Coal mine rescue and survival system. Volume I. Survival subsystem. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1971

OSTI ID:7093349

The report covers the Survival Subsystem portion of the final report for the Coal Mine Rescue and Survival Subsystem (CMR and SS) program. The basic objectives of the program were to develop and test hardware to determine the efficacy of various coal mine rescue and survival concepts and techniques based on the proposal of the Bureau of Mines and a study conducted by the National Academy of Engineering. The report covers the three parts of the Survival Subsystem from the viewpoint of design, manufacture, test, and evaluation. They are the Personal Breathing Aparatus (PBA), which is an emergency unit designed to provide a breathable atmosphere in a contaminated gaseous environment, particularly in coal mines, into which carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and other gases are released by fire or explosion, the Auxiliary Survival Chamber, which is a portable self-contained 15-man refuge for trapped miners located near the working face, and the Large Central Chamber, which is a design for a permanent fixed installation providing life support for as many as 50 men indefinitely. (Author) (GRA)

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Baltimore, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7093349
• Report Number(s): PB-208266
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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