A novel coating technology for fast sealing of air leakage in underground coal mines

Air leakage in underground coal mines presents a serious hazard for coal production and the safety of miners.Coating technology is commonly used as an efficient means for preventing air leakage.To address existing problems with high dust concentrations in large operations involving complex processes and the high cost of traditional coating technology,a novel coating technology that ensures intrinsic safety by utilizing water pressure and wind pressure was developed.This new coating technology was designed to suction and spray,and the technical parameters of its spray performance was also studied.The experimental tests and evaluation indicated the optimum working range is 0.3–0.7 MPa of wind pressure,1.2–10.2 L/min of water quantity,and 1.0–3.5 m of spraying distance.Moreover,this novel coating technology was tested in the Dashuitou Coal Mine in Gansu Province of China.Compared with conventional counterparts,the proposed new technology is safe,efficient,and convenient to operate.During spraying,dust concentrations were kept at less than 10 mg/m3,and the average rebound ratio resilient rate of solid materials was below 13%.After spraying,the average leakage every 100 m was 4 m3/min,and the oxygen volume fraction in the adjacent goaf was approximately 4%,demonstrating excellent air leakage prevention.

Experimental investigation on basic law of rock directional fracturing with static expansive agent controlled by dense linear multi boreholes

Directional rupture is one of the difficult problems in deep rock mechanics and engineering.A directional fracturing method with static expansive agent controlled by dense linear multi boreholes is proposed.A physical experiment is designed and performed to investigate the basic laws of this method.The fracture initiation and propagation process,and the mechanism of directional fracturing are analyzed.The results indicate that a directional fracture is formed along the direction of boreholes layout through directionally fracturing with static expansive agents controlled by the dense linear multi boreholes.According to the variation of strain and the distribution of associated acoustic emission(AE)events and energy,the experiment can be divided into three stages.In the first stage,the static expansive agent expand slowly with no fracturing inside the rock.In the second stage,some initial micro-fracturing occurs inside the rock.In the third stage,a wide range of fracturing occurs inside the sample.The internal micro-fracturing planes are connected to form a macro-fracture.Finally,it propagates to the surface of the sample.The directional fracturing plane presents a relatively smooth plane with little bias but much local fluctuation.

Effect of CO_(2)on coal P-wave velocity under triaxial stress

As P-wave velocity is sensitive to the variations in coal reservoir parameters,it is possible to monitor the injected CO_(2)through P-wave velocity during CO_(2)sequestration in coal.However,the effects of CO_(2)on the coal P-wave velocity under triaxial stress are not clearly discerned.In the present study,different boundary conditions and gases were utilised to investigate the factors affecting the P-wave velocity after the interaction of coal with CO_(2).Experiments with helium indicated that the pore pressure primarily affected the P-wave velocity by altering the effective stress.Experiments with CH4 and CO_(2)indicated that matrix swelling induced-cleats porosity decline significantly promoted P-wave velocity.Moreover,CO_(2)caused a wider scale and severe weakening of coal matrix than CH4,thereby significantly decreasing the P-wave velocity,and the decline in P-wave velocity increases with vitrinite content.Furthermore,experiments under different boundary conditions showed that with the boundary condition having more constraints,the decrement of pore pressure on P-wave velocity is more weaken,whereas the improvement of matrix swelling on P-wave velocity is more evident.This study contributes to understanding the mechanism of effect of CO_(2)on P-wave velocity under triaxial stress condition and provides guidance for monitoring CO_(2)sequestration in coal.

Heat absorption control equation and its application of cool-wall cooling system in mines

In order to solve the heat damages in deep mines, a cool-wall cooling technology and its working model are proposed based on the principles of heat absorption and insulation in this paper. During this process, the differential equation of thermal equilibrium for roadway control unit is built, and the heat adsorption control equation of cool-wall cooling system is derived by an integral method, so as to obtain the quantitative relationship among the heat absorption capacity of cooling system, the heat dissipating capacity of surrounding rock and air temperature change. Then, the heat absorption capacity required by air temperature less than the standard value for safety is figured out by section iterative method with the simultaneous solution of heat absorption control equation and the heat dissipation density equation of surrounding rock. Finally, the results show that as the air temperature at the inlet of roadway is 25 ℃, the roadway wall is covered by heat-absorbing plate up to 39% of the area, as well as the cold water is injected into the heat-absorbing plate with a temperature of 20 ℃ and a mass flow of 113.6 kg/s, the air flow temperature rise per kilometer in the roadway can be less than 3 ℃.

Acoustic emission characteristics of damage evolution of multi-scale fiber reinforced rubberized concrete under uniaxial compression and tension after being subjected to high temperatures

Recently developed multi-scale fiber(i.e.,CaCO3 whisker,polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)fiber,and steel fiber)reinforced rubberized concrete exhibits excellent mechanical properties and spalling resistance at high temperatures.Measurement of macro properties such as strength and Young’s modulus cannot reveal and characterize damage mechanisms,particularly those relating to the multi-scale fiber strengthening effect.In this study,acoustic emission(AE)technology is applied to investigate the impact of multi-scale fiber on the damage evolution of rubberized concrete exposed to high temperatures,under the uniaxial compression and tension loading processes.The mechanical properties,AE event location,peak frequency,b-value,the ratio of rise time to amplitude(RA),average frequency(AF)values,and AE energy of specimens are investigated.The results show that the number of events observed using AE gradually increases as the loading progresses.The crumb rubber and fibers inhibit the generation and development of the cracks.It is concluded that both the peak frequency and b-value reflect the extension process of cracks.As the cracks develop from the micro scale to the macro scale,the peak frequency tends to be distributed in a lower frequency range,and the b-value decreases gradually.At the peak stress point,the AE energy increases rapidly and the b-value decreases.The specimens without multi-scale fibers exhibit brittle failure,while the specimens with fibers exhibit ductile failure.In addition,adding multi-scale fibers and crumb rubber increases the peak frequency in the medium and high frequency ranges,indicating a positive effect on inhibiting crack development.After being subjected to high temperatures,the maximum and minimum b-values decrease,reflecting an increase in the number of initial cracks due to thermal damage.Meanwhile,the RA and AF values are used to classify tensile and shear cracks.The specimens fracture with more shear cracks under compression,and there are more tensile cracks in specimens with multi-scale fibers under tension.

A state-of-the-art review of the development of self-healing concrete for resilient infrastructure

The brittleness of cement composites makes cracks almost inevitable,producing a serious limitation on the lifespan,resilience,and safety of concrete infrastructure.To address this brittleness,self-healing concrete has been developed for regaining its mechanical and durability properties after becoming cracked,thereby promising sustainable development of concrete infrastructure.This paper provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments in self-healing concrete.It begins by summarizing the methods used to evaluate the self-healing efficiency of concrete.Next,it compares strategies for achieving healing concrete.It then discusses the typical approaches for developing self-healing concrete.Finally,critical insights are proposed to guide future studies on the development of novel self-healing concrete.This review will be useful for researchers and practitioners interested in the field of self-healing concrete and its potential to improve the durability,resilience,and safety of concrete infrastructure.

Recent developments of nanomaterials-based conductive type methane sensors

Methane is an explosive gas in coalmines and needs to be monitored by methane sensors.Conductivetype methane sensors are small,simple and stable,and they are very promising for mining safety or home safety applications.They can even be employed in mining Internet of things if the power consumption can be lowered down to few milliwatts.Many researches of nanomaterialsbased conductive-type methane sensors have been reported recently.This review intends to present a comprehensive and critical summary on the recent progresses in the nanomaterials-based conductive-type methane sensors field.Many excellent methane-sensitive nanomaterials will be present,such as SnO2,ZnO,TiO2,WO3,carbon nanotubes,graphene,rare earth metal-based perovskite oxides and their hybrids.Particular attention is given to the synthetic methods of the nanomaterials,sensing mechanisms of the nanomaterials and the relationship between the sensing performance and the structures and components of the nanomaterials.Finally,the future trends and perspectives of nanomaterials-based conductive-type methane sensors are proposed.