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RI 6255 Experiments With Solid-In-Gas Suspensions As Heat Transport MediumsBy W. T. Abel
Laboratory tests were conducted with a closed, recycling system to evaluate the effectiveness of solid-in-gas suspensions as heat transport mediums. Micronized graphite in helium or nitrogen was circu
Jan 1, 1963
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RI 2113 The Field of Work of the U.S. Bureau of MinesBy Van H. Manning
"Under the organic act establishing it, the Bureau of Mines is authorized to conduct investigations designed to improve health and safety conditions in the mineral industry and to promote efficient de
Apr 1, 1920
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IC 8397 Bureau Of Mines Research On The Analysis Of High-Purity TungstenThis report summarizes the work performed by the Bureau of Mines on the development of analytical procedures for determining metallic and interstitial impurities in high-purity tungsten. Fourteen publ
Jan 1, 1968
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RI 8424 A Fail-Safe Control System for a Mine Methane Pipeline (8a7698a3-c6e2-45e5-8b5d-b0f1a3a2671c)By M. C. Irani
The Bureau of Mines has designed and put into operation a fail-safe control system for use in underground coal mines equipped with methane drainage pipelines. This control system can detect certain un
Jan 1, 1979
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RI 8424 - A Fail-Safe Control System for a Mine Methane PipelineBy P. W. Jeran, S. J. Pepperney, M. C. Irani, F. F. Kopsch
The Bureau of Mines has designed and put into operation a fail-safe control system for use in underground coal mines equipped with methane drainage pipelines. This control system can detect certain un
Jan 1, 1980
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IC 7755 Rock Dusting And Sampling - Including Wet Rock Dusting, At The Bureau Of Mines Experimental Coal Mine ? IntroductionBy Irving Hartmann
Modern mechanized mining with high-speed machines, multiple-entry systems, multiple blasting, high-velocity air currents, and rapid haulage has brought many economic benefits and has on the whole enha
Jan 1, 1956
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RI 3187 Protection Against Mercury Vapor Afforded By Canister Gas MasksBy W. P. Yant
Canister-type gas masks have become an essential part of the equipment of many industries not only for use in emergencies, but also in performing normal operations of industrial processes and procedur
Jan 1, 1932
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RI 9435 - Transfer of Self-Contained Self-Rescuer Donning Skills Under Similar Conditions of Practice: The Draeger OXY-SR60B and the CSE SR-100 (7f8e5489-309b-4fbb-9367-1df0d387dbda)By M. J. Brnich
The purpose of this U.S. Bureau of Mines study was to assess the ability of trainees to don an unfamiliar self-contained self-rescuer (SCSR) after having become familiar with how to put on a different
Jan 1, 2010
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Bulldozer Work Rate Indicator ? ObjectiveReduce costs of surface mine reclamation by improving bulldozer operating efficiency. Approach A draft power indicating system helps bulldozer operators adjust blade height and other controls for m
Jan 1, 1979
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Fatal Accidents Due To Flyrock And Lack Of Blast Area Security And Working Practices In MiningBy Suresh K. Bhatt, Gary L. Mowrey, Timothy R. Rehak, David K. Ingram
Coal and nonmetal mining used about 4.3 billion pounds of explosives and blasting agents during 2001 in the United States. A major part of this consumption was related to surface mining. Mine Safety
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Associated BibliographyBy Lloyd A. Morley, Robert Stefanko
1 Abaibanel, S , "Deflection of Confining Walls by Explosive Loads," Israel Jour. Technology, vol. 4, n. 1, Feb 1966. 2 Albertoni, S and others, "Numerical Computation Methods for Implosion Process
Jan 1, 1974
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RI 6518 Heats of Formation of Zirconium Carbide and Hafnium CarbideBy Alla D. Mah
The energies of combustion of zirconium carbide and hafnium carbide were measured by combustion calorimetry and the heats of combustion and formation. of zirconium carbide and hafnium carbide were der
Jan 1, 1964
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RI 5680 Flammability Limits Of Methyl Ethyl Ketone And Methyl Isobutyl Ketone In Bromochloromethane-Air Mixtures - SummaryBy M. G. Zabetakis
At ordinary temperatures and pressures methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)-air mixtures containing between 2.0 and 11 vol.-pct. MEK and methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)-air mixtures containing between 1.5 and 7.5
Jan 1, 1960
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RI 9460 - Programmable Electronic Mining Systems: Best Practice Recommendations (In Nine Parts) - Part 3: 2.2 Software SafetyBy Thomas J. Fisher, Christopher C. Jobes, Edward F. Fries
This report (Software Safety 2.2) is the third in a nine-part series of recommendations addressing the functional safety of processor-controlled mining equipment. It is part of a risk-based system sa
Jan 9, 2001
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RI 6379 Linear Correlation of Magnetic Susceptibility With the Composition of MineralsBy Foster Fraas
Review of the literature on solid solutions discloses that the relation between composition and magnetic susceptibility is not linear . Recalculation using a transformation of composition values to pa
Jan 1, 1964
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RI 9464 - Programmable Electronic Mining Systems: Best Practice Recommendations (In Nine Parts) - Part 5: 4.0 Independent Functional Safety AssessmentBy John J. Sammarco, Edward F. Fries
This report (Independent Functional Safety Assessment 4.0) is the fifth in a nine-part series of recommendations addressing the functional safety of processor-controlled mining equipment. It is part o
Jan 5, 2003
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RI 9461 - Programmable Electronic Mining Systems: Best Practice Recommendations (In Nine Parts) - Part 4: 3.0 Safety FileBy Thomas J. Fisher, John J. Sammarco, Gary L. Mowrey, Edward F. Fries
This report (Safety File 3.0) is the fourth in a nine-part series of recommendations addressing the functional safety of processor-controlled mining equipment. It is part of a risk-based system safet
Jan 5, 2002
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Technology News - No. 461 - Coal Dust Explosibility MeterObjective: To enable mine operators and mine inspectors to make quick and accurate measurements of the explosible nature of coal and rock dust mixtures.
Jul 1, 2008
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RI 5873 Continuous Analysis Of Helium In Natural Gas By Chromatography ? SummaryBy C. L. Klingman
In extracting helium from natural gas at Bureau of Mines helium plants, a continuous analysis of the helium content of inlet and outlet gas streams is required to determine extraction efficiency. An a
Jan 1, 1961
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Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Surface Characteristics and Hemolytic Activity of Respirable Size Silica ParticlesBy W. E. Wallace, B. L. Razzaboni, P. Bolsaitis, M. J. Keane
"Therma1 and chemical treatment of respirable size silica dusts samples is shown to induce marked changes in their hemolytic activity. The cytotoxicity of crystalline a-quartz (Min-U-Sil), and fumed s
Jan 1, 1990