Applied Sciences (Sep 2017)
ECOAL Project—Delivering Solutions for Integrated Monitoring of Coal-Related Fires Supported on Optical Fiber Sensing Technology
- Joana Ribeiro,
- Duarte Viveiros,
- João Ferreira,
- Alexia Lopez-Gil,
- Alejandro Dominguez-Lopez,
- Hugo F. Martins,
- Rosa Perez-Herrera,
- Aitor Lopez-Aldaba,
- Lia Duarte,
- Ana Pinto,
- Sonia Martin-Lopez,
- Hardy Baierl,
- Raphael Jamier,
- Sébastien Rougier,
- Jean-Louis Auguste,
- Ana Cláudia Teodoro,
- José Alberto Gonçalves,
- Oscar Esteban,
- José Luís Santos,
- Philippe Roy,
- Manuel Lopez-Amo,
- Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez,
- José Manuel Baptista,
- Deolinda Flores
Affiliations
- Joana Ribeiro
- Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Duarte Viveiros
- Center for Applied Photonics, INESC TEC, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- João Ferreira
- Center for Applied Photonics, INESC TEC, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Alexia Lopez-Gil
- Departamento de Electrónica, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Alejandro Dominguez-Lopez
- Departamento de Electrónica, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Hugo F. Martins
- Departamento de Electrónica, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Rosa Perez-Herrera
- Department of Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
- Aitor Lopez-Aldaba
- Department of Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
- Lia Duarte
- Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Ana Pinto
- Department of Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
- Sonia Martin-Lopez
- Departamento de Electrónica, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- Hardy Baierl
- CNRS, XLIM—Département Photonique-Fibre, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 87060 Limoges, France
- Raphael Jamier
- CNRS, XLIM—Département Photonique-Fibre, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 87060 Limoges, France
- Sébastien Rougier
- CNRS, XLIM—Département Photonique-Fibre, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 87060 Limoges, France
- Jean-Louis Auguste
- CNRS, XLIM—Département Photonique-Fibre, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 87060 Limoges, France
- Ana Cláudia Teodoro
- Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- José Alberto Gonçalves
- Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Oscar Esteban
- Departamento de Electrónica, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- José Luís Santos
- Center for Applied Photonics, INESC TEC, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Philippe Roy
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
- Manuel Lopez-Amo
- Department of Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica, Universidad Pública de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
- Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez
- Departamento de Electrónica, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
- José Manuel Baptista
- Center for Applied Photonics, INESC TEC, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- Deolinda Flores
- Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/app7090956
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 7,
no. 9
p. 956
Abstract
The combustion of coal wastes resulting from mining is of particular environmental concern, and the importance of proper management involving real-time assessment of their status and identification of probable evolution scenarios is recognized. Continuous monitoring of the combustion temperature and emission levels of certain gases allows for the possibility of planning corrective actions to minimize their negative impact on the surroundings. Optical fiber technology is well suited to this purpose and here we describe the main attributes and results obtained from a fiber optic sensing system projected to gather data on distributed temperature and gas emissions in these harsh environments.
Keywords
- coal mining
- coal waste deposits
- spontaneous coal combustion
- optical fiber sensing
- temperature measurement
- gas detection
- environmental impact
