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Mining Publication: MFIRE Users Manual Version 2.20
Keywords: Computer simulation Fires Ventilation
This page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated. Contact NIOSH Mining if you need an accessible version.
Original creation date: August 1995
Authors: LW Laage, RE Greuer, WH Pomroy
Reference - August 1995
Download PDF Document (0.94 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20033328
Twin Cities Research Center, US Bureau of Mines, Minneapolis, MN, USA, US Bureau of Mines Training Workshop on the �MFIRE� Mine Fire and Ventilation Simulator, 1995 Aug; :1-110
MFIRE is a computer simulation program that performs normal ventilation network planning calculations, and dynamic transient state simulation of ventilation networks under a variety of conditions. The program is useful for the analysis of ventilation networks under thermal and mechanical influence. MFIRE simulates a mine's ventilation system and its response to altered ventilation parameters, external influences such as temperatures, and internal influences such as fires. Extensive output enables detailed quantitative analysis of the effects of the proposed alteration to the ventilation system. Network simulation using digital computers has become widespread throughout the mining industry in recent years. However, as the sophistication of the simulator increases (MFIRE, for example), the complexity of input data requirements and interpretations of results requires more skill and knowledge from the users. Perhaps the most difficult part of using MFIRE is to construct the data set describing the mine's physical layout and its ventilation properties. The initial attempts to get the data set running often reveal unknown or ignored aspects of the mine's ventilation. MFIRE was written in Fortran 77 and compiled with Microway Fortran for the Intel 80386 based computers with a 80387 math co-processor. The source code is portable and available for users who wish to modify the source code to operate on other computers. This user manual describes the development of MFIRE, the input format and requirements, the output, common errors, fire parameters, and examples MFIRE application. Valuable reference material is included in the appendices. Knowledgeable users may skip directly to the PROGRAM INSTALLATION AND OPERATION section to begin using MFIRE immediately.
Image of publication MFIRE Users Manual Version 2.20Reference - August 1995
Download PDF Document (0.94 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20033328
Twin Cities Research Center, US Bureau of Mines, Minneapolis, MN, USA, US Bureau of Mines Training Workshop on the �MFIRE� Mine Fire and Ventilation Simulator, 1995 Aug; :1-110
See Also
The Critical Ventilation Velocity in Tunnel Fires - A Computer Simulation
Development and Application of Reservoir Models and Artificial Neural Networks for Optimizing Ventilation Air Requirements in Development Mining of Coal Seams
Experimental and Modeling Investigation of the Effect of Ventilation on Smoke Rollback in a Mine Entry
MFIRE - 4.0.2.0
MFIRE 4.0 Enhances Fire Modeling Capabilities
Modeling and Prediction of Ventilation Methane Emissions of U.S. Longwall Mines Using Supervised Artificial Neural Networks
New Improvements to MFIRE to Enhance Fire Modeling Capabilities
Safety Aspects of Mine Ventilation Through Technical Development and Training
Specialized Fortran Computer Programming and Analysis Services to Upgrade Capability of MFIRE Program
Study of Mine Fires and Mine Ventilation: Part I, Computer Simulation of Ventilation Systems Under the Influence of Mine Fires
Technology News 549 - MFIRE 3.0 - NIOSH Brings MFIRE into 21st Century
Technology News 564 - MFIRE 4.0 Enhances Fire Modeling Capabilities
Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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