Safety Measures.

Document Type:
Report ;
Collection(s):
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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