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Title

Underground Mine Gas Explosion Accidents and Prevention Techniques – An overview

Journal title

Archives of Mining Sciences

Yearbook

2021

Volume

vol. 66

Issue

No 2

Affiliation

Song, Wanting : China University of Mining and Technology, College of Safety Engineering, Xuzhou 221116, China ; Cheng, Jianwei : China University of Mining and Technology, College of Safety Engineering, Xuzhou 221116, China ; Wang, Wenhe : Chongqing University of Science and Technology, College of Safety Engineering, Chongqing 401331, China ; Qin, Yi : Chongqing University of Science and Technology, College of Safety Engineering, Chongqing 401331, China ; Wang, Zui : China University of Mining and Technology, College of Safety Engineering, Xuzhou 221116, China ; Borowski, Marek : AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mining Engineering, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland ; Wang, Yue : Xinjiang Institute of Engineering, College of Safety Science and Engineering, Urumqi 830000, China ; Tukkaraja, Purushotham : South Dakata School of Mines and Technology, Department of Mining Engineering and Management, Rapid City, SD, 57701, United States

Authors

Keywords

Coal mine explosion ; Explosion protections ; control ; Overview

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

297-312

Publisher

Committee of Mining PAS

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Date

2021.06.28

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/ams.2021.137463
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