UNDERGROUND FIRES IN MINES - NIKODEM SZLĄZAK, JUSTYNA SWOLKIEŃ

Preventing fires in mines is a key element of miners' work safety. This book, authored by Nikodem Szlązak and Justyna Swolkień, is a continuation of their earlier publication 'Mine Ventilation' from 2023. Despite the extensive literature on underground fires, the authors update the knowledge, taking into account modern equipment and sensors used in mine ventilation services. It is an essential source of information for students of mining courses and ventilation engineers.

• Up-to-date knowledge on underground fires in mines
• Practical information for ventilation engineers and mine operation managers
• Essential information for students of mining courses
• Discussion of phenomena occurring during a fire in a mine
• Use of modern equipment and sensors for automatic methanometry
• Supplementary literature to expand knowledge

The book 'Underground Fires in Mines' is a comprehensive handbook that combines theory and practice. The authors, Nikodem Szlązak and Justyna Swolkień, based on their experience and knowledge, present current information on preventing and combating fires in mines. This publication is particularly important in the context of modern technologies and equipment currently used in mine ventilation services. Thanks to this handbook, students and engineers can acquire the necessary knowledge and skills that will contribute to improving work safety in mines.

This handbook is a continuation of the authors' publication entitled Mine Ventilation from 2023, which was published by Wydawnictwa AGH in Krakow. Although there is extensive literature on underground fires in mines, given the fact that over the past several decades, mine ventilation services have been equipped with modern and precise equipment using automatic methanometry, CO-metry and anemometry sensors, as well as equipment for individual measurement of the components of the mine atmosphere, it is necessary to update the available knowledge on this subject.

This publication is not only an academic textbook, but also a practical guide for people working in the mine ventilation department. It contains the most important information on phenomena that may occur in mines during a fire, making it essential reading for ventilation engineers and mine operation managers. At the end of the publication, there is a list of literature that allows you to expand your knowledge on the issues discussed in the individual chapters of the handbook.

Wydawnictwa AGH, year of publication: 2025, binding: hardcover, number of pages: 352, format: 242x173 mm.