CFD simulations for longwall gas drainage design optimisation

Computational fluid dynamics(CFD) simulation is an effective approach to develop and optimise gas drainage design for underground longwall coal mining. As part of the project supported by the Australian Government Coal Mining Abatement Technology Support Package(CMATSP), threedimensional CFD simulations were conducted to test and optimise a conceptual design which proposes using horizontal boreholes to replace vertical boreholes at an underground coal mine in Australia.Drainage performance between a vertical borehole and a horizontal borehole was first carried out to compare their capacity and effectiveness. Then a series of cases with different horizontal borehole designs were simulated to optimise borehole configuration parameters such as location, diameter, and number of boreholes. The study shows that the horizontal borehole is able to create low pressure sinks that protect the workings from goaf gas ingresses by changing goaf gas flow directions, and that it has the advantage to continuously maintain such low pressure sinks near the tailgate as the longwall advances. An example of optimising horizontal borehole locations in the longwall lateral direction is also given in this paper.

利用采空区瓦斯流动规律进行瓦斯抽放的探讨

通过对采空区抽放瓦斯试验进行分析 ,找出了试验失败的原因 .在对采空区瓦斯流动规律分析研究的基础上 ,提出了采空区瓦斯抽放的设想 ,为采空区瓦斯抽放提出了新的理论依据 .研究认为 ,进行采空区瓦斯抽放不仅有利于大气环境保护和安全生产 ,而且还可以创造出可观的经济效益 .

高瓦斯易自燃煤层高抽巷瓦斯抽采与浮煤自燃耦合研究

运用FLUENT数值模拟方法对采空区三维耦合场进行研究,简要概括FLUENT流体数值模拟软件基本理论,通过对FLUENT进行自行编程,利用开发模型对杉木树煤矿N3062工作面采空区三位耦合场进行模拟分析,得到漏风流场分布规律。通过理论分析,确定散热带与自燃带分界线处氧浓度降低值,进而准确判定高瓦斯易自燃煤层采空区“自燃带”范围,并通过预先铺设在采空区中的光纤测温系统进一步判定采空区“自燃带”范围。利用实测采空区“自燃带”范围验证数值模拟采空区流场分布准确性,进一步对不同高抽负压条件下采空区自燃带宽度进行模拟,并结合现场实测不同高抽负压条件下回风巷瓦斯浓度及瓦斯抽采率的变化,确定最佳高抽负压范围。最后,采空区三维耦合场数值模拟结果也表明自燃“三带”呈现立体分布,在紧邻支架后部上方位置存在一个自燃发火危险区域。