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Inflatable Devices for Use in Combating Mine Fires.

PB96162367

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Weiss, E. S.; Conti, R. S.; Bazala, E. M.; Pro, R. W.
Page Count	26
Abstract	The U.S. Bureau of Mines is conducting studies on the development of relatively inexpensive, lightweight inflatable devices that can be used for rapidly isolating mine fire areas to allow for fire suppression and/or personnel escape. These inflatable devices were designed to be deployed either remotely through a borehole from the ground surface or from within the mine. Full-scale testing has confirmed the feasibility of both deployment methods. Other inflatable bag concepts that were tested for use during mine fires included an inflatable feed-tube seal for high expansion foam generators and a positive pressure inflatable walk-through escape device.
Keywords	Mine fires Inflatable seals Foaming agents Inflatable structures Foams Fire suppression Containment Remote control Mine shafts Passageways Escape systems Evacuation Underground mining Inflating Foam generators
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 94I - Hydraulic & Pneumatic Equipment 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Research Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Rept. of investigations/1996.
NTIS Issue Number	199613

Inflatable Devices for Use in Combating Mine Fires.

Inflatable Devices for Use in Combating Mine Fires.
PB96162367

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Weiss, E. S.; Conti, R. S.; Bazala, E. M.; Pro, R. W.
Page Count	26
Abstract	The U.S. Bureau of Mines is conducting studies on the development of relatively inexpensive, lightweight inflatable devices that can be used for rapidly isolating mine fire areas to allow for fire suppression and/or personnel escape. These inflatable devices were designed to be deployed either remotely through a borehole from the ground surface or from within the mine. Full-scale testing has confirmed the feasibility of both deployment methods. Other inflatable bag concepts that were tested for use during mine fires included an inflatable feed-tube seal for high expansion foam generators and a positive pressure inflatable walk-through escape device.
Keywords	Mine fires Inflatable seals Foaming agents Inflatable structures Foams Fire suppression Containment Remote control Mine shafts Passageways Escape systems Evacuation Underground mining Inflating Foam generators
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 94I - Hydraulic & Pneumatic Equipment 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Research Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Rept. of investigations/1996.
NTIS Issue Number	199613