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Detection of trapped miner electromagnetic signals above coal mines : final report
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July 1980
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Description:This report assesses the expected detectability, on the surface above mines, of electromagnetic signals produced in the frequency band of 630 to 3030 Hz by a rescue transmitter activated by miners trapped underground. This assessment is based on a statistical analysis of experimental signal and noise data taken at a representative sample of coal mine sites well distributed over the United States underground coal fields. Regression analyses are performed to characterize the signal transmission behavior of overburdens as a function of depth and frequency. The predicted signal behavior is then combined with experimentally based distributions of the background noise, and aural detection characteristics of signals in noise, to generate curves of the expected probability of detection for trapped miner signals versus overburden depth and operating frequency. The implications of these results, and associated recommendations, are presented regarding the detectability of trapped miners, sensitivity analyses and confirmatory tests, and operational utilization considerations for the trapped miners and the search and rescue team on the surface.
Final report on contract no. J0188037 : Technical support of through-the-earth EM transmission measurement program.
Performing organization report no. ADL-81978.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178)
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Pages in Document:288 numbered pages
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Resource Number:Open-file report (United States. Bureau of Mines) ; 1982-99
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