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Technology News 564 – MFIRE 4.0 Enhances Fire Modeling Capabilities

January 2021
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2021-109

The MFIRE 4.0 software is now available from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to assist mine operators and researchers with modeling different types of fires that can occur in mines. MFIRE 4.0 substantially improves upon NIOSH’s mine fire simulation software MFIRE 3.0 by incorporating two time-dependent fire source models and a smoke rollback identification model. This software update will enable mine operators to better anticipate how to plan for and respond to a fire using more accurately modeled fire and ventilation behavior.

Technology News 564 – MFIRE 4.0 Enhances Fire Modeling Capabilities

Suggested Citation

NIOSH [2021]. Technology News 564 – MFIRE 4.0 Enhances Fire Modeling Capabilities. By xxx: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-111, https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021109