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• CFD Analysis of Mine Fire Smoke Spread and Reverse Flow Conditions
  6/1/1999 - Conference papers
  A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) program was used to model buoyancy induced Product-Of-Combustion (POC) spread from experimental fires in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL), safety...
• Mine Fire Detection in the Presence of Diesel Emissions
  6/1/1999 - Conference papers
  A report on a series of four coal combustion experiments conducted at the NIOSH (PRL) Safety Research Coal Mine (SRCM) to evaluate the response of fire sensors to a small 0.61 m square smoldering coal fire which transitions to flaming combustion in the ...
• Innovative Strategies for Mine Fire Preparedness
  6/1/1998 - Conference papers
  There has been some improvement in overall mine fire preparedness. However, little data has been gathered on a site-by-site basis to determine what improvements might be made on a local level.
• Water Mist Extinguishment of Pool Fires: A Parametric Approach
  3/1/1998 - Conference papers
  This paper describes a relatively simple indirect model for the parametric water injection process to extinguish diesel fuel fires in underground mine diesel refueling areas.
• Decision Making During a Simulated Mine Fire Escape
  2/1/1998 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This exercise is a research tool that measures miners' proficiency in the information-gathering and decision-making skills related to escaping from a mine fire. It also helps miners to learn and practice these cognitive skills.
• Fire Protection Provided by Detonator Containers
  9/1/1997 - Conference papers
  The research reported here is an attempt to quantify the fire protection offered by four inches of red oak and other materials.
• Detection of Downed Trolley Lines Using Arc Signature Analysis
  5/1/1997 - Reports of Investigations
  The article discusses the applicability of computerized signal analysis techniques to identify fault currents existing on coal mine direct-current trolley systems
• Mine Fire Detection Under Zero Airflow Conditions
  2/1/1997 - Conference papers
  Report on a series of diesel fuel fire experiments were conducted in the Pittsburgh Research Center's Safety Research Coal mine (SRCM) to determine products-of-combustion (POC) spread rates along a single entry under zero imposed airflow conditions.
• Leadership Characteristics in Escape from Three Underground Mine Fires
  5/1/1996 - Conference papers
  The characteristics of leaders under the duress of an emergency are important in the development of emergency planning, training, and in the management of an actual emergency. The U.S. Bureau of Mines analyzed the leadership behavior in three undergroun...
• A 20-Liter Furnace Test Method to Determine the Combustion Gas Toxicity of Conveyor Belts
  1/1/1996 - Reports of Investigations
  Pittsburgh Research Center conducted experiments with mine conveyor belt samples in a 20-L furnace and in a laboratory fire tunnel to measure and compare the major toxic gas concentrations evolved during the combustion of the materials.