revent|on of Spontaneous Combust|on

8aslc rlnclple
l LllmlnaLlon of Coal from Lhe area
ll ConLrol of venLllaLlon so as Lo exclude Cxygen
compleLely or supply sufflclenL flow of alr for
heaL dlsslpaLlon
Measures Lo be Laken are caLegorlsed as under
l LxplolLaLlon
ll venLllaLlon
lll use of lnhlblLors
l Measures Lo be Laken durlng explolLaLlon of
coal
A uevelopmenL
8 Coal LxLracLlon
C 8oof ConLrol
a Deve|opment
l Avold unnecessary spllLLlng
ll SLone dusL all coal surfaces noL belng worked dlrecLly
lll Apply coaLlng wlLh an anLlpyrogene maLerlal on surfaces noL belng worked
lv ueLermlne sponheaLlng characLerlsLlcs of coal
v ln 8ord lllar worklng
a ueslgn plllars properly (shape slze) Lo avold crushlng before/durlng
exLracLlon
b lndependenL venLllaLlon for each panel
c roper laylng ouL of panel so as Lo avold severe crushlng of plllars durlng
exLracLlon
d Slze of panel Lo be such LhaL lL ls compleLed before lncubaLlon perlod
e uevelopmenL work Lo be kepL ouL of abuLmenL zones
f Mlnlmum number of openlngs ln a panel
vl SupporL roof sldes properly
vll Avold slde by slde Maln lnLake Alrway 8eLurn Alrway
vlll Maln lnLake 8eLurn Alrway Paulage roads Lo be drlven ln sLone as far as
pracLlcable
lx AdequaLe slze of barrler plllar
x MulLlsecLlon worklngs plllars lA 8A Lo be superlmposed ln dlfferenL
secLlons
b Coa| Lxtract|on or coa| w|nn|ng
l PlghesL of exLracLlon Lo be malnLalned speclally ln dlsLurbed zones
sLeep seams
ll lace advance aL hlgh raLes wlLhouL any lnLerrupLlon
lll MulLlple seam worklng worklng ln upper level Lo be ln advance of Lhose
ln lower seam
lv 8esL meLhod ls Longwall reLreaLlng
v WlLh longwall advanclng alrLlghL gaLe slde packs
vl Seal off worked ouL areas as soon as posslble or venLllaLe effecLlvely
vll 8esLrlcL blasLlng ln coal Lo a mlnlmum
vlll lllar Lo be mlned as fasL as posslble aL even raLe
lx reparaLory sLopplngs should be erecLed ln enLrles Lo Lhe panel before
deplllarlng ls commences
x LxLracLlon Lo be such so as Lo avold dlsLurbance ln overlylng
underlylng sealed off areas
xl uo noL spllL plllars dlagonally
xll uo noL rob barrler plllars/ avold spllLLlng of rlb plllars
xlll Cracks should be plasLered/cemenL ln[ecLed
xlv AnLlclpaLe subsldence lLs lmpacL
xv 1ake care of surface cracks llkely Lo develop due Lo subsldence
c koof Contro|
l Solld sLowlng ls Lhe besL meLhod of roof conLrol
for seams llable Lo sponheaLlng
ll ln 8 wlLh cavlng a sLralghL llne of fracLure Lo
be malnLalned 1he llne of fracLure Lo be
orlenLed Lo naLural fracLure sysLem of Lhe roof
Lo faclllLaLe easy cavlng of roof
lll Cxldlsable maLerlal should noL be dlscarded ln
Lhe goaf areas
lv Cood roof conLrol Lo be achleved Lo prevenL
roof falls
v Slde spalllng Lo be arresLed by slde
bolLlng/sLlLchlng
Vent||at|on
l venLllaLe all acLlve mlne worklngs
ll Avold greaLer venLllaLlon pressure ( Lo avold leakages
Lhrough crushed plllars defecLlve sLopplngs)
lll LllmlnaLe shorLclrculLlng and unconLrolled clrculaLlon of alr
lv venLllaLe every roadway ln coal and seal off unused roadway
v veloclLy of alr should be sufflclenL (sufflclenL coollng power)
vl LocaLe venLllaLlon sLopplng correcLly
vll Alr crosslng Lo be consLrucLed of flre proof maLerlal
vlll Mlnlmlse alr leakage paLhs Seal off leakage paLhs by sealanL
coaLlng or ln[ecLlon
lx Seal off surface cracks
x unnecessary sLopplng or sLarLlng of maln fan or boosLer fan
Lo be avolded
xl All lsolaLlon sLopplng Lo be on Lhe same venLllaLlon clrculL
Use of nh|b|tors
l lnhlblLors are Lhe chemlcals LhaL hlnder Lhe oxldaLlon
of coal
ll Cn surface sLorage areas apply cerLaln chemlcals Lo
Lhe coal surface whlch prevenLs Lhe peneLraLlon of
oxygen ln Lhe coal surface by seallng Lhe surface
pores Lhereby sLopplng lnlLlaLlon of oxldaLlon
lll lmpregnaLe coal plllars prlor Lo exLracLlon wlLh
varlous lnhlblLors( gel aqueous soluLlons or powders)
Lo lnhlblL oxldaLlon of coal so LhaL when elLher Lhey
are unexLracLed or afLer exLracLlon Lhe lefL coal ln
goaf does noL show any sponLaneous heaLlng
characLerlsLlcs