The coal industry is the pillar industry of the national economy and plays a pivotal role in the stability and development of the national economy and society. Therefore, in the coal system, both the inspection of equipment operating conditions and the safety prevention work are particularly important.

Infrared thermal imaging cameras have gradually become the main force of detection tools in coal systems by virtue of their non-contact, holographic surface, rapid and accurate temperature measurement, and other characteristics. ThermTec specifically introduces the application of infrared thermal imaging cameras in the coal industry in the following.

Since 2003, behind the rapid growth of coal production have been more and more shocking coal mine safety accidents. The central government has taken unprecedented efforts to improve the safe environment of coal mines. However, coal mine safety accidents have not been suppressed, but the frequency of their occurrence has increased. The number of deaths has skyrocketed.

Therefore, how to quickly and accurately detect potential safety hazards in the mining process and in the coal storage and transportation system is the key to reducing and restraining coal mine safety accidents.

Oxygen leakage in the coal seam leads to oxidation and releases carbon monoxide and heat. The heat gradually accumulates and reaches the ignition point and spontaneously ignites, causing underground fires. The infrared thermal imaging camera can observe the coal wall of the roadway in real-time, and through the sound and light alarm, the area with overheated temperature can be found in time, so that effective measures can be taken to avoid the occurrence of spontaneous combustion.

After mining, coal mines are piled up in different areas according to their grades, and the accumulation of coal will cause spontaneous combustion due to temperature rise and cause fires. Using an infrared thermal imaging camera, the temperature of the coal pile and the surrounding environment can be monitored around the clock.

When there is an excessive temperature point, the infrared thermal imaging camera quickly locates the high-temperature part, and at the same time prompts an alarm, and informs relevant personnel to take cooling measures such as water spraying on the excessive temperature point in time to avoid the occurrence of fire. This method can also be used in coal handling systems to prevent the spontaneous combustion of coal on the conveyor belt.

Every coal company is a very large and complex system. In addition to coal mining, large coal companies are generally equipped with corresponding pit power plants and downstream supporting coal chemical industries. The failure of key equipment or transmission lines of a coal enterprise may cause an unnecessary shutdown of the enterprise, thereby causing huge economic losses to the enterprise, and even serious personal injury or death, which may lead to a major accident. Therefore, the effective predictive maintenance of these major installations and transmission lines in coal enterprises cannot be ignored.

There are much high-power electrical equipment, large-scale hydraulic pump stations, substations, industrial solution and steam pipelines, repeated operation of bearings, and winches in the coal yard. This equipment will generate high temperatures after the long-term operation, which will lead to equipment damage and pipeline leakage. Usually, it is difficult for us to detect high temperatures with the naked eye.

The traditional detection method requires workers to hold a temperature gun to detect one by one, which is not only a lot of work and easy to miss, but the use of infrared thermal imaging cameras can intuitively show the whole equipment If there is high-temperature heating, the thermal imaging camera can immediately detect and send an alarm to notify relevant staff to take remedial measures in time to avoid further overheating and damage to the equipment, and at the same time to ensure the personal safety of the personnel operating/maintaining the equipment.

Generally, large coal yards are equipped with substations, which play a pivotal role in supplying power to the entire coal yard. For example, problems with power supply equipment and transmission lines in the substation can severely cause the entire coal yard to interrupt power supply, stop production, and cause major losses.

Generally, problems with electrical equipment are accompanied by heat generation, such as poor contact of connectors and partial discharge of equipment. Infrared thermal imaging cameras can quickly detect whether there are high-temperature parts in the power supply equipment and transmission lines. If there is high-temperature heating, a partial power failure will be taken to overhaul the faulty equipment and replace the components.

Observing the inside of the cracking furnace through a thermal imaging camera can not only view the temperature value of the measured target in real-time but also clearly see the infrared image and temperature distribution of the convection tube and furnace wall in the cracking furnace, as well as timely discovery after the cracking furnace has been used for a long time, the convection pipe will become fouled on the outside and blocked on the inside, so it can be overhauled.

At the same time, several important types of equipment can be regularly measured and sampled. After the infrared image data is obtained, it can be analyzed through offline analysis software to help researchers analyze the causes of coking, energy loss, and efficiency reduction, so as to improve the actual device.

In coal mine tunnels, thermal imaging cameras are used to monitor the healing process of each detection point, a thermal image is saved every minute, and thermal image data processing software is used for data processing, so as to conveniently obtain the heating speed of each area and each time. The uniformity of its temperature distribution.

Analyze the results of the data processing and give an analysis report of the fire source detection results. The content includes the location and range of the easily oxidized area, the location, and range of the spontaneous ignition source, the degree of spontaneous combustion, etc. This is for mine ventilation and gas prevention. And researchers in mine fire prevention and extinguishing work provided valuable research data and new research methods. To some extent, it greatly improves the efficiency and safety of coal mining.

In recent years, with the advancement of science and technology and the informatization of coal systems, infrared thermal imaging technology has gradually opened up the coal market by virtue of its long-distance, non-contact, large-area, and intuitive, and rapid detection characteristics.

In addition to the temperature detection and fire source detection of blast furnaces and other equipment, the infrared thermal imaging camera can also be used for the detection of the insulation effect of the gas pipeline, the detection of the liquid level in the liquid storage tank, and the detection of gas leakage. It is a patrol inspection. The ideal detection tool for personnel not only improves the efficiency of automatic control of equipment in the coal yard but also reduces the occurrence of safety accidents in the production process.

Not only that, the mine-used explosion-proof monitoring infrared thermal imaging camera uses the characteristics of strong infrared smoke penetration, which can provide a clear view even in dense smoke, and can assist rescuers in rescue work in dense smoke, darkness, etc., quickly found the survivors. At the same time, it can also effectively improve the safety of rescuers in rescue operations and is a powerful tool for mine disaster rescue.

The ThermTec electronic infrared thermal imaging camera can collect the corresponding temperature pictures and videos through regular multiple measurements of the equipment, analyze the collected temperature data offline, and compare the temperature changes of various parts of the equipment in different periods to provide information on the use of the equipment.

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