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9/22/2015 - Research areasInertization Technologies Topic Page
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9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to design and construct an in-mine mobile gas generation plant to extract nitrogen gas from mine air and inject it into sealed mine areas to maintain a safe environment.
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2/1/2010 - Conference papersThis paper presents an overview of a novel PSA (pressure swing adsorption) plant, the details of the gas injection tests and CFD modeling work.
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11/1/2007 - Conference papersThis paper presents a summary of remote mine firefighting technologies used in U.S. underground coal mines and the results of completed NIOSH research in that area.
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3/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH conducted large-scale experiments to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of various concentrations of an inert gas mixture for preventing and suppressing cab fires. This has led to the choice of an optimum gas mixture concentration.
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6/1/2005 - Conference papersThe focus of this paper is the use of a GAG 3A jet engine system to either combat large out-of-control fires or render an entire mine inert when access to problem areas is difficult or impossible.
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2/1/1997 - Conference papersDeeper surface mining and deeper highwall penetration depths have lead to more frequent encounters with methane gas. While this coal is remotely mined from the surface, underground ignitions of methane have propagated to the surface and injured miners. ...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program