CoalFired Power Plants: Additional Hazards Require
Jul 06, 2017#0183;#32;Coal Dust Hazards. For a fire to occur, the fire triangle needs to be present oxygen, fuel, and heat. An explosion happens when two other elements are added to the equation dispersion of dust and confinement of dust, as shown in diagram A. Oxygen and fuel cannot be avoided in a PRB coalfired power plant, but the heat source can originate from several different sources.