Monitoring and analysis of burning in coal tailing dumps: a case study from the Czech Republic

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3883-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s12665-014-3883-4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Monitoring and analysis of burning in coal tailing dumps: a case study from the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The tailings are significant geological environments in mining and industrial regions. They represent special engineering-geological zones of anthropogenic sediments that require specific engineering-geological investigation. In particular, it is important to examine the sites in detail with regard to their potential heterogeneity. The article deals with an important engineering-geological issue of burning in coal mine and coal tailing dumps. A case study was implemented in a tailing dump in Heřmanice located in Ostrava which is a major industrial city of the Czech Republic. In this urban agglomeration, anthropogenic sediments form 20 % of all foundation soils. Thermometric monitoring in Heřmanice detected a thermally active coal tailing dump with burning as deep as 9 m. The burning is predominantly related to the content of oxygen in the body of the tailing. It belongs to the limiting conditions of the pyrophoric and consequently self-sustained burning. Other factors are sufficient contents and quality of coal mass and capacity to accumulate thermal energy of exothermal reactions. Dynamics of changes in the burning processes were identified in dependence on time, depth and distribution. There was a considerable heterogeneity of thermal activity as for all parameters, and changes were observed from the point of view of time. Considering the depth, burning gradually spread deeper. However, in the depth of 12 m, no significant thermal activity was observed within the overall studied locality. It may be stated that thermal activity is observed as much as 40 % of the studied area. Directionally, there was a progression of the process from west to east. The identified facts may be applied in final designed levels of coal tailing dumps where observational experiences identified intense cooling up to the height of 5 m preventing higher stages of self-ignition process (best situation).

Název v anglickém jazyce

Monitoring and analysis of burning in coal tailing dumps: a case study from the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

The tailings are significant geological environments in mining and industrial regions. They represent special engineering-geological zones of anthropogenic sediments that require specific engineering-geological investigation. In particular, it is important to examine the sites in detail with regard to their potential heterogeneity. The article deals with an important engineering-geological issue of burning in coal mine and coal tailing dumps. A case study was implemented in a tailing dump in Heřmanice located in Ostrava which is a major industrial city of the Czech Republic. In this urban agglomeration, anthropogenic sediments form 20 % of all foundation soils. Thermometric monitoring in Heřmanice detected a thermally active coal tailing dump with burning as deep as 9 m. The burning is predominantly related to the content of oxygen in the body of the tailing. It belongs to the limiting conditions of the pyrophoric and consequently self-sustained burning. Other factors are sufficient contents and quality of coal mass and capacity to accumulate thermal energy of exothermal reactions. Dynamics of changes in the burning processes were identified in dependence on time, depth and distribution. There was a considerable heterogeneity of thermal activity as for all parameters, and changes were observed from the point of view of time. Considering the depth, burning gradually spread deeper. However, in the depth of 12 m, no significant thermal activity was observed within the overall studied locality. It may be stated that thermal activity is observed as much as 40 % of the studied area. Directionally, there was a progression of the process from west to east. The identified facts may be applied in final designed levels of coal tailing dumps where observational experiences identified intense cooling up to the height of 5 m preventing higher stages of self-ignition process (best situation).

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

JN - Stavebnictví

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/QI112A132" target="_blank" >QI112A132: Výzkum opatření k zajištění zásobování pitnou vodou v období klimatických změn</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Environmental Earth Sciences

ISSN

1866-6280

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

73

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

10

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

6601-6612

Kód UT WoS článku

000353801300060

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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