Study on the Cause of Hypoxia in the Corner of Return Air of Shallow Buried Flammable Coal Seam Group Mining Face and the Coordinated Prevention and Control of Coal Spontaneous Combustion

Coal is the main energy source in China, and spontaneous combustion of coal is one of the main disasters in coal mines. Fully mechanized caving top coal mining technology is widely used in coal mines. Under the comprehensive action of multiple factors, gas generated by coal oxidation and low oxygen...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hui Chen, Hao Shao, Shuguang Jiang, Chenglin Huang, Guozhong Liu, Shangguo Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7396
_version_ 1797592180785676288
author Hui Chen
Hao Shao
Shuguang Jiang
Chenglin Huang
Guozhong Liu
Shangguo Li
author_facet Hui Chen
Hao Shao
Shuguang Jiang
Chenglin Huang
Guozhong Liu
Shangguo Li
author_sort Hui Chen
collection DOAJ
description Coal is the main energy source in China, and spontaneous combustion of coal is one of the main disasters in coal mines. Fully mechanized caving top coal mining technology is widely used in coal mines. Under the comprehensive action of multiple factors, gas generated by coal oxidation and low oxygen gas in goaf is easy to rush to working face, resulting in lower oxygen concentration in upper corner and exceeding harmful gas concentration. It seriously threatens the health of underground workers and the normal operation of production. If the oxygen concentration in the upper corner is changed, it is bound to cause the change of the oxygen concentration in the goaf and aggravate the threat of spontaneous combustion of coal in the goaf. In order to solve the double threat of low oxygen in upper corner and coal spontaneous combustion in goaf, based on Coulomb model, this paper uses command flow to conduct numerical simulation tests on the failure law of overlying strata, and obtains the influence of mining of the lower 1 coal seam and the lower 5 coal seam on the overlying strata subsidence and surface penetration. Based on the comprehensive consideration of atmospheric pressure, ore pressure activity, external air leakage and other factors, the mixed model of the source and emission of low oxygen gas in goaf was established, and the formation mechanism of low oxygen problem in the corner of return air of working face was defined. The use of pressure air belt to deal with low oxygen in return air corner is proposed creatively. The comprehensive fire prevention measures such as corner plugging, nitrogen injection and grouting are used to inhibit the oxidation of the left coal and the influx of low oxygen gas to the corner in the goaf, so as to achieve the goal of collaborative prevention and control of low oxygen in the corner of return air and coal spontaneous combustion. The research results have important reference significance for the mine with the risk of spontaneous combustion or the problem of low oxygen in the return air corner.
first_indexed 2024-03-11T01:47:47Z
format Article
id doaj.art-1d93fe1adf2c4e7fb03ac28a79abc4ab
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2076-3417
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-11T01:47:47Z
publishDate 2023-06-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Applied Sciences
spelling doaj.art-1d93fe1adf2c4e7fb03ac28a79abc4ab2023-11-18T16:05:48ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-06-011313739610.3390/app13137396Study on the Cause of Hypoxia in the Corner of Return Air of Shallow Buried Flammable Coal Seam Group Mining Face and the Coordinated Prevention and Control of Coal Spontaneous CombustionHui Chen0Hao Shao1Shuguang Jiang2Chenglin Huang3Guozhong Liu4Shangguo Li5School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221000, ChinaSchool of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221000, ChinaSchool of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221000, ChinaSchool of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou 221000, ChinaChina Coal Technology Engineering Group Chongqing Research Institute, Chongqing 400037, ChinaChina Coal Technology Engineering Group Chongqing Research Institute, Chongqing 400037, ChinaCoal is the main energy source in China, and spontaneous combustion of coal is one of the main disasters in coal mines. Fully mechanized caving top coal mining technology is widely used in coal mines. Under the comprehensive action of multiple factors, gas generated by coal oxidation and low oxygen gas in goaf is easy to rush to working face, resulting in lower oxygen concentration in upper corner and exceeding harmful gas concentration. It seriously threatens the health of underground workers and the normal operation of production. If the oxygen concentration in the upper corner is changed, it is bound to cause the change of the oxygen concentration in the goaf and aggravate the threat of spontaneous combustion of coal in the goaf. In order to solve the double threat of low oxygen in upper corner and coal spontaneous combustion in goaf, based on Coulomb model, this paper uses command flow to conduct numerical simulation tests on the failure law of overlying strata, and obtains the influence of mining of the lower 1 coal seam and the lower 5 coal seam on the overlying strata subsidence and surface penetration. Based on the comprehensive consideration of atmospheric pressure, ore pressure activity, external air leakage and other factors, the mixed model of the source and emission of low oxygen gas in goaf was established, and the formation mechanism of low oxygen problem in the corner of return air of working face was defined. The use of pressure air belt to deal with low oxygen in return air corner is proposed creatively. The comprehensive fire prevention measures such as corner plugging, nitrogen injection and grouting are used to inhibit the oxidation of the left coal and the influx of low oxygen gas to the corner in the goaf, so as to achieve the goal of collaborative prevention and control of low oxygen in the corner of return air and coal spontaneous combustion. The research results have important reference significance for the mine with the risk of spontaneous combustion or the problem of low oxygen in the return air corner.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7396hypoxiacoal spontaneous combustionshallow burial depthcompressed air zonecollaborative prevention and control
spellingShingle Hui Chen
Hao Shao
Shuguang Jiang
Chenglin Huang
Guozhong Liu
Shangguo Li
Study on the Cause of Hypoxia in the Corner of Return Air of Shallow Buried Flammable Coal Seam Group Mining Face and the Coordinated Prevention and Control of Coal Spontaneous Combustion
Applied Sciences
hypoxia
coal spontaneous combustion
shallow burial depth
compressed air zone
collaborative prevention and control
title Study on the Cause of Hypoxia in the Corner of Return Air of Shallow Buried Flammable Coal Seam Group Mining Face and the Coordinated Prevention and Control of Coal Spontaneous Combustion
title_full Study on the Cause of Hypoxia in the Corner of Return Air of Shallow Buried Flammable Coal Seam Group Mining Face and the Coordinated Prevention and Control of Coal Spontaneous Combustion
title_fullStr Study on the Cause of Hypoxia in the Corner of Return Air of Shallow Buried Flammable Coal Seam Group Mining Face and the Coordinated Prevention and Control of Coal Spontaneous Combustion
title_full_unstemmed Study on the Cause of Hypoxia in the Corner of Return Air of Shallow Buried Flammable Coal Seam Group Mining Face and the Coordinated Prevention and Control of Coal Spontaneous Combustion
title_short Study on the Cause of Hypoxia in the Corner of Return Air of Shallow Buried Flammable Coal Seam Group Mining Face and the Coordinated Prevention and Control of Coal Spontaneous Combustion
title_sort study on the cause of hypoxia in the corner of return air of shallow buried flammable coal seam group mining face and the coordinated prevention and control of coal spontaneous combustion
topic hypoxia
coal spontaneous combustion
shallow burial depth
compressed air zone
collaborative prevention and control
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/13/7396
work_keys_str_mv AT huichen studyonthecauseofhypoxiainthecornerofreturnairofshallowburiedflammablecoalseamgroupminingfaceandthecoordinatedpreventionandcontrolofcoalspontaneouscombustion
AT haoshao studyonthecauseofhypoxiainthecornerofreturnairofshallowburiedflammablecoalseamgroupminingfaceandthecoordinatedpreventionandcontrolofcoalspontaneouscombustion
AT shuguangjiang studyonthecauseofhypoxiainthecornerofreturnairofshallowburiedflammablecoalseamgroupminingfaceandthecoordinatedpreventionandcontrolofcoalspontaneouscombustion
AT chenglinhuang studyonthecauseofhypoxiainthecornerofreturnairofshallowburiedflammablecoalseamgroupminingfaceandthecoordinatedpreventionandcontrolofcoalspontaneouscombustion
AT guozhongliu studyonthecauseofhypoxiainthecornerofreturnairofshallowburiedflammablecoalseamgroupminingfaceandthecoordinatedpreventionandcontrolofcoalspontaneouscombustion
AT shangguoli studyonthecauseofhypoxiainthecornerofreturnairofshallowburiedflammablecoalseamgroupminingfaceandthecoordinatedpreventionandcontrolofcoalspontaneouscombustion