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7/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNIOSH's Pittsburgh Research Laboratory conducted a study of the explosibility of various metals and elemental dusts, focusing on explosion temperatures. The data will aid in evaluating explosion hazards in the minerals/metals processing industries.
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4/1/2006 - Reports of InvestigationsDetermining backfill stress is an important part of evaluating mine safety, whether personnel are working in proximity to backfill or in other areas of the mine where backfill is an integral part of regional support.
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4/1/2005 - Peer reviewed journal articlesDiscusses a study that used a CFD program (fire dynamics simulator) based on large eddy simulations (LES) to model floor-level fires in a ventilated tunnel. The CFD results are compared with two simple theories of critical ventilation.
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1/1/1999 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA method is described to measure the conductor temperature of mine trailing cables during normal operation. The temperature is measured using an optical fiber located in the center of the metallic conductors.
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10/1/1997 - Conference papersA method is described to determine dynamically the conductor temperature of reeled shuttle car cables using fiber optics technology.
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2/1/1996 - Conference papersResearch was conducted to determine the safe operating conditions for using recycled (used) lubricating oil from mining equipment as a partial replacement for diesel fuel to make ANFO-type blasting agents.
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1/1/1974 - Reports of InvestigationsAlthough it is generally believed that coal formation occurred at temperatures below 200 deg c, most experimental work on gas formation from coal has been performed at temperatures between 200 deg and 1,000 deg C. The objective of this Bureau of Mines e...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program