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system manufacturers. Installation guidelines may impact
the specific nozzle orientations, the type of dispersion noz-
zles, number of nozzles, separation distances, and amount
of fire suppression agent recommended. Accordingly, it
may be possible that the fire suppression agents may per-
form differently when installed on mobile mining equip-
ment in real world applications. Additionally, no testing
was done to evaluate any health or environmental impacts.
DISCLAIMER
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of
the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official
position of the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mention of any company or product does not constitute an
endorsement by NIOSH.
REFERENCES
[1] MSHA (2018). Report of investigation, fatal equip-
ment fire accident. United States Department of
Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration.
September 7, 2018.
[2] BETE (2024). BETE PJ Impingement Misting
and Fogging Nozzles. https://bete.com/wp-content
/uploads/2022/01/BETE_PJ-metric.pdf.
[3] Yuan, L., Thomas, R.A., Zhou, L. (2017).
Characterization of a mine fire using atmospheric
monitoring system sensor data. Mining Engineering,
69, 57–62.
[4] Egan, M.R. (1990). Summary of Combustion
Products From Mine Materials: Their Relevance to
Mine Fire Detection, Information Circular 9272,
U.S. Bureau of Mines.
system manufacturers. Installation guidelines may impact
the specific nozzle orientations, the type of dispersion noz-
zles, number of nozzles, separation distances, and amount
of fire suppression agent recommended. Accordingly, it
may be possible that the fire suppression agents may per-
form differently when installed on mobile mining equip-
ment in real world applications. Additionally, no testing
was done to evaluate any health or environmental impacts.
DISCLAIMER
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of
the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official
position of the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mention of any company or product does not constitute an
endorsement by NIOSH.
REFERENCES
[1] MSHA (2018). Report of investigation, fatal equip-
ment fire accident. United States Department of
Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration.
September 7, 2018.
[2] BETE (2024). BETE PJ Impingement Misting
and Fogging Nozzles. https://bete.com/wp-content
/uploads/2022/01/BETE_PJ-metric.pdf.
[3] Yuan, L., Thomas, R.A., Zhou, L. (2017).
Characterization of a mine fire using atmospheric
monitoring system sensor data. Mining Engineering,
69, 57–62.
[4] Egan, M.R. (1990). Summary of Combustion
Products From Mine Materials: Their Relevance to
Mine Fire Detection, Information Circular 9272,
U.S. Bureau of Mines.