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• Improvements in Conveyor Belt Fire Suppression Systems for U.S. Coal Mines
  3/1/2010 - Conference papers
  NIOSH conducted full-scale fire suppression experiments, and this report discusses the large-scale experimental configuration, installation of the fire suppression system, and conclusions regarding the effect of air velocity and other factors.
• NIOSH Mine Fire Research in the United States
  11/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper presents a summary of some of the mine fire research and provides an overview of the next phase of the NIOSH mine fire research program.
• Effect of Air Velocity on Conveyor Belt Fire Suppression Systems
  2/1/2009 - Conference papers
  Researchers evaluated four different types of fire suppression systems to study the effect of air velocity on extinguishing conveyor belt fires. Details are presented on the large-scale fire test set-up and arrangement of fire suppression systems.
• The Status of Mine Fire Research in the United States
  9/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper summarizes recent accomplishments in a research program that is addressing mine fire prevention, detection, management, and suppression, and provides an overview of the next phase of the NIOSH mine fire research program.
• Analysis of Mine Fires for All U.S. Metal/Nonmetal Mining Categories, 1990-2001
  11/1/2004 - Information Circulars
  This report analyzes mine fires for all U.S. underground and surface metal/nonmetal mining categories during 1990-2001 by state and six successive 2-year time periods.
• Fire Control and Suppression
  8/26/2020 - Research areas
  NIOSH Mining topic page on fire control and suppression.
• Improving Prevention and Suppression of Equipment Fires in Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  10/5/2019 - Research projects
  A project to develop effective measures to prevent hot surface ignitions on mining equipment, improve fire suppression techniques, and develop a diagnostic tool to determine the effect of mine fires on a mine’s ventilation system.
• Evaluation of Active Suppression Systems for Underground Coal Mines
  12/12/2018 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to assess the merits of existing technologies in an effort to create an effective active explosion barrier system for underground coal mines.
• Fire Fighting
  3/20/2017 - Research areas
  Fire Fighting Topic Page
• Engineering Design for Mine Fire Prevention and Atmospheric Monitoring Systems
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop engineering data to improve knowledge of mine fires and their interactions with mine ventilation networks; atmospheric monitoring systems; and fire, prevention, detection, and suppression systems.