Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
This paper aims to evaluate an underground coal-mine fire detected on November, 11th 2007 in Gelik Mine of Karadon Colliery of Turkish Hardcoal Enterprise (TTK), Zonguldak, Turkey. Several techniques were employed by TTK to fight the fire including sealing, filling the mine with water and pumping nitrogen. The mine atmosphere was continuously monitored and gas samples were collected for analysis using a gas chromatograph. In this study, following a description of the fire fighting efforts, the interpretations of well-known fire indices applied to the different stages of the incident were given and attempts were made to compare and to test the reliability of these indices.
Publication Details
This conference paper was originally published as Cakir, A & Baris, K, Assessment of an Underground Coal Mine Fire: A Case Study From Zonguldak, Turkey, in Aziz, N (ed), Coal 2009: Coal Operators' Conference, University of Wollongong & the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2009, 259-270.