Spontaneous coal combustion risks and risk indication methods

Abstract

Currently, despite the development of alternative technologies, the main source of energy is fossil fuels. A significant proportion of fossil fuels is solid fuels, which, along with the undoubted advantages, have a high fire hazard, including related to their ability to spontaneous combustion. The process of spontaneous combustion has not been sufficiently studied, and the methods of combating it are still far from perfect. Self-ignition has long been an object of scientific research, both in Russia and abroad. For a long time, Irkutsk National Research Technical University has been carrying out comprehensive studies of spontaneous combustion in coal deposits and objects of storage and consumption in Eastern Siberia, aimed at developing methods for early diagnosis and technologies for preventing spontaneous combustion. The article describes the main directions of research and the achievements of the Department of Promecology and Life Safety in this area.