Analysis of stability of support and surrounding rock in mining top coal of inclined coal seam

The study analyzes the characteristics of roof movement in mining top coal of inclined coal seam, and establishes the mechanical model of support and surrounding-rock stability in inclined coal seam. Besides, this study carries out the numerical calculation and field observation of roof movement and support stability, and provides the critical control measures. The results show that the fracture firstly appears in middle-upper roof and extends upwards in top coal caving in inclined coal seam; regular and irregular caving zones appear in middle-upper stress concentration region, and the asymmetric caving arch is finally formed. Support load of middle-upper working face is larger than that of the middle-lower face; dynamic load coefficient of upper support is large, and the load on the front of support is larger than that on the rear of it, which leads to poor support stability. Stability of support and surrounding-rock system depends mainly on upper-support stability.     

急倾斜放顶煤矿压显现规律的观测与研究

通过对宜洛煤矿李沟井伪俯料放顶煤回采工作面的矿压观测,从4个方面研究了急倾斜伪俯斜放顶煤工作面矿压显现规律;（1）工作面的初次来压、周期来压步距和来压强度;（2）沿工作面走向控制区内的顶板压力状况,以及生产工序对控制区内支柱载荷的影响;（3）研究了沿倾斜方向矿压显现特点,分析了与近水平煤层矿压显现不同的原因;（4）观测了上下巷矿压显现规律,并分析了上下巷压力不同的原因．用统计法对伪俯斜放顶煤采煤法和分层开采上下巷矿压显现作了对比。     

Feasibility analysis of gob-side entry retaining on a working face in a steep coal seam

Based on the decline in exploitation of coal resources, steep coal seam mining and mining face tensions continue to explore the feasibility analysis of steeply inclined faces in the gob. One of the key factors in utilizing the technology of gob-side entry retaining in steep coal seams is to safely and effectively prevent caving rock blocks from rushing into the gob-side entry by sliding downwards along levels. Using theoretical analysis and field methods, we numerically simulated the mining process on a fully-mechanized face in a steep coal seam. The stress and deformation process of roof strata has been analyzed, and the difficulty of utilizing the technology is considered and combined with practice in a steep working face in Lvshuidong mine. The feasibility of utilizing the technology of gob-side entry retaining in a steep coal seam has been recognised. We propose that roadways along the left lane offshoot body use a specially-made reinforced steel dense net to build a dense rock face at the lower head. The results show that the lane offshoot branch creates effective roof control, safe conditions for roadway construction workers, and practical application of steeply inclined gob.     

Structure and deformation measurements of shallow overburden during top coal caving longwall mining

Mining induced pressures are strong and overburden failure areas are large in top coal caving longwall mining, which constrains high production and safety mining. By employing the combination of the full view borehole photography technique and the seismic CT scanner technique, the deformation and failure of overlying strata of fully mechanized caving face in shallow coal seam were studied and the failure development of overburden was determined. Results show that the full view borehole photography can reveal the characteristics of strata, and the seismic CT scanner can reflect the characteristics of strata between the boreholes. The combined measurement technique can effectively determine the height of fractured and caved zones. The top end of the caved zone in Yangwangou coal mine employing the top coal caving longwall mining was at the depth of 171 m and fractured zone was at the depth of 106-110 m. The results provide a theoretic foundation for controlling the overburden strata in the shallow buried top coal caving panel.     

Simulation of recovery of upper remnant coal pillar while mining the ultra-close lower panel using longwall top coal caving

With the depletion of easily minable coal seams, less favorable reserves under adverse conditions have to be mined out to meet the market demand. Due to some historical reasons, large amount of remnant coal was left unrecovered. One such case history occurred with the remnant rectangular stripe coal pillars using partial extraction method at Guandi Mine, Shanxi Province, China. The challenge that the coal mine was facing was that there is an ultra-close coal seam right under it with an only 0.8–1.5 m sandstone dirt band in between. The simulation study was carried out to investigate the simultaneous recovery of upper remnant coal pillars while mining the ultra-close lower panel using longwall top coal caving(LTCC). The remnant coal pillar was induced to cave in as top coal in LTCC system. Physical modelling shows that the coal pillars are the abutments of the stress arch structure formed within the overburden strata. The stability of overhanging roof strata highly depends on the stability of the remnant coal pillars. And the gob development(roof strata cave-in) is intermittent with the cave-in of these coal pillars and the sandstone dirt band. FLAC3 D numerical modelling shows that the multi-seam interaction has a significant influence on mining-induced stress environment for mining of lower panels. The pattern of the stress evolution on the coal pillars with the advance of the lower working face was found. It is demonstrated that the stress relief of a remnant coal pillar enhances the caveability of the pillars and sandstone dirt band below.     

Top coal caving mining technique in thick coal seam beneath the earth dam

It is important to study the mining technology under structures for raising the coal resources recovery ratio. Based on the geological and mining conditions, the top coal caving harmonic mining technique in thick coal seam beneath the earth dam was put forward and studied. The 5 factors such as the panel mining direction, panel size, panel location, panel mining sequence and panel advance velocity were taken into account in this technique. The dam movement and deformation were predicted after the thick coal seam mining and the effects of mining on the dam were studied. By setting up the surveying stations on the dam, the movement and deformation of the dam were observed during mining. By taking some protective measures on the dam, the top coal caving mining technique in thick coal seam beneath the earth dam was carried out successfully. The study demonstrates that harmonic mining in thick coal seam is feasible under the dam. The safety of the earth dam after mining was ensured and the coal resources recovery ratio was improved.     

巨厚煤层冲击地压的防治研究

通过对义煤集团千秋煤矿有冲击倾向巨厚煤层冲击现象现状、特点及影响因素分析,结合该矿的生产实践,提出了适合该条件的冲击危险预测方法及相应解危措施,并进一步提出解危措施效果检验方法以及以上工作失败、冲击地压突发情况下的应急措施;在此基础上建立了适合义煤千秋矿巨厚煤层冲击地压防治的安全开采体系,成功地进行了巨厚煤层的综放开采,从而为有冲击倾向巨厚煤层的安全开采提供了成功范例.     

演马庄煤矿突出煤层炮采放顶煤工作面防治煤与瓦斯突出的方法和措施

介绍了演马庄煤矿 2 70 2工作面突出煤层炮采放顶煤效果检验的方法和防止煤与瓦斯突出所采取的措施 ,提出突出煤层炮采放顶煤工作面瓦斯抽放是防止煤与瓦斯突出的有效手段 ,当工作面有煤与瓦斯突出危险时 ,采取恰当的防突措施 ,能够降低煤与瓦斯突出的危险程度 ,可供同类工作面回采时借鉴     

巷道放顶煤松动高度的确定

巷道放顶煤是急倾斜中厚—厚煤层安全、高效开采的一种新方法 .应用模糊数学和灰色理论 ,建立模型确定顶煤初采松动高度 ,经试验证明是合理的、可行的 .     

Hybrid assessment of pre-blasting weakening to horizontal section top coal caving (HSTCC) in steep and thick seams

Horizontal section top-coal (HSTCC) caving offers a powerful method to efficiently excavate rude coal in steep and thick seams, and pre-blasting weakening has a profound effect on pursuing great production, high efficiency and good benefit under particular conditions like a small-scale working face with large-scale sectional caving height. +564-level HSTCC working face in B_3–6 coal seams of Jiangou Colliery in Urumqi was taken as study case for in situ industrial experiment. Total thickness of seams in the study case is about 50.0 m and average angel here is over 83°. In the industrial experiments, at first we adopted continuous charge machine and emulsion matrix explosive to substitute for traditional blasting schemes for specific geological settings in the study case. Hybrid analyses and assessments with blasting crack propagation analysis, abutment pressure monitoring prediction and economical benefit assessment were attributed to be able to attest pre-blasting weakening effects practically. Meanwhile crack propagation analysis after pre-blasting weakening showed that in all triple monitoring bore holes rock masses of top-coal would be fallen into three stages from the bottom up: fracture zone, plastic zone and elastic zone generally, and fracture toughness respectively in correspondent zones was calculated by the analytical formula: 0.5616–0.8806, 0.6403–0.9541 and 0.7535–1.1900 MPa m^1/2 after pre-blasting weakening. Pressure monitoring prediction and economical benefit assessment also indicated that it was necessary to introduce the pre-blasting weakening with predominant blasting scheme from both views. For excavation in extremely steep and thick coal seams, relevant results would be a useful tool to study the mechanism of pre-blasting weakening both qualitatively and quantitatively.     

特厚煤层综放开采导水裂隙带高度的数值模拟

以抚顺老虎台矿开采工程实践为例,针对特厚煤层的开采特点,应用立体弹塑性数值模拟方法,对综放条件下特厚煤层上覆岩体破坏规律、应力分布特点以及应力场演变规律、上覆岩体移动与变形规律及上覆岩层导水裂隙带高度的演变特性及发展规律进行了研究,所得研究结果可直接应用于老虎台矿的安全生产.     

Damage statistical mechanics model of top coal in steep top caving coal

Damage statistical mechanics model of horizontal section height in the top caving was constructed in the paper. The influence factors including supporting pressure, dip angle and characteristic of coal on horizontal section height were analyzed as well. By terms of the practice project analysis, the horizontal section height increases with the increase of dip angle β and thickness of coal seam M. Dip angle of coal seam β has tremendous impact on horizontal section height, while thickness of coal seam M has slight impact. When thickness of coal seam is below 10m, horizontal section height increases sharply. While thickness exceeds 15m, it is not major factor influencing on horizontal section height any long.     

Arch structure effect of the coal gangue flow of the fully mechanized caving in special thick coal seam and its impact on the loss of top coal

Based on the characteristics of the top coal thickness of the fully mechanized caving in special thick coal seam,the long distance of coal gangue caving,as well as the different sizes of the coal gangue broken fragment dimension and spatial variation of drop flow,this paper uses laboratory dispersion simulation experiment and theoretical analysis to study the arch structure effect and its influence rule on the top coal loss in the process of coal gangue flow.Research shows that in the process of coal gangue flow,arch structure can be formed in three types:the lower arch structure,middle arch structure,and upper arch structure.Moreover,the arch structure has the characteristics of dynamic random arch,the formation probability of dynamic random arch with different layers is not the same,dynamic random arch caused the reduction of the top coal fluency;analyzing the dynamic random arch formation mechanism,influencing factors,and the conditions of instability;the formation probability of the lower arch structure is the highest,the whole coal arch and the coal gangue arch structure has the greatest impact on top coal loss.Therefore,to prevent or reduce the formation of lower whole coal arch structure,the lower coal gangue arch structure and the middle whole coal arch structure is the key to reduce the top coal loss.The research conclusion provides theoretical basis for the further improvement of the top coal recovery rate of the fully mechanized caving in extra thick coal seam.     

急倾斜煤层巷道放顶煤开采顶煤可放性评价

应用人工神经网络方法，建立了急倾斜中厚－厚煤层巷道放顶煤开采可放性评价的人工神经网络模型。该模型可用来预测工作面技术经济指标，优化放顶煤工艺参数。     

Huge thick conglomerate movement induced by full thick longwall mining huge thick coal seam

A discrete elemental method was used to study the thickness of conglomerate layer in a full thick seam mining activities under the influence of the law, pointing out the thickness of the conglomerate at different seam mining, and during the destruction and instability of existing state of laws. At 21141 thick seam mining, the face toward the direction of separation between the thick layer of conglomerate rock and the next bit after reaching its maximum capacity due to pull from the bottom of the plastic zone, formed a stratified and hierarchical down collapse. The shape of caving area is a “triangular block”, the length of the plastic zone and face advancement from the linear fit between the height of the plastic zone and the advancing face is a quadratic function of distance, while the top layer of thick gravel layer is the overall bending subsidence trend. Tilting the direction of the face, a thick gob of collapsed conglomerate layer is formed in the coal gob entity on both sides of the thick conglomerate at the top of the overall fracture morphology performance, thus forming a mutual extrusion of articulated block structure. The instability, separation and balance of the thick conglomerate layer in the hinged block stope stress leads to abnormal occurrence of rock burst induced by face as the major factor in the accident. This research reveals the form of stress distribution in the destroyed layer of the thick conglomerate rock, analyzes the stope law of coupling for the pressure burst behavior law for the mining work face, and the choice of preventive measures to provide a theoretical basis and implementation.     

急斜煤层分段放顶煤开采合理段高选择研究

为确定急斜煤层水平分段综放开采条件下工作面段高的合理取值,将开采后裸露顶板岩层简化为三边固支的矩形薄板,采用薄板破断理论对受横向和纵向载荷作用下的斜置矩形薄岩板进行力学分析.研究表明:岩板走向长度、倾斜长度、岩层倾角、覆岩载荷及泊松比是影响段高取值的5个主要因素.应以在工作面上方采空区煤矸体沿着顶煤采出后形成的槽形采空区域下移前岩板不发生沿根部折断为极限段高的选择标准.工作面合理段高取值分为3类:第Ⅰ类煤层倾角45°～55°,取值在29 m范围内;第Ⅱ类55°～75°,取值在51 m范围内;第Ⅲ类75°～90°,该范围内开采工艺及设备选择对合理段高取值的影响更为重要.     

综采放顶煤放煤工艺的探讨

本文详细分析了煤层倾角及顶煤厚度对缓倾斜厚煤层综采放顶煤放煤工艺的影响,通过现场试验和模型实验对理论分析进行了验证,提出了合理放煤工艺及适合于放顶煤开采的煤层最小厚度的确定原则。     

Development of 3D top coal caving angle model for fully mechanized extra-thick coal seam miningOA

During high-intensity, fully mechanized mining of extra-thick coal seam, the top coal would cave to a certain 3D form. Based on the data collected during drilling, a 3D model of top coal caving surface space was established to determine the relationship between the location of the stope roof and the caving surface,enabling the mathematical computation of the top caving angle(φ). The drilling method was employed to measure the top caving angle on two extra-thick fully mechanized coal caving faces...     

Influence of different mining layouts on the mechanical properties of coal

Non-pillar mining, top-coal caving and protected coal seam mining are the most popular mining methods in coal exploitation, and the different mining layouts will change the stress state and failure mechanism of coal in front of the working face. In this paper, mining-induced mechanical behaviors under three mining layouts have been simulated in the laboratory to investigate the effects of mining layouts on the deformation and strength of coal. Furthermore, the coal failure mechanism under different mining layouts is analyzed microscopically. The experimental results indicate that the stage characteristics of the coal deformation are obvious. Under the serial action of non-pillar mining, top-coal caving and protected coal seam mining layouts, the values of radial deformation, volume strain and Poisson’s ratio increase, while the peak strength and deformation modulus decrease at the same buried depth, and the peak strength under non-pillar mining, top-coal caving and protected coal seam mining is about 3.0, 2.5 and 2.0 times of the initial confining pressure, respectively. The results also indicate that the trend of the coal deformation decreases with the increase of the buried depth under the same mining layout, while the strength and deformation modulus increase, and the failure mechanism under three mining layouts is dominated with shear/tensile failure.     

简易放顶煤工作面瓦斯综合治理技术

不稳定煤层采用单体液压支柱放顶煤开采技术,无疑是一种高效采煤方法。由于工作面采高大、单产高,且底层落煤与顶层放煤同时进行或工序间隔时间短,相应的采煤工作面瓦斯涌出量明显增大,采空区上部和工作面上方顶煤裂隙中易形成瓦斯积聚,从而严重威胁工作面的安全生产。本文通过分析简易放顶煤采煤工作面各生产工艺中瓦斯涌出规律,提出并实施有效的针对性综合瓦斯治理技术措施,实现了工作面的安全生产。