Method of locating underground mines fires
Abstract
An improved method of locating an underground mine fire by comparing the pattern of measured combustion product arrival times at detector locations with a real time computer-generated array of simulated patterns. A number of electronic fire detection devices are linked thru telemetry to a control station on the surface. The mine's ventilation is modeled on a digital computer using network analysis software. The time reguired to locate a fire consists of the time required to model the mines' ventilation, generate the arrival time array, scan the array, and to match measured arrival time patterns to the simulated patterns.
- Inventors:
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- Eagam, MN
- St. Paul, MN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868339
- Patent Number(s):
- 5121344
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Secretary of (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; locating; underground; mines; fires; improved; mine; fire; comparing; pattern; measured; combustion; product; arrival; times; detector; locations; time; computer-generated; array; simulated; patterns; electronic; detection; devices; linked; thru; telemetry; control; station; surface; ventilation; modeled; digital; computer; network; analysis; software; reguired; locate; consists; required; model; generate; scan; match; arrival times; time required; detection device; improved method; combustion product; digital computer; underground mine; arrival time; detection devices; control station; fire detection; mine fire; locating underground; /702/340/
Citation Formats
Laage, Linneas, and Pomroy, William. Method of locating underground mines fires. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Laage, Linneas, & Pomroy, William. Method of locating underground mines fires. United States.
Laage, Linneas, and Pomroy, William. Wed .
"Method of locating underground mines fires". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868339.
@article{osti_868339,
title = {Method of locating underground mines fires},
author = {Laage, Linneas and Pomroy, William},
abstractNote = {An improved method of locating an underground mine fire by comparing the pattern of measured combustion product arrival times at detector locations with a real time computer-generated array of simulated patterns. A number of electronic fire detection devices are linked thru telemetry to a control station on the surface. The mine's ventilation is modeled on a digital computer using network analysis software. The time reguired to locate a fire consists of the time required to model the mines' ventilation, generate the arrival time array, scan the array, and to match measured arrival time patterns to the simulated patterns.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1992},
month = {1}
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