Effects Of Hydraulic Fluids In Spontaneous Heating Of Coal

Author : S. H. Katz
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656242900
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book Effects of Moisture on the Spontaneous Heating of Stored Coal (Classic Reprint) written by S. H. Katz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Effects of Moisture on the Spontaneous Heating of Stored Coal There is no doubt a floating opinion among people accustomed to the handling of coal to the effect that moisture does increase the tendency to spontaneous combustion. In a letter to the English commission in 1876, Mr. Poole, inspector of mines, Nova Scotia, makes the following remark: Heat has been observed in piles of slack coal that have been accumulated during the winter, when the season has been showery but not when it has been dry. This evidence is very direct and absolutely opposed to Fayol's experience, and a great deal of similar evidence was tendered to the English commission. For instance, out of 26 answers to questions as to the effect of moisture every reply was to the effect that moisture was a source of danger. An examination of the reported evidence shows that in every case (with the above exception) this was a matter of impression merely. Cross-examination of a number of witnesses before the New South Wales commission, who held this opinion, convinced me that it was in general held'on very slender grounds; and two cases in which the rain had apparently increased the tendency of the coal to heat were otherwise explained. In the presence of air and moisture pyrite readily oxidizesc and pyrite in coal has often been blamed for spontaneous combustion. Threlfall d showed that the oxidation of pyrite has much less effect in the heating of coal than the oxidation of the coal substance itself. He reviewed the work of previous investigators and commissions that investigated mine fires all the evidence was against the idea. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.