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5/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis 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.
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4/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis 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.
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12/1/2003 - Peer reviewed journal articlesResearchers determined that different types of fire sensors could distinguish mine fires from nuisance emissions produced by diesel equipment. A neural network was developed for coal, wood, & conveyor belt fires in the presence of diesel emissions.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program