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• Mine Escape Vehicle Technology Retrofit Demonstration
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design the integration of appropriate Mine Escape Vehicle (MEV) technology into either an existing mantrip being refurbished or a new mantrip under construction.
• 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.
• Adapting Remote Methane Leak Detector (RMLD) to Coal Miner Rescue
  7/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to evaluate the practicality and permissibility of modern laser-based technology for remotely detecting and mapping potentially explosive methane accumulations.
• CFD Analysis on Gas Distribution for Different Scrubber Redirection Configurations in Sump Cut
  7/1/2015
  This publication of conference proceedings discusses a recently developed series of models by NIOSH utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to study gas distribution around a continuous mining machine.
• Remote Methane Sensors
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to integrate a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) component into specialized electronics to measure methane levels in underground coal mines.
• New Simulated Gas Detector Offers Realistic Training for Mine Rescue Teams
  6/1/2010 - Conference papers
  A multi-gas simulated gas monitor system (GMS) is a wireless simulation tool. It is designed to assist mine rescue team members learn about gas detection, gas concentrations, and encourage subsequent decision-making actions by team members.
• NIOSH Research for Monitoring and Controlling Methane at U.S. Underground Coal Mining Operations
  11/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This work by NIOSH has modelled the impacts of borehole pattern and design and the effects of increasing face length on gob gas venthole performance.
• Use of Infrared Sensors for Monitoring Methane in Underground Mines
  6/1/2008 - Conference papers
  This paper describes research conducted to compare the performance, including response time and accuracy, of selected instruments using infrared and catalytic sensors.
• Nitrogen Dioxide Calibration Standards for Portable Monitors
  12/1/2005 - Information Circulars
  The purpose of this study was to compare calibration gas cylinders having balance gases of nitrogen or air that are commonly used to calibrate portable NO2 gas monitors. Because even low concentrations of NO2 can have an extremely adverse effect on ind...
• Evaluation of Person-Wearable Methane Monitors
  1/1/2005 - Conference papers
  This paper describes test procedures used to evaluate performance of methane monitors that could be used underground for continuous personal monitoring of methane. The information in this report provides data that allow the reader to make side-by side c...