Fire on off-road mine equipment is a serious hazard to life and property. The Bureau of Mines, through a program of contract and in-house research, has developed and demonstrated reasonably priced, reliable automatic fire protection systems to deal with this problem. This paper describes the development and subsequent in-mine tests of typical systems for front-end loaders, dozers, drills, haulage trucks, and hydraulic excavators. A variety of fire sensors, extinguishing agents, and control systems are discussed in the context of mine equipment designs and operating environments. (Peters)
Improved automatic fire protection systems for off-highway mine vehicles
Modernes Brandschutzsystem fuer Grubenfahrzeuge
SAE-Papers ; 1-10
1979
10 Seiten, 16 Bilder, 15 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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