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• Using Software to Predict Occupational Hearing Loss in the Mining Industry
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH discusses a software program that estimates the loss of hearing ability caused by occupational noise exposures.
• Ground Control Overview
  11/3/2015 - Research areas
  Ground Control Overview Topic Page
• CFD Analysis on Gas Distribution for Different Scrubber Redirection Configurations in Sump Cut
  7/1/2015
  This publication of conference proceedings discusses a recently developed series of models by NIOSH utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to study gas distribution around a continuous mining machine.
• Numerical Modeling of Water Spray Suppression of Conveyor Belt Fires in a Large-Scale Tunnel
  5/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report detailing the reults a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model that was developed to simulate the interaction between the ventilation airflow, the belt flame spread, and the water spray system in a mine entry.
• Safety, Health, and Ventilation Cost Benefit Optimization with Simulation and Control
  8/4/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to improve ventilation tasks in deep and hot underground mines to decrease injury risks; improve working conditions; meet occupational, environmental, and health standards; and reduce costs to stay competitive.
• Snake Robot for Mine Rescue
  7/18/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to leverage the on-going development of the new generation Tandem Track (TT) snake robot, by modifying this new system in a way that makes it suitable for operations in underground mines.
• Modernization and Further Development of the NIOSH Mine Emergency Response Training System (MERITS), Phase 1
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a modernized and improved version of the NIOSH Mine Emergency Response Interactive Training Simulation (MERITS), making it compatible with modern computer systems.
• 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.
• Technology News 545 - NIOSH Updates Spontaneous Combustion Assessment Software
  12/1/2011 - Technology News
  To update the current SPONCOM software to SponCom 2.0 with a Windows-based platform, using tabs and easy-to-navigate screens for entering or selecting data.
• SponCom - Spontaneous Combustion Assessment Software
  9/1/2011 - PC software
  Software to aid mining operators, regulatory bodies, and consultants in the assessment of the spontaneous combustion risk of an underground mining operation.