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UNDERGROUND STOWING

Course Fee : 11 USD

  • Course Duration : 1.5 Hours
  • Validity : 60 Days
Certificates

This course includes certification from TATA STEEL

Description

Stowing is a method in which the goal is completely packed with incombustible material like sand or fly ash etc. and is generally practiced where it is necessary to keep the surface and strata above the seam intact. Sand-stowing was practiced for the first time in the United States of America in the year 1892 with the object of protecting buildings on the surface and also the surface itself. In India the introduction of this process is comparatively new; it was first tried at Ballarpur in Madhya Pradesh in 1914 and subsequently introduced in the Jharia coalfield in 1919. Stowing as a measure against the protective measure -To protect surface structures (township, industrial plant, railways, roads, etc) that can’t be shifted. It also protects against dangers arising due to subsidence, prevents fires, premature collapses, explosions, and flooding in coal mines. 

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to improve the knowledge & skill of stowing crew. You would learn different types of stowing materials & stowing operations. Laying of stowing pipe range and Hydraulic profile. The mixing chamber and sand water ratio. Hazards associated with stowing operation and during transportation of sand. Different types of bends & dismantling or shifting of pipes etc. 

Course Curriculum

  • Introduction of Stowing
  • Types of stowing
  • Hydraulic Stowing
  • Sand Gathering & Transportation at the surface
  • Surface Stowing arrangement
  • Stowing range including shaft & District Stowing range
  • Stowing Operation
  • Pipe dismantling, shifting & maintenance of stowing range

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