Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2004
Abstract
In recent years, the frequency and intensity of spontaneous combustion of coal in Australian underground coal mines has shown worrying signs of increasing. To enhance spontaneous combustion management capabilities in the Australian coal industry, a study was undertaken to investigate three innovative techniques that have been successfully used in China. These three are the radon detection technique, the infrared technique and the colloid injection technique. The radon detection technique is for remotely locating the areas of underground spontaneous combustion from a surface location. The infrared detection technique is for locating the spontaneous combustion within a short distance. The colloids injection technique is for controlling spontaneous combustion after it is located. This paper describes these techniques including their principles, operations, applications in China, and applicability in Australia.
Publication Details
This conference paper was originally published as Xue, S & Cui, H, Innovative Techniques for Detection and Control of Underground Spontaneous Combustion of Coal, in Aziz, N (ed), Coal 2004: Coal Operators' Conference, University of Wollongong & the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2004, 161-167.