6/23/2016 Refuge Alternative Webinar

Keywords: Refuge chambers

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Time Topic/Title Presenter/Facilitator
9 – 9:05 a.m.  Introduction Miguel A. Reyes, NIOSH
9:05 – 9:15 a.m. Refuge Alternative Laboratory Facility Miguel A. Reyes, NIOSH
9:15 – 9:30 a.m. In-mine RA heat & humidity tests Dave Yantek, NIOSH
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. RA heat mitigation systems research Dave Yantek, NIOSH
9:45 – 10 a.m. Effect of various parameters on mobile RA internal ambient Dave Yantek, NIOSH
10 – 10:10 a.m. RA miner metabolic heat input and "critical" apparent temperature Dave Yantek, NIOSH
10:10 – 10:20 a.m. Break
10:20 – 10:40 a.m. University of Nevada, Reno BAA Contract: Universal Mobile Refuge Alternatives Thermal Simulation Modeling Tool Demo  Dave Yantek, NIOSH
10:40 – 10:50 a.m. Discussion
10:50 – 11:10 a.m. BIP RA contamination ingress, purging, and relief valve research Tim Lutz, PE, NIOSH
11:10 – 11:15 a.m. University of Kentucky BAA Contract: Design and Construction Considerations for a Protected Compressed Air Line to a Refuge Alternative Tim Lutz, PE, NIOSH
11:15 – 11:20 a.m. BIP RA stopping/door system research Dave Yantek, NIOSH
11:20 - 11:25 a.m. RA communication research Miguel A. Reyes, NIOSH
11:25 - 11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m. – noon Discussion

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