{"title":"An Analysis of the Methane Explosion in the Area of the Return Shaft Bottom at Mine","authors":"Stanisław Wasilewski, N. Szlązak, Paweł Jamróz","doi":"10.24425/ams.2024.149829","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Methane explosions are one of the greatest hazards in the coal mining industry and have caused many accidents. On 27 July 2016 at approximately 11:01 a.m., an explosion of methane occurred at the bottom of Zygmunt return shaft at the depth of 411 metres. The explosion resulted in one casualty. The article presents the results of, and the conclusions from, an in-depth analysis of the changes in the parameters of mine air, especially methane concentration, air flow and the operation of mine fans, recorded by sensors installed in the workings and in Zygmunt ventilation shaft around the time of the accident. The analysis was based on signals recorded by the monitoring system, related to the evolution of methane and fire hazards prior to and after the accident occurred. An attempt was made to identify the cause and the circumstances of the methane explosion at the bottom of the return shaft.","PeriodicalId":55468,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Mining Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Archives of Mining Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ams.2024.149829","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MINING & MINERAL PROCESSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Methane explosions are one of the greatest hazards in the coal mining industry and have caused many accidents. On 27 July 2016 at approximately 11:01 a.m., an explosion of methane occurred at the bottom of Zygmunt return shaft at the depth of 411 metres. The explosion resulted in one casualty. The article presents the results of, and the conclusions from, an in-depth analysis of the changes in the parameters of mine air, especially methane concentration, air flow and the operation of mine fans, recorded by sensors installed in the workings and in Zygmunt ventilation shaft around the time of the accident. The analysis was based on signals recorded by the monitoring system, related to the evolution of methane and fire hazards prior to and after the accident occurred. An attempt was made to identify the cause and the circumstances of the methane explosion at the bottom of the return shaft.
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Archives of Mining Sciences (AMS) is concerned with original research, new developments and case studies in mining sciences and energy, civil engineering and environmental engineering. The journal provides an international forum for the publication of high quality research results in:
mining technologies,
mineral processing,
stability of mine workings,
mining machine science,
ventilation systems,
rock mechanics,
termodynamics,
underground storage of oil and gas,
mining and engineering geology,
geotechnical engineering,
tunnelling,
design and construction of tunnels,
design and construction on mining areas,
mining geodesy,
environmental protection in mining,
revitalisation of postindustrial areas.
Papers are welcomed on all relevant topics and especially on theoretical developments, analytical methods, numerical methods, rock testing, site investigation, and case studies.