Download or read book Applicability of Radio to Emergency Mine Communications written by E. W. Felegy and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Applicability of Radio to Emergency Mine Communications written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Studies on Emergency Mine Communications written by Earl Jeffries Coggeshall and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of Investigations written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Utilization of Amateur Radio in Disaster Communications written by Lynn Ellen Edwards and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews the various types of technology available and provides case studies of ham radio participation with the American Red Cross, and with local Red Cross chapters. Also examines a local Amateur Radio Emergency Services group. Concludes with a set of recommendations for improved cooperation between hams and government and nonprofit agencies that deal with disaster response.
Download or read book Information Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of Investigations no 2002 to No 7380 written by and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Carbonizing Properties written by Arno Carl Fieldner and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mine Flood Prevention and Control written by Everett Perry Carman and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surface water Seepage Into Anthracite Mines in the Wyoming Basin Northern Field written by Charles Thomas Holland and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Medium Frequency Mine Emergency Communications an Emerging Technology written by Nick Damiano and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Objective: To evaluate' and develop medium frequency communications technology for emergency underground mine communications. Medium frequency communications systems do not require a powered underground infrastructure to be installed for operation, and may therefore provide a higher degree of survivability after a mine disaster than other types of systems. Background: In June 2006, Congress passed the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (MINER Act), mandating that underground coal mines provide emergency response plans that include two-way wireless communications and electronic tracking systems within three years. To satisfy that legislation a wide variety of communications systems have been developed to meet the guidance set forth in the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) program policy letters that followed. In the years following the MINER Act of 2006, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) supported the development of different types of communications and tracking technologies. Most underground mine communications systems use hand-held, high frequency radios similar to systems used on the surface. These high frequency systems require the installation of underground powered infrastructure that is susceptible to damage from events such as roof falls and explosions. In contrast, medium frequency (MF) systems use existing mine conductors for communications, such as underground transport rails and mine power cables, which have a better chance of remaining intact after a mine disaster. In December 2006, NIOSH entered into an interagency agreement with the US Army to evaluate communications technology originally developed by Kutta Technologies for the military, with the goal of adapting that technology for mine emergency communications. Medium Frequency Operation: MF systems operate between 300 and 3,000 kilohertz (kHz). Underground, MF signals have a unique effect that makes them parasitically couple to nearby metal conductors. Unlike most traditional high frequency systems, MF signals can travel long distances underground without aid from powered infrastructure. MF signals can propagate onto many different kinds of common conductors found in a mine ranging from page phone lines to metal pipes or track. Once a medium frequency signal couples to a good conductor, it can travel several miles. Because MF signals can travel over multiple conductors at the same time, they may provide more diverse paths for emergency communications to propagate out of the mine. This could increase the chances of successful communications in a situation where the mine's power and its infrastructure become disabled. An underground MF communications system consists of as little as three parts: an MF transmitter, a conducting medium, and an MF receiver. An MF transceiver can function as the transmitter and receiver, allowing miners to transmit and receive with the same device. In order to communicate, miners should be in the same entry as the conductor on which they intend to transmit and receive MF communications. The closer the MF radio is to the conductor, the further the signal will travel down that conductor. This holds true for both sending and receiving MF signals. Test Results and Status of MF Technology: The first MF radio prototypes were delivered to NIOSH in 2009 by Kutta Technologies, Inc. The purpose of the prototypes was to determine if the technology could be packaged with an omnidirectional antenna, using a small battery operating at intrinsically safe levels, and still achieve satisfactory performance. The prototypes were tested in several underground coal mines. In one coal mine, it was observed that the MF signal traveled for over two miles (the maximum extent of the mine available during the testing period). Observations in some coal mines have shown that MF signals can travel as far as five miles without any amplification from powered infrastructure. It should be noted that each test was dependent on the specific mine environment, and that configuration of the metal conductors can affect the overall performance. These tests also demonstrated that MF could be interfaced with other existing primary communications systems such as ultrahigh frequency (UHF) leaky feeder. Kutta Technologies developed an MF-to-UHF bridge that allows miners to use the same hand-held radio they use with a leaky feeder system. The MF-to-UHF bridges are installed in fixed locations near the leaky feeder cable. By mid-2010, portable MF radios and fixed-location MF-to-UHF bridges were approved by MSHA for permissibility. The size of a portable MF radio is 12 x 12 x 6 in, which is sufficiently compact for the radio to be carried to the face area, but not small enough to be worn on the miner. One potential way to ensure availability would be to store the MF radios at strategic areas and carry them for use during escape along a nearby conductor. Several operators have already installed MF radios and bridges in their underground coal mines for use during a mine emergency." - NIOSHTIC-2
Download or read book Bulletin written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Application of Visible Light Wireless Communication in Underground Mine written by Simona Mirela Riurean and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a chronological literature review of optical wireless communication, followed by a detailed blueprint of a visible light communication (VLC) setup with the key characteristics of LEDs and photodetectors. Next, the optical channel impulse response and its description for different possible topologies is presented together with a description of the optical and electrical setup for both optical transmitters (oTx) and optical receivers (oRx). Different single carrier and multi-carrier modulations particularly applied in visible light communication setups are also presented. Both the optical and electrical modules of oTx and oRx are simulated and then prototyped and tested as embedded devices in an underground positioning and monitoring system for a continuous real time identification of the personnel on the main underground galleries where the illumination network is already installed. Presents a comprehensive look at visible light communication technology, both in description and application; Shows where and how VLC has been launched on the market as an alternative or partner technology to the existing wireless communication technologies based on radio frequency; Includes special focus on underground positioning and monitoring with embedded VLC.
Download or read book Geologic Aspects of Radio Wave Transmission written by Milton William Pullen and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book List of Publications Issued by the Bureau of Mines with Subject and Author Index written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
