Use of Infrared Sensors for Monitoring Methane in Underground Mines

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• Personal Author:
  Chilton, Joseph E. ; Martikainen AL ; Taylor, Charles D.
• Description:
  Federal regulations require the use of methane monitors on all mining machines. All machine mounted methane monitors currently used in underground coal mines rely on catalytic heat of combustion sensors. As a comparison, although not currently approved for use on underground mining equipment, instruments with infrared sensors are evaluated in this study. Potential advantages of using infrared sensors include faster response time, long-term stability, and reduced maintenance needs. Tests conducted in the laboratory and at a full-scale model mine compare the performance of catalytic heat of combustion and infrared sensors operating under test conditions designed to simulate airflow conditions underground. An MP3 file is available. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Forestry Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Coal-mining Methane-control Mining-industry Monitoring-systems Monitors Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  9780615200095
• Publisher:
  University of Nevada - Reno
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Nevada ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  307-312
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034156
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 12th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, Reno, Nevada, June 9-11, 2008. Wallace KG Jr., ed., Reno, NV: University of Nevada - Reno, 2008 Jun; :307-312
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methane (CAS RN 74-82-8)
• Editor(s):
  Wallace KG Jr.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 12th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, Reno, Nevada, June 9-11, 2008
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7fdd7adaed9bdf3119347aeb8b55a2f2b433e718bdb0a707a09a5b1b331a4f116efa2fd7c0bed185b3f0b857c6fc840cd81b29455063b5cd7ea61a7b61e2dd4c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226974/cdc_226974_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 517.39 KB ]