Determination of a Mine Fire Intensity Using Atmospheric Monitoring System in a Ventilation Network

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• Personal Author:
  Bahrami D ; Rowland J ; Thomas R ; Yuan L ; Zhou L
• Description:
  Underground mine fires have long been and continue to be a serious hazard to miners' health and safety. Continuous monitoring of carbon monoxide (CO) and other fire-related parameters by means of an atmospheric monitoring system (AMS) has been widely applied by mine operators to detect fires at a very early stage. Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have devoted many efforts to the study of integrating real-time AMS sensor data with mine fire simulation programs to simulate and predict the spread of smoke, so as to provide assistance to mine fire emergency response personnel. The determination of fire intensity using the monitored sensor data is the most critical component of the successful application of this integration. Direct calculation of fire intensity using AMS sensor data has been achieved by NIOSH researchers, which has proven to be very promising when a fire is within a close range of sensors. This paper presents a methodology for determining fire intensity for the complicated scenarios where a fire is distant from sensors with the presence of airflow splits and merges. The method was validated using a full-scale diesel fire test conducted in the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division (PMRD) Safety Research Coal Mine (SRCM) and can help mine operators and safety personnel make informed decisions in a fire emergency. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Movements Atmosphere Carbon Monoxide Decision Making Disaster Planning Emergencies Emergency Responders Environmental Monitoring Fires Hot Temperature Mining Occupational Health Safety Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air Flow Carbon Monoxide Continuous Mining Data Processing Decision Making Emergency Preparedness Emergency Responders Environmental Monitoring Fire Detection Fire Detection Systems Fire Hazards Fire Safety Heat Mine Fires Monitoring Systems Performance Tests Safety Engineering Safety Personnel Sensors Simulation Methods Smoke Detection Underground Miners Underground Mines

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059692
• Citation:
  MineXchange: 2020 SME Annual Conference & Expo, February 23-26, 2020, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 20-005. Englewood, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2020 Feb; :1-4
• Contact Point Address:
  L. Zhou, CDC NIOSH, Pittsburgh, PA
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  MineXchange: 2020 SME Annual Conference & Expo, February 23-26, 2020, Phoenix, Arizona, preprint 20-005
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a41706b6b84b4b6844cbd33114a43a288cbf75fd98996b63d563db4fdc758bf8e17fe066e03f8b6b58ed8cc8b8c96d3dcffcf98e6b78f7530db83eac2c8051f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215267/cdc_215267_DS1.pdf
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