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Firedamp
Firedamp meaning
A flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.
Synonyms of Firedamp
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The screen acts as a flame arrestor ; air (and any firedamp present) can pass through the mesh freely enough to support combustion, but the holes are too fine to allow a flame to propagate through them and ignite any firedamp outside the mesh.
Rusting of the gauze quickly made the lamp unsafe, and the number of deaths from firedamp explosions rose yet further.
Successors A modern-day equivalent of the Davy lamp is the Protector Garforth GR6S flame safety lamp which is used for firedamp testing in all UK coal mines.
Thus low pressure increases the risk of firedamp accumulating.