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• Design and Construction Considerations for a Protected Compressed Air Line to a Refuge Alternative
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to explore the need for ensuring compressed air line integrity in a practical way through laboratory tests and design and construction considerations for compressed air lines to a refuge alternative.
• Demonstration of Inertial Sensor Tracking and Communication System
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to complete a beta test installation of the contractor’s inertial sensor tracking and communication system in a working mine and demonstrate the accuracy, communication capability, and suitability for use in a working coal mine.
• Deep Coal Mine Safety Studies to Promote Development of Recommendations for Deep Coal Mine Safety through Monitoring Seismic Events
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to investigate and report on the state-of-the-art in mine seismic monitoring systems and methodologies as applied to deep coal mining.
• Continuous Float Dust Monitor
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design, fabricate, and test a continuous float dust monitor (CFDM) in both a laboratory setting and in a test coal mine environment.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling for Underground Mines
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to expand on previous and existing work with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling using the FLUENT code to develop a modeling and predictive tool for mine ventilation.
• A Compact, Wearable, Personal Monitor for Real-Time Detection of Nitrogen Dioxide in Mines
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a liquid crystal (LC)-based nitrogen dioxide monitor housing a sensor which will detect and trigger an audio-visual alarm to warn miners when the concentration of nitrogen dioxide levels exceeds the threshold limits.
• Communication and Hazard Monitoring in Bleeders and Remote Workings
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to extend communication and hazard monitoring into bleeders or other remote workings in an active underground coal mine.
• Combustion Modeling and Spontaneous Combustion Prevention in Longwall Gobs
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to examine the explosion and fire hazards in the gobs of underground longwall coal mines through physical and numerical modeling.
• Building Capacity and Enhancing Ground Control Safety through Improvement and Extension of the LaModel Program
  7/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to enhance ground control safety and produce qualified MS and PhD graduates with ground control expertise through improving and extending the LaModel program.
• Best Practice Review of Atmospheric Monitoring Practices for Fire and Explosion Prevention Using Tube Bundle Systems
  7/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to assess the benefits of implementing tube bundle technology into the US mining industry and identifying the logistical barriers and operational aspects considered for deployment.