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Firedamp is any
flammable gas
found in coal mines,
typically coalbed methane. It is
particularly found in
areas where the coal is bituminous. The gas ac****ulates...
- A
firedamp whistle (German: Schlagwetterpfeife) is an
instrument for the
prophylactic indication of
firedamp —
flammable gases often present in coal mines...
- in
which 92 men perished, Sir
Humphry Davy
established that the
feared firedamp was in fact
largely methane. The name "methane" was
coined in 1866 by the...
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explosions due to the
presence of
methane and
other flammable gases,
called firedamp or minedamp.
German polymath Alexander von Humboldt,
working for the German...
- (meaning "vapour").
Damps are
variable mixtures and are
historic terms.
Firedamp –
Naturally occurring flammable mixtures, prin****lly methane. Blackdamp...
- for
firedamp. The
origin of the
firedamp is debatable:
either the
fractured roof
allowed a
sudden outburst from the
seams above, or else the
firedamp was...
- of
gases left in a mine
following an
explosion caused by methane-rich
firedamp,
which itself can
initiate a much
larger explosion of coal dust. The term...
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George Stephenson in 1815 as a miner's lamp to
prevent explosions due to
firedamp in coal mines. In 1815,
Stephenson was the engine-wright at the Killingworth...
- industry, this type of coal is
known for
releasing the
largest amounts of
firedamp, a
dangerous mixture of
gases that can
cause underground explosions.[citation...
- dry,
unlike mines to the west of the fault, and was
therefore prone to
firedamp. The Main coal in particular,
which made up most of Gresford's output,...
