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4/22/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article detailing NIOSH tests on an air-conditioned borehole air supply (BAS) and a cryogenic air supply for refuge alternatives.
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8/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA paper describing a study where miner size and activity level were used to determine the metabolic heat rate, oxygen requirements and carbon dioxide generation that are representative of miners in a refuge situation.
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3/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study about testing relief valves in underground refuge alternatives. These spaces require an air source to supply breathable air to the occupants. A relief prevents unsafe pressures from building up inside the refuge.
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9/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article presenting a study that examined the amount of floor space needed for a person to reside inside a refuge alternative and perform basic tasks.
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6/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article by NIOSH that describes the results from heat and relative humidity testing in a 10-person, tent-type mobile refuge alternative.
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4/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study indicating that mine strata temperature increases and mine strata initial temperatures must be accounted for in the physical testing or thermal simulations of RAs.
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1/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesHeat and humidity buildup is a major concern within coal mine refuge alternatives. High temperature and humidity levels inside a refuge alternative may expose occupants to heat stress. This article addresses a model used to measure those stresses.
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10/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article by NIOSH describing testing of three different versions of relief valves and their effectiveness in regulating the pressure in a built-in-place refuge alternative.
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9/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA journal article describing a thermal model of a 23-person tent-type refuge alternative (RA). Testing using this model showed increases in temperature and relative humidity over the 96-hour test period.
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7/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article by NIOSH discusses a study that evaluated the time required to move three types of stretchers into two commercially available refuge alternatives.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program