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• Modeling Carbon Monoxide Spread in Underground Mine Fires
  5/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study that describes the computer modeling of how carbon monoxide moves through an underground mine ventilation network during a fire event.
• Safety Aspects of Mine Ventilation Through Technical Development and Training
  4/29/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to investigate safety aspects of mine ventilation through technical development and training.
• Evaluation of Detection and Response Times of Fire Sensors Using an Atmospheric Monitoring System
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article by NIOSH describes a series of full-scale experiments that evaluated an atmospheric monitoring system for fire detection in other areas of a coal mine.
• A Study of Leakage Rates Through Mine Seals in Underground Coal Mines
  1/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing the results of a study on leakage rates of coal bed gas through underground coal mine seals at a western U.S. underground coal mine.
• 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.
• Investigation of induced recirculation during planned ventilation system maintenance
  10/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report detailing ways to increase mine airflow to underground metal/nonmetal mine working areas to improve miners’ health and safety. One of those areas is controlled recirculation.
• 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.
• 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.