Strata movement and shield pressure analysis at Tongxin longwall top coal caving working face with extra-thick coal seam

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuang Liu ◽  
Huamin Li ◽  
Hani Mitri ◽  
Dongjie Jiang ◽  
Gongzhong Wang ◽  
...  



2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuang Liu ◽  
Huamin Li

Abstract In the process of longwall top coal caving, the selection of the top coal caving interval along the advancing direction of the working face has an important effect on the top coal recovery. To explore a realistic top coal caving interval of the longwall top coal caving working face, longwall top coal caving panel 8202 in the Tongxin Coal Mine is used as an example, and 30 numerical simulation models are established by using Continuum-based Distinct Element Method (CDEM) simulation software to study the top coal recovery with 4.0 m, 8.0 m, 12.0 m, 16.0 m, 20.0 m and 24.0 m top coal thicknesses and 0.8 m, 1.0 m, 1.2 m, 1.6 m and 2.4 m top coal caving intervals. The results show that with an increase in the top coal caving interval, the single top coal caving amount increases. The top coal recovery is the highest with a 0.8 m top coal caving interval when the thickness of the top coal is less than 4.0 m, and it is the highest with a 1.2 m top coal caving interval when the coal seam thickness is greater than 4.0 m. These results provide a reference for the selection of a realistic top coal caving interval in thick coal seam caving mining.



2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 5311
Author(s):  
Hongtao Liu ◽  
Linfeng Guo ◽  
Guangming Cao ◽  
Xidong Zhao ◽  
Pengfei Wang ◽  
...  

Strata movement due to extraction of a longwall panel is of great significance both in terms of environment and ground control. Thick coal seam extraction is expected to severely disturb the overburden, which is critical. Most studies use only one or two methods to investigate strata movement that are not thorough or comprehensive. This paper presents a detailed comprehensive case study of strata movement in extraction of a longwall top coal caving panel of a composite coal seam with partings in the Baozigou Coal Mine. The caved zone and fractured zone development were captured through physical modeling by incorporating the digital image correlation method (DICM), universal distinct element code (UDEC) numerical modeling, and field observation with the method of high-pressure water injection. The result of the physical modeling is 90 m. The numerical modeling result is 84 m. Field data show that the fractured zone is 81 m. Therefore, it demonstrates that the results from different methods are consistent, which indicates that the results from this comprehensive study are reliable and scientific.



2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuang Liu ◽  
Huamin Li

AbstractIn the process of longwall top coal caving, the selection of the top coal caving interval along the advancing direction of the working face has an important effect on the top coal recovery. To explore a realistic top coal caving interval of the longwall top coal caving working face, longwall top coal caving panel 8202 in the Tongxin Coal Mine is used as an example, and 30 numerical simulation models are established by using Continuum-based Distinct Element Method simulation software to study the top coal recovery with 4.0 m, 8.0 m, 12.0 m, 16.0 m, 20.0 m and 24.0 m top coal thicknesses and 0.8 m, 1.0 m, 1.2 m, 1.6 m and 2.4 m top coal caving intervals. The results show that with an increase in the top coal caving interval, the single top coal caving amount increases. The top coal recovery is the highest with a 0.8 m top coal caving interval when the thickness of the top coal is 4.0 m, and it is the highest with a 1.2 m top coal caving interval when the coal seam thickness is greater than 4.0 m. These results provide a reference for the selection of a realistic top coal caving interval in thick coal seam caving mining.





2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zizheng Zhang ◽  
Jianbiao Bai ◽  
Xianyang Yu ◽  
Weijian Yu ◽  
Min Deng ◽  
...  

Abstract Gob-side entry retained with roadside filling (GER-RF) plays a key role in achieving coal mining without pillar and improving the coal resource recovery rate. Since there are few reports on the cyclic filling length of GER-RF, a method based on the stress difference method is proposed to determine the cyclic filling length of GER-RF. Firstly, a stability analysis mechanics model of the immediate roof above roadside filling area in GER was established, then the relationship between the roof stress distribution and the unsupported roof length was obtained by the stress difference method. According to the roof stability above roadside filling area based on the relationship between the roof stress and its tensile strength, the maximum unsupported roof length and rational cyclic filling length of GER-RF. Combined with the geological conditions of the 1103 thin coal seam working face of Heilong Coal Mine and the geological conditions of the 1301 thick coal seam working face of Licun Coal Mine, this suggested method was applied to determine that the rational cyclic filling lengths of GER-RF were 2.4 m and 3.2 m, respectively. Field trial tests show that the suggested method can effectively control the surrounding rock deformation along with rational road-in support and roadside support, and improve the filling and construction speed.



2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Xingen Ma ◽  
Manchao He ◽  
Xuewei Sun ◽  
Jianfeng Li ◽  
Gang He ◽  
...  

Gob-side entry retaining technology with roof cutting (GERRC) has been widely used in flat and near-flat coal seam conditions, but its application under inclined coal seam is still very deficient. In order to further improve the application system of GERRC and overcome the application difficulties under special geological conditions, this paper takes the 43073 working face of Yixin coal mine as an example to research the GERRC with upper roadway under gently inclined thick coal seam. Firstly, the difficulties in the upper entry retaining with inclined coal seam are analyzed and the corresponding key technologies and system designs are put forward. Subsequently, the roof cutting and upper entry retaining are designed in detail according to geological conditions of test working face, and the roof cutting and pressure releasing effect is analyzed by numerical simulation to expound the stress distribution and pressure releasing mechanism of surrounding rock. Finally, the upper entry retaining field test is carried out to verify the feasibility and applicability of the technology and related designs. Through field monitoring, it is found that the weighting step increases significantly, the weighting strength decreases effectively on the roof cutting side, and the pressure relief effect is obvious. Meanwhile, the maximum roof to floor convergence is 361 mm and the maximum shrinkage of both sides is 280 mm, so the retained entry can meet the reuse requirement of adjacent working face.



2011 ◽  
Vol 121-126 ◽  
pp. 2911-2916
Author(s):  
Guo Lei Liu ◽  
Ke Gong Fan ◽  
Tong Qiang Xiao

Through testing the mountainous shallow-buried coal seam mining working face strata behaviors in Faer mine field, it got the strata behaviors: it was of large roof pressure, high rate of safety valve opening in hydraulic support, and even some supports crushed or took separation between top beams and tail beams. Traditional method of calculating supports’ resistance can not be applied to mountainous shallow-buried coal seam mining working face. With the discrete element simulation software UDEC it analyzed the strata movement feature, and got that the overlying strata took collapse and horizontal displacement after mountainous shallow-buried coal seam mined, and the strata movement feature was different between reverse slope mining and positive slope mining.



2012 ◽  
Vol 600 ◽  
pp. 194-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Ming Wen

Studying on the characteristics of the overlying strata movement in high inclined coal seam, the similar material is applied in the simulation model which was built based on the similar material simulation theory and high inclined seam geological condition of Dongbaowei coal mine. The picture and displacement of overlying strata were obtained from the similar material simulation. As a result, the characteristics of the fracture and movement of overlying strata above the full mechanized working face in high inclined seam. This paper proposes some support measures to improve the safety of the working face. These provide significance theoretical guidance and reference value for other working face in high inclined seam.



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