TY - JOUR N2 - Explosions of coal dust are a major safety concern within the coal mining industry. The explosion and subsequent fires caused by coal dust can result in significant property damage, loss of life in underground coal mines and damage to coal processing facilities. The United States Bureau of Mines conducted research on coal dust explosions until 1996 when it was dissolved. In the following years, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) developed a test standard, ASTM E1226, to provide a standard test method characterizing the “explosibility” of particulate solids of combustible materials suspended in air. The research presented herein investigates the explosive characteristic of Pulverized Pittsburgh Coal dust using the ASTM E1226-12 test standard. The explosibility characteristics include: maximum explosion pressure, (Pmax); maximum rate of pressure rise, (dP/dt)max; and explosibility index, (Kst). Nine Pulverized Pittsburgh Coal dust concentrations, ranging from 30 to 1,500 g/m3, were tested in a 20-Liter Siwek Sphere. The newly recorded dust explosibility characteristics are then compared to explosibility characteristics published by the Bureau of Mines in their 20 liter vessel and procedure predating ASTM E1126-12. The information presented in this paper will allow for structures and devices to be built to protect people from the effects of coal dust explosions. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/107901/PDF/Archiwum-63-3-12-Miller.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/107901 PY - 2018 IS - No 3 EP - 726 DO - 10.24425/123693 KW - coal dust KW - coal dust explosion KW - ASTM E1226 KW - Pittsburgh coal A1 - Miller, Jacob A1 - Schafler, Jay A1 - Mulligan, Phillip A1 - Eades, Robert A1 - Perry, Kyle A1 - Johnson, Catherine PB - Committee of Mining PAS VL - vol. 63 DA - 2018.10.01 T1 - Explosive Dust Test Vessel Comparison using Pulverized Pittsburgh Coal SP - 713 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/107901 T2 - Archives of Mining Sciences ER -