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• Numerical Modeling of Water Spray Suppression of Conveyor Belt Fires in a Large-Scale Tunnel
  5/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report detailing the reults a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model that was developed to simulate the interaction between the ventilation airflow, the belt flame spread, and the water spray system in a mine entry.
• Numerical Modeling of Gas Emissions and Cave Ventilation in Block Caving Mines
  11/5/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract focused on developing practical mine ventilation engineering tools for safe and effective massive underground mining operations.
• Safety, Health, and Ventilation Cost Benefit Optimization with Simulation and Control
  8/4/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to improve ventilation tasks in deep and hot underground mines to decrease injury risks; improve working conditions; meet occupational, environmental, and health standards; and reduce costs to stay competitive.
• Ventilation of Deep Open Pit Mines with Special Reference to Air Inversion in Arctic or Subarctic Regions
  7/17/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to evaluate and enhance the atmospheric health and safety conditions in open pit mines, with special reference to air inversion in arctic or subarctic regions.
• CFD modelling of sampling locations for early detection of spontaneous combustion in long-wall gob areas
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling was conducted to optimize gas sampling locations for the early detection of spontaneous heating in longwall gob areas.
• A New Methane Control and Prediction Software Suite for Longwall Mines
  9/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents technical and application aspects of a new software suite, MCP (Methane Control and Prediction), developed for addressing some of the methane and methane control issues in longwall coal mines.
• Prediction of Porosity and Permeability of Caved Zone in Longwall Gobs
  3/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This work presents a fractal porous medium model to predict gob porosity and permeability for controlling methane flow and to predict air leakage into the gob.
• Methods to Improve Efficiency of Mine Ventilation Systems
  1/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper discusses some ways to find extra usable air when there is no extra ventilation capacity.
• Modeling Methane Emissions and Ventilation Needs by Examination of Mining Induced Permeability Changes and Related Damage to Ventilation Controls
  6/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper aims to examine the effects of porosity and permeability changes of the coal seam on methane emissions in an underground continuous miner section.
• Investigation into the Practical Use of Belt Air at US Longwall Operations
  2/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper discusses the current ventilation practices regarding the use of belt air during gateroad development and longwall panel extraction.