Guidelines for the prediction and control of methane emissions on longwalls

"Although longwall mining productivity can far exceed that of room-and-pillar mining, the total methane emissions per extracted volume associated with longwall sections are generally higher than those for continuous miner or pillar removal sections. Increased face advance rates, increased produ...

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Corporate Authors National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
Other Authors Schatzel, Steven J.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburgh, PA : Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, [2008]
SeriesDHHS publication ; no. (NIOSH) 2008-114.
Information circular (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) ; IC 9502.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781615839575
1615839577
Physical Description1 online resource (83 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Reservoir modeling for predicting methane emissions in development headings (entries)
  • 2. Controlling longwall face methane and development mining emissions: predicted improvements using in-seam boreholes
  • 3. Characterizing and forecasting longwall face methane emission rates for longer longwall faces
  • 4. Predicting methane emissions from longer longwall faces by analysis of emission
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  • 5. Development of numerical models to investigate permeability changes, distributions, and gas emissions around a longwall panel
  • 6. Methane emission control during mining of longwall panels using gob gas ventholes
  • 7. The application of gob gas ventholes to control methane in wider longwall panels and gobs
  • 8. Induced fracturing and coalbed gas migration in longwall panel overburden: the NIOSH borehole monitoring experiment6
  • Practical guidelines for controlling longwall coalbed methane.