A Medium Frequency Wireless Communication System for Underground Mines [1984]

Details

• Personal Author:
  Stolarczyk, Larry G.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Bureau of Mines ; A.R.F. Products, Inc.
• Description:
  A medium-frequency (MF) wireless communication system for underground mines, a new telecommunication system, works on low loss electromagnetic wave propagation modes that allow it to provide quality radio communications almost anywhere in a mine. Tests show the mf system can provide improved safety and managerial control, increased productivity, better organizational teamwork, and reduced maintenance costs; furthermore, the mf system's unique design allows for easy installation at a minimum cost. This report covers (1) the mf design plan, (2) an overview of mine radio communications systems, (3) preparations needed for designing an mf system, (4) MF equipment, (5) MF installation, (6) MF design considerations, (7) MF design specifications, and (8) recommendations dealing with the system. Experiments in four mines are illustrated to demonstrate the success and viability of the mf system. The mines range from small (500 tons/day) to large (67,000 tons/day) capacity and represent several different mining methods. The MF wireless communication system represents an advancement in mining communication and the groundwork for other advanced mine systems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Metals Mining Occupational Health Radio Waves Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-mining Metal-mining Mining-equipment Mining-industry Radio-waves Underground-mining
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; New Mexico ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-221
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10004817
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-134103
• Citation:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Contract H0308004, 1984 Sep; :1-221
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Performing Organization:
  A.R.F. Products, Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f3edb960d7e2318c8342d91855279f021095ad6f34ef1962d8ede4b60894a2ff080792ece58d38a60ed0449af8fc0bbd124490c158fe4e5f440255c90bf50d1f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8883/cdc_8883_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.71 MB ]