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• Ventilation to Control Contaminants in Metal/NonMetal Mining Operations
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to deliver practices, methodologies, and strategies to the industry to improve ventilation effectiveness in underground metal/nonmetal (M/NM) operations to increase control of airborne contaminants in deep mines.
• Utilization of Booster Fans in Underground Coal Mines
  4/29/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to research using booster fans in deep coal mines in the western U.S., where coal seams can have over 3,000 ft of overburden causing ventilation and ground control problems.
• Case Study of Controlled Recirculation at a Wyoming Trona Mine
  3/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A 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.
• Breaking the Ice on the Booster Fan Dilemma in US Underground Coal Mines
  10/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents the history of booster fan use in coal mines of the United States during the last 90 years. Changes in regulations, as well as advantages and disadvantages of booster fan use, are discussed. Research and petitions for booster fan use...
• Studying Intake Airway Pressurization by Ventilation Modeling and Leakage Evaluation
  2/1/2010 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses the role of ventilation modeling in evaluating primary escapeway pressurization in a three-entry development system to improve emergency escape in a coal mine using belt air.