Mining Feature: 2021 Refuge Alternative Partnership Meeting
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The 2021 meetings of the Refuge Alternative Partnership were held on November 17-18.
Agenda
Click on presentation title links below to view the presented slides in PDF format. Presentation file hosting courtesy of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association website.
Day 1: Wednesday 11/17
| Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
| 11:00 AM |
Welcome |
George Luxbacher, NIOSH |
| 11:05 AM |
BCOA comments |
Monty Cooper |
| 11:10 AM |
UMWA comments |
TBD |
| 11:15 AM |
NMA comments |
TBD |
| 11:20 AM |
MSHA comments |
Melanie Calhoun |
| 11:25 AM |
NIOSH PMRD comments |
Steve Sawyer, Jr. |
| 11:30 AM |
Introduction: Broad Overview of Topics to Be Presented |
Dave Yantek, NIOSH |
| 11:35 AM |
Effect of Explosion Pressure Time Waveforms on Built-in-place Refuge Alternative Stopping/Door Response |
Dave Yantek, NIOSH |
| 11:50 AM |
Built-in-place Refuge Alternative Door Blast Analysis and Design Modifications |
Dave Yantek, NIOSH |
| 12:05 PM |
Safe Haven Door Evaluation Under Blast Loading |
Kyle Perry, Missouri S&T |
| 12:25 PM |
Break |
| 12:40 PM |
Built-in-place Refuge Alternative Pressure Relief Valve Cracking Pressure and Flow Rate Versus Pressure Drop |
John Homer, NIOSH |
| 12:55 PM |
Blast Testing of Built-in-place Refuge Alternative Pressure Relief Valves |
John Homer, NIOSH |
| 1:15 PM |
Development of Gas Explosion Testing of Pressure Relief Valves for Refuge Alternatives - Video |
Jhon Silva, University of Kentucky |
| 1:35 PM |
Westmoreland Coal Petition for Modification for Built-in-place Refuge Alternatives |
Dave Hales, Westmoreland Coal |
| 1:55 PM |
Break |
| 2:10 PM |
Development of a Cryogenic Air Supply Evaluation Laboratory and the Human Breathing Simulator |
Dave Yantek, NIOSH |
| 2:25 PM |
Evaluation of a Cryogenic Air Supply as a Breathable Air Supply for Refuge Alternatives |
Lincan Yan, NIOSH |
| 2:40 PM |
Cryogenic Air Supply Storage Time after a Loss of Electrical Power |
Lincan Yan, NIOSH |
| 2:55 PM |
Evaluation of the 12.5 cfm/Miner Requirement for Refuge Alternatives Supplied with Fresh Air |
Cory DeGennaro, NIOSH
|
Day 2: Thursday 11/18
| Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
| 11:00 AM |
Welcome |
George Luxbacher, NIOSH |
| 11:05 AM |
Static And Dynamic Contamination Ingress for a Built-in-place Refuge Alternative |
Joseph Bickson, NIOSH |
| 11:20 AM |
Effect of Ventilation System Layout on Purge Times and Contaminant Distribution in a Built-in-place Refuge |
Joseph Bickson, NIOSH |
| 11:35 AM |
Atmospheric Toxic Gas Sensing and Scrubbing, and Through-hull Communications |
Mike Mohundro, United States Navy |
| 11:55 AM |
Attenuation of Radio Frequency Signals by Portable and Built-in-place Refuge Alternatives |
Nick Damiano, NIOSH |
| 12:15 PM |
Electric Field Through-the-earth Communication Systems for Built-in-place Refuge Alternatives |
Nick Damiano NIOSH |
| 12:30 PM |
Break |
| 12:45 PM |
Miner Metabolic Heat Input and Thermoregulation for Refuge Alternative Conditions |
Dave Yantek, NIOSH |
| 1:05 PM |
Refuge Alternative Heat/Humidity Testing, Thermal Simulation Model Development, and Effect of Mine Parameters on Resulting Apparent Temperature |
Dave Yantek, NIOSH |
| 1:25 PM |
Update on VentSim Refuge Alternative Module |
Florian Michelin, Howden |
| 1:45 PM |
Break |
| 2:00 PM |
Occupancy Derating and Heat Mitigation Strategies to Meet the Apparent Temperature Limit |
Dave Yantek, NIOSH |
| 2:20 PM |
Warrior Met Coal's Experience with Refuge Alternatives |
Ricky Allen, Warrior Met Coal |
| 2:40 PM |
MSHA Perspective and Refuge Alternative Future |
Wesley Shumaker, MSHA Approval and Certification Center |
| 3:00 PM |
Wrap-up |
Miguel Reyes, NIOSH |