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• 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.
• Characterization of a Mine Fire Using Atmospheric Monitoring System Sensor Data
  6/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a NIOSH experiment that showed that the heat release rate of a mine fire can be calculated with reasonable accuracy using atmospheric monitoring systems sensor data.
• Continuous Monitoring of Airflow and Methane in Coal Mines
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop guidelines to assess ventilation effectiveness in underground coal mines using improved sampling protocols and defining optimal instrument locations for continuous-reading airflow and methane monitors.
• Method for Improving Ventilation & Gas Monitoring with an Advanced Fiber Optic Based Mine-Wide Monitoring System
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to create an advanced mine-wide distributed monitoring system utilizing a low power intrinsically safe fiber optic backbone for improving ventilation and gas and temperature monitoring in underground mines.
• A Magnetic Communication System for Use in Mine Environments
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop and demo a two-way, through-the-earth communication system for mines that applies state-of-the-art communications technologies to overcome subterranean wireless communication challenges while meeting industrial safety standards.
• A Wearable Multivariable Sensor for NO2 and CO Detection
  5/23/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design composite sensing materials to develop a sensor that is sensitive to carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide at the desired concentrations but is not affected by the interferences present in mines.
• 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.
• Evaluation of Smoke and Gas Sensor Responses for Fires of Common Mine Combustibles
  3/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing experiments conducted to evaluate the response characteristics of commercially available gas, smoke and flame sensors to fires of common combustible mine materials.
• Post-Accident AMS System
  1/6/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a robust, intrinsically safe system that will incorporate atmospheric monitoring, two-way communications and miner tracking, all in a single network.
• Analysis of Post-Explosion Residues for Estimating Flame Travel During Coal Dust Deflagrations
  10/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  NIOSH conducted a series of large-scale explosion experiments at the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine to investigate the inerting effect of limestone rock dust. Post-explosion dust residue samples were analyzed to infer flame travel.