SPONCOM - A Computer Program for the Prediction of the Spontaneous Combustion Potential of an Underground Coal Mine

Details

• Journal Article:
  Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on the Use of Computers in the Coal Industry
• Personal Author:
  Smith, Alex C. ; Rumancik, W. P. ; Lazzara, Charles P.
• Description:
  The United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) developed SPONCOM to aid in the assessment of the spontaneous combustion risk of an underground mining operation. A prior knowledge of the spontaneous combustion risk of the coal and factors that increase that risk can be useful in the planning and development of proactive monitoring, ventilation, and prevention plans for the mining operation. Interactive data input screens prompt the user for information about the coal's chemical and physical properties, the geologic and mining conditions encountered in the mining of the coal, and the mining practices employed. During the input process, 'expand' screens provide the user with specific information on each input parameter. This information includes a description of the parameter and its effect on the overall spontaneous combustion risk. The program logic determines the coal's relative spontaneous combustion potential, based on the coal's proximate and ultimate analyses, and heating value. The program then evaluates the impact of the coal properties, geologic and mining conditions, and mining practices on the spontaneous combustion risk of the mining operation. The program output provides details on each factor that increases the risk of spontaneous combustion. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Fires Mining Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Mining-industry; Coal-mining; Underground-mining; Combustion-gases; Combustibility; Combustible-gases; Combustible-materials; Fire-hazards; Spontaneous-combustion
• Source:
  Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on the Use of Computers in the Coal Industry. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University, 1996 Jan; :134-143
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025282
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Editor(s):
  Thompson SD; Grayson RL; Wang YH
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7460b31b968a7be6fb2429afd21acb87909f681657ec355159f9b9b477d193c3f991e3717ea4bc4b6eecd3dc86db014ba9bc0423b2758631925bd739f49421b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/9414/cdc_9414_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 911.75 KB ]