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Improved Automatic Fire Protection Systems for Off-Highway Mine Vehicles
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Fire on off-road mine equipment is a serious hazard to life and property. The Bureau of Mines, through a program of contract and in-house research, has developed and demonstrated reasonably priced, reliable automatic fire protection systems to deal with this problem. This paper describes the development and subsequent in-mine tests of typical systems for front-end loaders, dozers, drills, haulage trucks, and hydraulic excavators. A variety of fire sensors, extinguishing agents, and control systems are discussed in the context of mine equipment designs and operating environments.
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Pomroy, W., "Improved Automatic Fire Protection Systems for Off-Highway Mine Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 790880, 1979, https://doi.org/10.4271/790880.Also In
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