Innovative Methods and Insights into Coal Mine Fire Prevention
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coal fire; coal spontaneous combustion; fire safety; fire detection; tunnel fire
Interests: coal mine road-way fire; tunnel fire; safety management
Interests: coal fire; coal spontaneous combustion; fire detection; coal and gas outburst
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coal mine fires represent a multifaceted challenge involving complex thermal–fluid–chemical coupling interactions. These hazards are primarily categorized into two types: endogenous fires, initiated by coal spontaneous combustion driven by coal–oxygen reactions, and exogenous fires, triggered by external sources such as conveyor belt friction, electrical cable faults, and fuel combustion. Both types pose catastrophic threats to personnel safety and resource utilization efficiency.
This Special Issue aims to showcase innovative advancements in the prevention and control of such disasters. We particularly encourage contributions focusing on advanced fire monitoring, early warning, and prediction systems. Research utilizing machine learning algorithms to identify precursor anomalies and predict fire evolution is particularly welcomed.
The scope of this Special Issue also encompasses efficient fire prevention and suppression technologies, as well as critical research on smoke movement and ventilation control, which is indispensable for disaster mitigation and personnel evacuation in confined underground spaces.
Finally, we also encourage submissions that utilize multi-scale and multi-physics simulation to reconstruct fire scenarios or reveal underlying mechanisms. Whether through theoretical modeling, laboratory experiments, or field case studies, we invite original research articles and reviews to advance the state of the art in mine fire safety.
Dr. Baolin Qu
Dr. Jingxin Wang
Dr. Xiyang Fang
Dr. Lintao Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- endogenous fire (coal spontaneous combustion)
- exogenous fire (belt, cable, and fuel fires)
- fire monitoring, early warning, and prediction
- fire prevention and suppression technologies
- smoke movement and ventilation control
- machine learning in fire safety
- multi-scale and multi-physics simulation
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