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9/1/2007 - Conference papersThis paper reviews how simultaneous application of three basic elements reduces the methane explosion hazard at coal mine working faces: (1) adequate ventilation, (2) regular monitoring of gas concentrations, and (3) elimination of ignition sources.
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2/28/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract with Penn State University to investigate the understanding and design of ventilation systems and their optimization for large-opening underground mines.
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2/17/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA capacity-building contract with the Colorado School of Mines to research digital technologies to improve mine safety and health.
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9/1/2020 - Research areasMonitoring Ventilation Parameters and Accumulations of Combustible Gas Topic Page
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4/23/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing NIOSH's work developing a test apparatus for a smart monitoring and control system for mine air quality.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to develop guidelines to assess ventilation effectiveness in underground coal mines using improved sampling protocols and defining optimal instrument locations for continuous-reading airflow and methane monitors.
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7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to create an advanced mine-wide distributed monitoring system utilizing a low power intrinsically safe fiber optic backbone for improving ventilation and gas and temperature monitoring in underground mines.
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1/6/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop a robust, intrinsically safe system that will incorporate atmospheric monitoring, two-way communications and miner tracking, all in a single network.
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1/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper discusses some ways to find extra usable air when there is no extra ventilation capacity.
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12/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesIn this paper, the production rate-pressure behaviors of six gob gas ventholes drilled over three adjacent panels were analyzed by using conventional multi-rate drawdown analysis techniques.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program