Numerical analysis on the factors affecting post-peak characteristics of coal under uniaxial compression

The post-peak characteristics of coal serve as a direct reflection of its failure process and are essential parameters for evaluating brittleness and bursting liability.Understanding the significant factors that influence post-peak characteristics can offer valuable insights for the prevention of coal bursts.In this study,the Synthetic Rock Mass method is employed to establish a numerical model,and the factors affecting coal post-peak characteristics are analyzed from four perspectives:coal matrix mechanical parameters,structural weak surface properties,height-to-width ratio,and loading rate.The research identifies four significant influencing factors:deformation modulus,density of discrete fracture networks,height-to-width ratio,and loading rate.The response and sensitivity of post-peak characteristics to single-factor and multi-factor interactions are assessed.The result suggested that feasible prevention and control measures for coal bursts can be formulated through four approaches:weakening the mechanical properties of coal pillars,increasing the number of structural weak surfaces in coal pillars,reducing the width of coal pillars,and optimizing mining and excavation speed.The efficacy of measures aimed at weakening the mechanical properties of coal is successfully demonstrated through a case study on coal burst prevention using large-diameter borehole drilling.

Vertical variation of trace elements and its relation to the water-bearing capacity of Ordovician strata,in Datun coal field

We tested for fourteen trace elements in samples collected from the Ordovician strata in Datun coal field. The vertical concentration variation of these trace dements is reported. The relationship of the variation to the water-bearing capacity of the Ordovician strata is discussed. The minimum concentration of eleven （of 14 total） trace elements appears in the lower Majiagou formation. The maximum concentrations mainly appear in the Badou and Jiawang formations： eight maxima are located in Badou and four more are in Jiawang. The study of karst development and the water-bearing capacity of Ordovician strata shows that karst is well developed in the Majiagou formation and there is a consequent high water-bearing capacity in this formation： Badou and Jiawang formations are contrary to this situation. The results illustrate that the minimum concentrations of most trace elements within certain Ordovician formations can be taken as strong evidence for the existence of a well developed karst and a high water-bearing capacity.

ULTRASONIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DISTURBED COAL MASS

Coal and gas outbursts are a mechanical dislocation process of a gas-logged and porous medium.The existence of the disturbed coal is a precondition of the outbursts. The study showed that the disturbedcoal and normal coal are greatly different in mechanical and physical properties which decided the speeds of ultrasonic wave travelling in them. This paper presents a set of experimental measuring system and method.The resultal of measurements conducted in 60 min areas revealed quite different ultrasonic characteristics indifferent types of coal mass textures. Measuring the disturbed coal is a new way for predicting the outbursts.

Computing the damage and fracture energy in a coal mass based on joint density

Coal joints and cleats are geological discontinuities that are the most important factors that affect the mechanical responses of a coal mass under stress. The joint and coal mass interaction and the mode of failure dominate the mechanical behaviour of jointed coal masses, and therefore the stability of coal excavations. The shear or mixed shear/tensile failure changes to tensile failure by increasing the confining pressure, discontinuity length and angle. This paper extends a thermodynamic approach to constitutive modelling of the coal mass by developing local and non-local damage models based on the joint and cleat density and the dip angle. A consistent and rigorous statistical framework is constructed, which incorporates both local and non-local features into the constitutive modelling. This is an important consideration in developing damage constitutive models based on the trajectory of the failure surfaces in a coal mass.An equation is derived to calculate the fracture energy which is a function of the joint density either in a single direction or crossed conditions.

Coal mine roof rating(CMRR),rock mass rating(RMR)and strata control:Carborough Downs Mine,Bowen Basin,Australia

The rock mass rating(RMR)has been used across the geotechnical industry for half a century.In contrast,the coal mine roof rating(CMRR)was specifically introduced to underground coal mines two decades ago to link geological characterization with geotechnical risk mitigation.The premise of CMRR is that strength properties of mine roof rock are influenced by defects typical of coal measures stratigraphy.The CMRR has been used in longwall pillar design,roof support methods,and evaluation of extended cuts,but is rarely evaluated.Here,the RMR and CMRR are applied to a longwall coal mine.Roof rock mass classifications were undertaken at 67 locations across the mine.Both classifications showed marked spatial variability in terms of roof conditions.Normal and reverse faulting occur across the mine,and while no clear relationships exist between rock mass character and faulting,a central graben zone showed heterogeneous rock mass properties,and divergence between CMRR and RMR.Overall,the CMRR data fell within the broad envelope of results reported for extended cuts at Australian and U.S.coal mines.The corollary is that the CMRR is useful,and should not be used in isolation,but rather as a component of a strata control programme.

Computer simulation of coal organic mass structure and its sorption properties

Structural model of C100H79O7NS coal organic mass was obtained within density functional theory in the localized orbital basis set using the B3LYP hybrid functional. The model was compared with the known experimental data for coal of different grades and its sorption properties were studied with respect to CH4, CO2 and H2O. It has been shown that macromolecule of coal organic mass has bulk structure with a pore inside it. Interaction between coal and CH4 molecules consists of typical physical adsorption with oligomer formation on the pore border, physical adsorption with elements of chemical adsorption was also observed between coal and H2O molecules. Interaction between coal and H2O molecules included both physical and chemical adsorbion.

Determination of trace multi-elements in coal fly ash by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

The contents of Cr, Cu, Ni, As, Cd and Pb in coal fly ash were determined by a high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry method. The sample digestions were performed in closed microwave vessels with HNO3, HClO4 and FIE The optimum conditions for the determination were obtained. The applicability of the proposed method was validated by the analysis of coal fly ash reference material （NIST SRM 1633a）. The results show that most of the spectral interferences can be avoided by measuring in the high resolution mode （maximum mass resolution R=9 000）. The detection limit is from 0.05 to 0.21 μg/g, and the precision is fine with relative standard deviation less than 4.3%.

Dynamic Failure Model of Thin Coal and Rock Mass under Uniform Impact Load

During the excavation of deep coal and rock mass, the radial stress of the free face changes from three-dimensional compression state to two-dimensional stress, bearing the combined action of dynamic disturbance and static load at the same time. With that, many mines suffer from dynamic disasters, such as coal and gas outburst, rock burst and rock caving during deep mining excavation, which is often accompanied by plate crack, spalling and other disasters, seriously affecting the stability of stope and roadway. Taking thin rectangular coal and rock mass as the research object, the dual equation of the free vibration was derived and the exact solution model of the free vibration was established with the use of Hamilton dual system. Based on the action characteristics of the uniform impact load, the effective mode of the forced vibration was obtained by using the Duhamel integral principle and the orthogonality of the mode function. Based on the third strength theory and the numerical simulation results, the dynamic damage process and development trend of coal and rock mass were analyzed under uniform impact load. It was concluded that the starting position of dynamic damage can be judged by the first order main mode, and the development direction and trend of the damage can be judged by the fifth and sixth order main modes. It was concluded that the vibration mode functions of coal and rock mass with four side fixed (C-C-C-C), the two sides fixed and simply supported on the other (S-C-S-C) are mainly composed of three modes that are the first order (dominant frequency), the fifth order and the sixth order, from which the dynamic damage mechanism is preliminarily studied.

Characterization of Tars from the Thermal Processing of Baganuur and Tavan Tolgoi Coals from Mongolia, Using SEC, UV-F, IR and Mass Spectrometry

Tars from two Mongolian coals (Tavan Tolgoi and Baganuur) produced by simple distillation have been characterized using size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with elution in both 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) and a mixed solvent (NMP and chloroform), UV-fluorescence in chloroform and NMP, gas chromatography (GC), mass spectrometry (GC-MS, probe-MS and LD-MS with thin layer chromatography) and infra-red spectroscopy. The SEC chromatograms using NMP and the solvent mixture NMP: chloroform indicates that similar conclusions can be drawn from using either eluent. The synchronous UV-fluorescence spectra were shifted to longer wavelengths in chloroform solution than in NMP and chloroform may be the better solvent for these tars prepared without extensive secondary thermal treatment. Infra-red spectra indicated differences between the two coal tars that reflected their different ranks, with more oxygenate groups in the lower rank Baganuur coal. Mass spectrometry (GC-MS and probe-MS) of both coal tars confirmed the presence of aliphatic components as well as aromatics and the relatively extensive alkylation of aromatics. Molecular mass ranges indicated for Baganuur tar by SEC compared well with the mass range by LD-MS although the LD-MS extended to higher mass values. The high mass fractions of the tars were revealed by fractionation by thin layer chromatography with the relevant sections of the developed plates inserted directly into the mass spectrometer;laser desorption was directly from the surface of the plate. LD-MS of the unfractionated samples failed to detect the high mass components because of mass discrimination effects. The high mass components were carried over in the distillation by mass transfer of vapours into the condenser.

Deformation analysis of transversely isotropic coal-rock mass with porous and cracks

Coal-rock as a typical sedimentary rock has obvious stratification,namely it has transversely isotropic feature.Meanwhile,deformation leads to coal-rock mass having the characteristics of different porous and crack structures as well as local anisotropy.Equivalent axial and circumferential strain' formulas of the pure coal-rock mass specimen with a single crack were derived through the establishment of equivalent mechanical model of standard cylindrical coal-rock specimen,and have been widely used to a variety of media combined different structures containing multiple cracks.The complete stress strain curve of a real coal-rock specimen was obtained by the CTC test.Additionally,according to the comparison with the theoretical value,the theoretical mechanical model could well explain the deformation characteristics of coal-rock mass and verify its validity.Further,following features were analyzed:strain normalized coefficient and elastic modulus(Poisson's ratio) in vertical and parallel direction to the stratification,stratification angle,porosity,pore radius,normal and tangential stiffness of crack,and the relationship of different crack width with different tangential stiffness of crack.Through the analysis above,it substantiate this claim that the theoretical model with better reliability reflects the transversely isotropic nature of the coal-rock and the local anisotropy caused by the porous and cracks.

Similarity model tests of movement and deformation of coal-rock mass below stopes

For a study of the movement and deformation of coal-rock mass and low protected seams below a stope,as well as for fracture developments and rules of evolution of permeability,we designed a plane strain model test stand to carry out model tests of similar materials in order to improve the effect of gas drainage from low protected seams and to measure the movement and deformation of coal-rock mass using a method of non-contact close-range photogrammetry.Our results show that 1) using paraffin melting to take the place of coal seam mining can satisfy the mining conditions of a protective seam;2) coal-rock mass under goafs has an upward movement after the protective seam has been mined,causing floor heaving;3) low protected seams become swollen and deformed,providing a good pressure-relief effect and causing the coal-rock mass under both sides of coal pillars to become deformed by compression and 4) the evolution of permeability of low protected seams follows the way of initial values→a slight decrease→a great increase→stability→final decrease.Simultaneously,the coefficient of air permeability increased at a decreasing rate with an increase in interlayer spacing.

STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DIVERSITY COAL MASS STRUCTURE AND LITHOTYPE OF COAL IN MULTI-COAL SEAM MINE

Through site observation and indoor measurements in XieJiaji No.2 Coal Mine in Huainan and Luling Coal Mine in Huaibei, it is discovered that the fragmentation degree are different in different coal seams in same mining district and even in sublevels of the are coal seam,tbe coal mass structures exist much difference. By analyzing the relationship between the constitution of coal matters and the epigenesis breakage of coal. This paper points out that the internal factor which causes the diversity of the coal mass structure are from the diversity in the contents of telocollinite and desmocollinite in the vitrinite. The contenet of desmocollinite is higher than that of telocollinite in intact coal seam (sublevel) but the former is less than the later in breaking sublevel, the diversity of constituent content more affects the epigenetic fragmtation degree of coal seam. The content of desmocollinite proves lower than that of telocollinite in the broken coal seam. The new understanding has directing, and reference for the study of coal perology, coal mine gas geology and coal methane.

Experiment study on the law of effective stress of coal masses during methane drainage

The methane drainage can not only make coal seams deformation, but also effect its stress distribution. Based on lab experiment on methane drainage with a cubic coal sample of 500 mm×500 mm×500 mm, mutative law of coal of pore pressure （p） and effective stress （σef）i were investigated during methane drainage with the coal sample of China Lu＇an coal field No.3 coal seam. The experiment results indicate： during methane drainage pore pressure （p） follows exponential attenuation law： p=aexp（-bt）; effective stress （σef）i of coal masses follows logarithm incremental law： （σef）,=aln t＋b, （i=x, y, z）; effective stress coefficient（a） follows logarithm attenuation law： a=a-bln t; effective stress coefficient, volume stress （Θef） and pore pressure （p） follow bilinear law.

Mechanics analysis on the conditions of rock burst occurrence in the coal mass of roadway rib

According to the rock burst features occurred in the coal mass of roadway rib in one mine,the mechanics model of coal mass and roof structure system along the edge of goaf was founded to analyze the stress of roof rock layer,so the subside curve of roof rock layer was deduced.Furthermore,the stability of coal and rock system were analyzed,the critical load and critical resistance zone were used to judge the danger degree of rock burst occurrence.The influence of coal mass strength,brittleness degree,coal seam thickness,roof thickness,suspending length,equivalent shear module on the critical load, critical resistance zone was confirmed.So the rock burst occurrence conditions of coal mass in roadway rib mainly depend on mining depth,coal seam thickness and hard roof and floor,which are decided by the above studies,and successfully applied in prediction and prevention of rock burst in this mine.

Separation and analysis of six fractions in low temperature coal tar by column chromatography

The low temperature coal tar(CT)is taken as the raw material,and the extraction and column chromatography are used for detailed and accurate characterization in this paper.The n-heptane soluble fraction(CT-HS)and insoluble fraction(CT-HI)were obtained by n-heptane Soxhlet extraction.The extraction rate of CT-HS reached 92.79%(mass),which indicated that there are few heavy compounds in it.Further,different solvents(methylbenzene,benzene,ethyl acetate,methylbenzene-ethanol)were used to elute CT-HS by chromatographic column to obtain five fractions(saturates,aromatics,heteroatoms,phenolics and resins,named CT-SA,CT-AR,CT-HE,CT-PH,CT-RE,respectively).The yields of CTSA,CT-AR,CT-HE,CT-PH,CT-RE are 42.12%,10.43%,2.19%,9.50%and 6.63%(mass),respectively.Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of eluting components show that alkanes are the main components in CT,followed by polycyclic aromatics,and the corresponding fractions are CT-SA and CT-AR,respectively.The relative content of aliphatics in CT-SA is 76.93%,and the relative content of aromatics in CT-AR is 75.05%.This separation technology effectively separates and enriches different components in CT,and the activation energy required for the pyrolysis process of a single eluting fraction is lower than that of CT,which is expected to provide an important reference for the separation,analysis and conversion of complex oil products such as coal-oil co-processing products,coal tar and other complex heavy carbon oil products.

富油煤原位热解技术战略价值与科学探索

【背景】我国油气需求缺口大、供给制约多、煤炭绿色低碳转型任务艰巨,富油煤作为集煤、油、气属性于一体的煤炭资源,具有立足国内增加油气供给的巨大潜力。【进展】富油煤原位热解技术已在陕西榆林成功实施工程试验,目前仍处于探索阶段。其具备两大战略价值:一是弥补我国油气需求缺口,提高油气自主保障能力;二是变革煤炭开采技术,推动煤炭产业绿色、低碳转型发展。富油煤原位热解包括钻孔式和矿井式两种实践途径,目标是持续高效提取煤中油气资源,主要面临热解选区、加热技术与高效传热传质等难题。【展望】“四性”是原位热解技术研发的关键,包括地质条件适宜性、加热技术匹配性、传热传质有效性和热解安全稳定性。主要内容为:(1)从富油煤资源条件、地层封闭条件、水文地质条件和构造条件等方面阐明适宜富油煤原位热解的地质基础,揭示热辐射范围内围岩封闭动态稳定性的约束条件,为原位热解选址和工程设计提供地质依据。(2)深刻认识富油煤在温度、应力约束下的热物理性质演化行为,基于地质−工程条件论证原位加热技术适宜性,并针对煤层低导热特性开展高效加热工艺设计,通过风、光、电多种供能方式互补实现供热能源经济性。(3)地应力、大尺度煤体、焦油高黏度是制约原位热解油气运移、产出的主要因素,煤层致裂、载热介质优化与温压调控、焦油降黏轻质化是改善煤层传热传质性能和提高热解油气可产出性的潜在方法。(4)原位热解持续稳定运行依赖于全过程监测与动态预警,需要监测手段立体化、地质信息反演精准化、多相多场环境模型化、突变阈值预测预警等技术予以支撑。进一步探索与地质条件相匹配的富油煤原位持续高效热解关键技术,破解煤炭资源开发与地质环境之间的制约矛盾,是推动富油煤原位热解技术深入发展的关键。

基于数字图像相关方法的煤岩表面应变场及裂纹演化特征

基于数字图像相关方法,开展了煤岩体试样单轴压缩破坏的裂纹演化特征及破坏过程研究,分析了试样破坏过程的表面应变场、变形局部化带的拉伸位移演化和错动位移演化特征,精细化分析煤岩体变形破坏过程。研究结果表明:(1)根据试样的应力-应变曲线特征,将试样分为缓慢破坏型和瞬间破坏型。缓慢破坏型试样的破坏过程较为平稳,裂纹宽度较小。瞬间破坏型试样破坏过程较为剧烈,表面裂纹宽度增加,表现出明显的岩爆现象。(2)加载过程中,缓慢破坏型试样先产生应变集中后,裂纹沿变形局部化带扩展延伸并逐渐贯通;瞬间破坏型试样在应力峰值后试样表面瞬间产生宏观裂纹。(3)试样表面应变演化特征与加载过程中应力变化特征对应,反映了裂纹扩展规律。缓慢破坏型试样在加载过程中表面应变变化过程较为缓慢,并在后期呈现波动状态;瞬间破坏型试样在应力峰值点处,拉伸应变瞬间突增达到峰值,导致试样破坏。

基于能量原理不同含水率下煤岩体变形破坏能量损伤演化机制

为探究不同含水率下煤岩体在变形破坏过程中的能量演化规律与损伤演化特征,对双马一矿煤岩体开展了在不同含水率条件下单轴压缩试验,基于能量计算及最小耗能原理,分析不同含水率下煤岩体能量耗散特征及损伤演化机制,结果表明:不同含水率下煤岩体力学性质不同,峰值应变与含水率呈正相关,抗压强度、弹性模量与含水率呈负相关;煤岩体含水率越高,其在峰值处弹性应变能及破坏吸收总应变能越小,耗散能占总应变能比例越高;基于最小耗能原理建立的损伤本构模型表明:随着煤岩体含水率增加,损伤门槛值逐渐降低;干燥状态下,煤岩体在应力峰值处损伤变量分别为0.36、0.28,当含水率增至自然状态时,煤岩体在应力峰值处损伤变量值分别下降0.09、0.18,但当含水率增至饱水状态时,煤岩体在应力峰值处损伤变量值反而分别大幅度上升0.102、0.49,总体呈先减后增的发展趋势;进一步建立了不同含水率煤岩损伤应变能释放率演化模型,低含水率煤岩较干燥煤岩的最大损伤应变能释放率大幅度下降,降幅分别为45.61%、31.29%,而随着含水率增加至饱水状态,其最大损伤应变能释放率增大幅度较平缓,分别为3.08%、8.80%,表明煤岩破坏剧烈程度并未大幅度增加。研究成果对煤岩矿柱水害预测评价与岩石损伤评估具有一定参考意义。

管道作用下急倾斜煤层稳定性分析

近地表荷载与急倾斜煤层老采空区的“活化”有着紧密的关联,采空区覆岩中裂隙带底部的岩块在荷载作用下极易发生回转失稳和滑落失稳,这些岩块对采空区的稳定性起到至关重要的作用,被称为关键岩块,当荷载作用使得关键岩块失稳时,采空区将发生“活化”。基于采空区覆岩“砌体梁”结构力学模型对关键岩块进行力学分析,构建荷载作用下采空区上覆岩土体失稳判断依据,进而对荷载作用下急倾斜煤层上覆岩体稳定性进行定量分析,研究发现:当作用于土体截面处最大摩擦力大于该土体所受最大剪切力时,该块体不会发生滑落失稳;只有关键岩块与岩块之间的平均挤压应力小于岩块在边角处的挤压强度,关键岩块才不会发生回转失稳。将推导结果应用于广东省某急倾斜煤矿,计算结果表明:在茶山煤矿4煤和6煤采空区上方铺设输气管道并不会引起采空区的“活化”;荷载作用下的关键岩块力学分析在急倾斜煤层上覆岩体稳定性中应用效果较好,对实际工程有一定指导作用。

原生层理结构影响下煤岩组合体超声波及CT扫描分析

为研究原生层理结构对煤岩组合体波速及力学性质的影响,并提升室内获取煤岩波速及力学参数的精确性、快速性及便捷性,在室内对不同原生层理倾角的煤岩组合体开展了多层位多方位的超声波及CT扫描测试。基于超声波测试数据,获取了原生层理结构影响下煤岩组合体不同层位的波速及波速比变化特征;结合CT扫描及三维重构技术,应用煤岩灰度分布频数数据,提出了不同层位CT灰度均值的计算方法,获得了不同原生层理倾角下煤岩组合体不同层位灰度及煤岩含量的变化规律,建立了煤岩CT灰度均值与波速、力学参数的关系;构建了考虑层理倾角与煤岩含量效应的煤岩组合体纵波波速计算模型,并应用测试数据进行了对比验证。结果表明:①含原生层理的煤岩组合体波速及波速比与层理倾角线性相关,随层理倾角增加,组合体的纵波波速近似线性减小,而波速比的分布范围增大;②不同层理倾角下组合体的CT灰度均值与波速线性相关,随CT灰度均值增高,煤岩组合体波速线性增加;③煤岩组合体的密度随CT灰度均值增加线性增高,其动态弹性模量及剪切模量则与CT灰度均值均呈三阶多项式关系,并随CT灰度均值增高趋于增大;④层理倾角与煤岩含量相比,组合体波速对煤岩含量的敏感性更高,煤岩含量相近则波速受层理倾角响变化最大。