Participation of large particles in coal dust explosions

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• Description:
  Float coal dust is produced during the coal mining process in underground mines. If it is entrained, the float coal dust presents a dangerous explosion hazard to miners when it reaches the minimum explosible concentration and is ignited. However, coal dust can be inserted if properly mixed with generous amounts of pulverized rock dust such as limestone to result in a homogeneous dust mixture with a total incombustible content (TIC) ≥80%. In the United States, it is mandatory for the rock dust to be 100% passing through a 20 mesh (841 µm) sieve and 70% or more passing through a 200 mesh (75 µm) sieve. Laboratory experiments have been conducted using the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (OMSHR) 20-L and the Fike Corporation 1-m3 explosion chambers. Coal and rock dust samples were prepared by sieving and were used to investigate the effect of particle size on explosibility and inerting effectiveness.
• Document Type:
  Journal article
• CIO:
  NIOSH
• Division:
  NIOSH Mining
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:na
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5fe62c723df532d97292a1074c70a86568986e7897d4d5da3b54fa056ef9175b509d72a04976905575a312c5e0e80e6166caea055c8b61887d6a4f5a10f93203
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/160740/cdc_160740_DS1.pdf
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