stone-dust barrier

stone-dust barrier

[′stōn ¦dəst ′bar·ē·ər]

(mining engineering)

A device erected in mine roadways to arrest explosions; consists of trays or vee troughs loaded with stone dust, which are upset or overturned by the pressure wave in front of an explosion and the flame, producing a dense cloud of inert dust which blankets the flame and stops further propagation of the explosion.

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