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• Effects of Mine Strata Thermal Behavior and Mine Initial Temperatures on Mobile Refuge Alternative Temperature
  4/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study indicating that mine strata temperature increases and mine strata initial temperatures must be accounted for in the physical testing or thermal simulations of RAs.
• Refuge Chambers
  3/15/2017 - Research areas
  Refuge Chambers Training Materials and Recommendations developed by NIOSH.
• Refuge Alternative Research at SME 2017
  2/13/2017 - News and announcements
  Learn about NIOSH refuge alternative research at SME 2017.
• Refuge Alternative Partnership
  1/1/2017
  A partnership between the NIOSH Mining Program and its stakeholders to share refuge alternative solutions.
• Prediction of Human Core Temperature Rise and Moisture Loss in Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines
  1/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Heat and humidity buildup is a major concern within coal mine refuge alternatives. High temperature and humidity levels inside a refuge alternative may expose occupants to heat stress. This article addresses a model used to measure those stresses.
• Investigation of Enhanced Refuge Alternatives
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to provide the underlying scientific evidence that addresses, minimizes, and, where possible, eliminates the concerns miners have about using a refuge alternative after a mine disaster.
• Announcing New Publication on Refuge Alternatives
  10/22/2016 - News and announcements, Reports of Investigations
  A feature story to announce the publication of a new NIOSH RI on built-in-place refuge alternatives.
• Refuge Alternatives Relief Valve Testing and Design
  10/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH describing testing of three different versions of relief valves and their effectiveness in regulating the pressure in a built-in-place refuge alternative.
• Refuge Alternative Software and Guidance for Underground Coal Mines Supplemental Information
  9/16/2016
  This page lists a number of other resources pertaining to the refuge alternative presentation at MINExpo 2016.
• Validation of Temperature and Humidity Thermal Model of 23-person Tent-type Refuge Alternative
  9/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A journal article describing a thermal model of a 23-person tent-type refuge alternative (RA). Testing using this model showed increases in temperature and relative humidity over the 96-hour test period.