Mining Publication: Coal Dust and Methane
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Original creation date: June 2008
In the USA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) does a lot of work and has provided news of interesting new developments. The Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM), a hand-held instrument developed by NIOSH uses optical reflectance to measure the explosibility of a rock dust and coal dust mixture. The CDEM is now commercially available. Also, the use of infrared sensors for monitoring methane underground is examined and a series of tests performed to evaluate the feasibility of infrared instruments for underground use is described.
Authors: ML Harris, CD Taylor, RK Zipf
See Also
- Coal Dust Explosibility Meter Evaluation and Recommendations for Application
- Development and Application of Reservoir Models and Artificial Neural Networks for Optimizing Ventilation Air Requirements in Development Mining of Coal Seams
- Explosion Prevention
- Field Evaluation of the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter
- How to use the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter
- Methane Detection and Monitoring
- Modeling and Prediction of Ventilation Methane Emissions of U.S. Longwall Mines Using Supervised Artificial Neural Networks
- Preventing Coal Dust Explosions in Underground Coal Mines
- Remote Methane Sensors
- Rock Dusting
- Technical Development of the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter
- Technology for Real-Time Monitoring of Coal Dust Explosion Hazards
- Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program