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1/1/1996 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper reports US Bureau of Mines (USBM) research on the explosibility of coal dusts. The purpose of this work is to improve safety in mining and other industries that process or use coal.
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6/29/2023 - Research projectsA pilot project to determine which cross-sectional area configuration would be best to evaluate explosion propagations and new prevention technologies.
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10/6/2022 - Research areasNIOSH Mining Program topic page on explosion prevention.
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1/15/2021 - Research areasRock Dusting Topic Page
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7/29/2020NIOSH Mining Program's partnership for improving effectiveness of rock dust in preventing coal dust explosions
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12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper discusses the implications of floor dust erosion on rock dusting and sampling procedures for explosion hazard assessment.
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8/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper summarizes the results of coal and rock dust deposition studies conducted within an experimental mine, along with limited data collected from the tailgate of an operating longwall.
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12/12/2018 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract exploring the use of active explosion barrier systems in United States underground coal mines.
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8/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study using 20-L explosion chamber testing to examine the relationship between the explosion inerting effectiveness of rock dusts on coal dusts, as a function of the specific surface area of each component.
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2/1/2018 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to test the dispersibility of conventional dry-applied rock dust versus new wet and foam rock dusts and aid rock dust suppliers and equipment manufacturers with development of new wet and foam rock dusts.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program