Environment protection through detection of hot spots using thermography in coal deposits before self ignition

Alina Dinca and Constantin Cercel
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Constantin Cercel: Constatin Brancusi University of Targu Jiu, Romania

Annals - Economy Series, 2009, vol. 3, 163-172

Abstract: In this paper is presented a way to contribute to the environmental protection when it comes to coal which waits in big deposits to be burned for energy production. Because of certain parameters, in some places, the deposited coal could overheat and self ignite, thus loosing its caloric properties and even lead to fire. In this case the losses could be even higher, and the effect on the environment even worse. In order to prevent this self ignition to happen, an infrared camera can be mounted on a system, and the camera together with software which interprets the thermographic images, can alarm the personnel who is in charge with coal surveillance that the coal will ignite unless they take immediate measures. Also, there will be presented the limits we have found by now in the way of finalizing the application.

Keywords: environmental protection; coal deposits; lignite; oxidized; coal; carbon monoxide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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