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• Impact of Air Velocity on the Detection of Fires in Conveyor Belt Haulageways
  5/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper discusses the impact of ventilation airflow on alarm times of the smoke detectors and video cameras, CO levels, smoke optical densities and smoke obscuration, total smoke mass concentrations, and fire heat release rates.
• Improvements in Conveyor Belt Fire Suppression Systems for U.S. Coal Mines
  3/1/2010 - Conference papers
  NIOSH conducted full-scale fire suppression experiments, and this report discusses the large-scale experimental configuration, installation of the fire suppression system, and conclusions regarding the effect of air velocity and other factors.
• NIOSH Mine Fire Research in the United States
  11/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper presents a summary of some of the mine fire research and provides an overview of the next phase of the NIOSH mine fire research program.
• Effect of Air Velocity on Conveyor Belt Fire Suppression Systems
  2/1/2009 - Conference papers
  Researchers evaluated four different types of fire suppression systems to study the effect of air velocity on extinguishing conveyor belt fires. Details are presented on the large-scale fire test set-up and arrangement of fire suppression systems.
• The Status of Mine Fire Research in the United States
  9/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper summarizes recent accomplishments in a research program that is addressing mine fire prevention, detection, management, and suppression, and provides an overview of the next phase of the NIOSH mine fire research program.
• Fire Response Preparedness for Underground Mines
  1/1/2005 - Information Circulars
  This report deals with the preparedness of miners to respond to underground fires. It is intended to aid the mining industry in understanding the various roles of emergency responders and the training techniques used to increase their skill levels. The ...
• Analysis of Mine Fires for All U.S. Metal/Nonmetal Mining Categories, 1990-2001
  11/1/2004 - Information Circulars
  This report analyzes mine fires for all U.S. underground and surface metal/nonmetal mining categories during 1990-2001 by state and six successive 2-year time periods.
• Responders to Underground Mine Fires
  8/1/2001 - Conference papers
  Fire is a major concern for those who work in underground mines. This paper focuses on responders' preparedness for fire.
• Improving Prevention and Suppression of Equipment Fires in Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  12/14/2023 - Research projects
  A project to develop effective measures to prevent hot surface ignitions on mining equipment, improve fire suppression techniques, and develop a diagnostic tool to determine the effect of mine fires on a mine’s ventilation system.
• Development of Automated Rockfall Detection via Thermal Video Cameras in Open Pit Mines
  6/8/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A technology contract to develop an automated rockfall recognition algorithm and empirical approaches for rockfall forecasting and slope hazard recognition based on rockfall frequency and location.