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• Performance-Based Fire Safety Designs for Self-Escape in Underground Mines
  7/17/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to minimize mine fires through further study of mine fire occurrence and behavior, devise firefighting methods, and train graduate students in mine engineering and fire engineering.
• Technical Solutions for Enhancements to Mine Safety Using Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to evaluate the use of Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel for use in mine fire prevention, control, or fire suppression technologies.
• Evaluation of a Novel Fire Blocking Gel to Prevent and Suppress Mine Fires
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper describes tests conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel.
• CFD modelling of sampling locations for early detection of spontaneous combustion in long-wall gob areas
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling was conducted to optimize gas sampling locations for the early detection of spontaneous heating in longwall gob areas.
• Rapid Detection and Suppression of Mining Equipment Cab Fires
  4/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper discusses large-scale experiments conducted by NIOSH to evaluate the effectiveness of optical flame detectors, photoelectric smoke detectors, and combined ionization/photoelectric smoke detectors for detecting mining equipment cab fires.
• Testing and Evaluation of an Inflatable Temporary Ventilation Control Device
  2/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper describes an inflatable temporary mine sealing technology and presents the results of NIOSH tests on the device.
• Understanding Mine Fire Disasters by Determining the Characteristics of Deep-Seated Fires
  2/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper describes the fire tests, provides insight into characteristics of flame spread, and presents the CFD modeling work results of tests to help determine the characteristics for deep-seated fires.
• Use of Rocsil® Foam to Remotely Construct Mine Seals
  12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents an overview of remote mine sealing technology, introduces the use of Rocsil® foam for remote mine seal installations, and offers a case study for the use of this rigid foam material to remotely construct a temporary in-mine.
• Evaluation of Deep-Seated Crib Block Fire Tests
  6/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses wood crib fire tests conducted by NIOSH and MSHA, provides insight into the products of combustion, and describes observations made during the application of the fire suppression agents.
• Evaluation of Deep-Seated Crib Block Fires and Direct-Application Fire Suppression Agents
  12/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH and MSHA are conducting research to test, evaluate, improve, or modify coal mine fire-fighting methodologies through large-scale wood crib fire tests, in which products of combustion can be measured and observations can be assessed.