Results 171 - 180 of 618

• Dust Suppression Hopper Reduces Dust Liberation During Bulk Loading: Two Case Studies
  11/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing two evaluations of the Dust Suppression Hopper (DSH) at industrial sand processing plants.
• Early Fire Detection for Underground Diesel Fuel Storage Areas
  10/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article presenting the results of a study investigating the responses of different sensors for early detection of diesel fuel fires in a storage area.
• Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Carbon Monoxide Spread in Underground Mine Fires
  9/27/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing an evaluation of MFIRE, a mine fire simulation software based on ventilation networks, for its carbon monoxide spread prediction capabilities using experimental results from large-scale diesel fuel and conveyor belt fire tests.
• Morbidity and Health Risk Factors Among New Mexico Miners: A Comparison Across Mining Sectors
  8/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study examining the differences in chronic health outcomes between coal, uranium, metal, and nonmetal miners.
• Estimation of Metabolic Heat Input for Refuge Alternative Thermal Testing and Simulation
  8/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A paper describing a study where miner size and activity level were used to determine the metabolic heat rate, oxygen requirements and carbon dioxide generation that are representative of miners in a refuge situation.
• Influence of Specific Surface Area on Coal Dust Explosibility Using the 20-L Chamber
  8/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study using 20-L explosion chamber testing to examine the relationship between the explosion inerting effectiveness of rock dusts on coal dusts, as a function of the specific surface area of each component.
• Evaluation of Seismic Potential in a Longwall Mine with Massive Sandstone Roof Under Deep Overburden
  7/17/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing the development of seismic forecast maps based on the geology of previous seismic locations.
• Investigation of the Influence of a Large Steel Plate on the Magnetic Field Distribution of a Magnetic Proximity Detection System
  7/13/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study investigating the influence of a steel mass on the magnetic field distribution of a proximity detection system.
• Dust Control by Air-blocking Shelves and Dust Collector-to-Bailing Airflow Ratios for a Surface Mine Drill Shroud
  5/17/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to examine the effects of air-blocking shelves on airflows and respirable dust distribution associated with medium-sized surface blasthole drill shrouds as part of a dry dust collector system.
• Experimental Study on the Confinement-Dependent Characteristics of a Utah Coal Considering the Anisotropy by Cleats
  5/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study in which laboratory testing was used to identify the engineering characteristics and brittleness of coal samples.