placing an inert material, such as sand, clay, etc.

, into a borehole for stemming

or
tamping. Also called a tamping bag. b. A long tube fastened at the upper end to
a pipe
leading from a smelter, and gathered and tied at the lower end. The smoke
passes
through the cloth, which catches the solids. The bag is periodically untied and
the dust is
shaken out. See also: baghouse c. A cavity in coal containing gas or water. See
also: bag
of gas Tomkeieff d. Flexible pipe or hose. Also called bagging. Mason e. S.
Staff. A
quantity of combustible gases suddenly given off by the coal seam. See also:
bag of
foulness f. York. A miner's term for a variety of inferior coal. Tomkeieff
bag filter
An apparatus for removing dust from dust-laden air, employing cylinders of
closely
woven material that permit passage of air but retain solid particles. Syn: filter
baghouse
Chamber in which exit gases from roasting, smelting, melting, or calcining are
filtered
through membranes (bags) that arrest solids such as fine particulates. See also:
bag
bag of foulness
N. of Eng. A cavity in a coal seam filled with combustible gases under a high
pressure,
which, when cut into, are given off with much force. See also: bag
bag of gas
Eng. A gas-filled cavity found in seams of coal. See also: bag
bag powder
Originally applied to black powder loaded in bags, but now applied to a number
of
explosives so packed. The bags are long, cylindrical units about 6 in (15 cm) in
diameter
and weighing 12-1/2 lb (5.67 kg) apiece. Carson, 1
bag process
A method of recovering flue dust and also sublimed lead, whereby furnace
gases and
fumes are passed through bags suspended in a baghouse. The furnace gases
thus are
filtered, and the particles in suspension