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- Numerical modeling
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- Peer reviewed journal articles
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Results 21 - 28 of 28
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3/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA report detailing the results of two controlled recirculation tests over three days at a Wyoming trona mine, utilizing an inline booster fan to improve airflow to a remote and difficult-to-ventilate development section.
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9/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA modified semi-empirical equation based on large-scale experiments conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was developed to quantify smoke rollback during an underground mine fire.
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11/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper describes a practical approach for implementing stochastic determination of gob gas ventholes production performances and for generalizing the prediction capability of deterministic models.
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12/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA new approach was tested and it was demonstrated that it could be used for prediction of elastic and shear moduli of coal-measure rocks with reasonable accuracy.
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10/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH recently performed a laboratory study to evaluate which factors on an enclosed-cab filtration system are most significant.
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10/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesTo transfer CFD expertise to analyze and design a face-ventilation system, a comprehensive validation study of current CFD tools against mining-related benchmark experiments is required. This study was dedicated to the methane behavior in an empty (cont...
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1/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesSome of the issues affecting pillar strength at low width-to-height ratios in hard, brittle rock are investigated. The results showed that the strength of slender pillars is more variable than that of wider pillars.
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3/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH researchers are investigating methods to improve safety during the transport of ore in ore passes.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program