Technical Progress Report 87: Using Handheld Infrared Imagers to Locate Miners in Smoke-Filled Mine Openings

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bowser, Merle L. ; Stateham, Raymond M.
• Description:
  Two infrared imagers, both with a 3- to 5-um spectral range, were tested in a smoke-filled opening to determine their capability to "see through smoke." A mine opening 75 meters long was filled with coal smoke. A fire in a smoke generator and two men were used as targets. The men were detected and identified at 75 meters. Tests were discontinued on the fire because the instruments were saturated with the fire at 25 meters, indicating that fire could be detected at much greater distances. Because of their ability to "see through smoke," infrared imagers should be useful during rescue operations in smoke-filled mines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Infrared Radiation Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Technical Progress Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  22 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10007994
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-241203
• Citation:
  NTIS: PB 241 203 :11 pages
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NTIS: PB 241 203
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eee8b03ca3a13d26e7c4fda1697e48c2140a9f038d627c908cc99083038d1aa2526a8f51ee5c2ad637ae529a769a4e4480078b445c1a26cff1b0c7b28396afd0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206199/cdc_206199_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 650.61 KB ]