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Fires and Exlosions


A Study of the Fire and Explosion Hazards Associated with the Electrowinning of Copper in Arizona Surface Mine Plants

An Improved Ignition Suppression Device for Underground Electrical Face Cutting Equipment

Coal Dust Explosion Hazards

Coal Dust Explosions in the Cement Industry

Estimating the Rate of Coal Combustion in a Mine Fire

Explosion Development in a Spherical Vessel

How to Limit Fire and Explosion Hazards with Oil-Flooded Rotary Screw Compressors

Impact of Entry Air Velocity on the Fire Hazard of Conveyor Belts

Large-Scale Fire Testing of Mine Conveyor Belts

New Test for Evaluating the Flame Resistance of Conveyor

Reducing the Fire Hazard of Mine Conveyor Belts

The Recovery and Investigation of the Explosion at the Endeavor Colliery

The Technology Used to Investigate Some Mine Fire and Explosion Accidents

Stoppings: Technology Developments and Mine Safety Engineering Evaluations




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