Study on key parameters of buckling deformation instability and fracture of rock beams and asymmetric distribution law of stope stress.

The moving deformation of the strata and the redistribution of stope stress after mining show asymmetrical characteristics, which do not conform to the symmetrical structural characteristics of the original rock beam fracture. To further analyze the deformation of rock beams and the asymmetry law of stope pressure distribution after strata caving, the detailed process of instability and deformation of composite rock beams before failure was revealed through similar material simulation, theoretical analysis, and numerical simulation. Through similar simulation experiments, the structural characteristics of strata caving were observed. After excavation, the caving angle near the open-off cut side of the model is greater than that on the stop-mining line side. The maximum bending moment of the rock beam is located at the open-off cut side. The rock beam fracture is located on the partial open-off cut side in the middle of the rock beam. The rock beam on the open-off cut side is easy to shear slip and not easy to hinge. The rock beam in front of the advancing direction of the working face is easily hinged. Based on the structural characteristics of strata caving, considering the thickness of the composite rock beam, the two-hinged arch mechanical model for rock beam fracture is established. On this basis, the key parameters of rock beam instability and fracture such as limit load, additional horizontal stress, limit break distance, and break position are analyzed. Based on the deformation characteristics of two hinged arches, the caving structure and the asymmetric distribution mechanism of stress redistribution during the deformation of overburden in stope are explained. Finally, the deformation of rock beam and the asymmetry of stress distribution in stope are verified by numerical calculation. The results show that the concentrated stress value of the coal pillar at the open-off cut side is greater than that in front of the working face. There is a pressure relief area behind the working face, and the pressure relief area has a certain range. The range of stress concentration area, pressure relief area, and stress value tend to be stable, and only the range of the original rock stress zone expands when the working face is advanced to a certain distance. The asymmetric distribution of compaction stress in goaf is related to the buckling deformation of strata.

Simulation test study on filling flow law of gangue slurry in goaf.

The disposal and utilization of solid waste of coal gangue is one of the main problems in coal mining in China. Injecting coal gangue into goaf in the form of slurry can effectively solve the problems of ground stacking and environmental pollution prevention. In order to obtain the flow law of gangue slurry in the void of the accumulated rock in the goaf, a visualization simulation test device for gangue slurry permeation grouting in the goaf was independently designed. The flow and diffusion characteristics, flow and diffusion velocity changes, void pressure changes, and viscosity changes of three mass concentrations (76%, 78%, 80%) of gangue slurry in the void between caved rock blocks in goaf were studied by visual grouting simulation test. The results show that: (1) The seepage process of gangue slurry in the goaf simulation test is divided into three diffusion forms, namely radial diffusion, axial diffusion, and bidirectional diffusion. The three diffusion forms are interrelated and inseparable. (2) The initial flow velocity of the slurry with different concentrations is different under the same permeation grouting pressure, and the higher the slurry concentration, the smaller the initial flow velocity of the slurry. The velocity of the slurry has a nonlinear relationship with the diffusion distance of the slurry. (3) With the permeation and diffusion of slurry, pressure sensors at different positions are subjected to pressure from bottom to top and enter the pressure boost stage, gradually forming stress peaks. When the slurry exceeds the position of the pressure sensor, the pressure on the pressure sensor is weakened and begins to enter the pressure relief stage, and the stress decline trend gradually becomes gentle with time. (4) The water loss effect occurs during slurry flow interaction with rock mass, resulting in slurry viscosity increasing. The viscosity of the slurry affects the difference in the amount of viscosity change. The research results can provide a certain theoretical basis for the goaf gangue slurry filling project.

Research on Gas Extraction and Cut Flow Technology for Lower Slice Pressure Relief Gas under Slice Mining of Extra-thick Coal Seam.

For extra-thick coal seams, slice mining is a safer mining method than top coal mining, which can effectively reduce the strong mine pressure behavior caused by mining. However, in the slice mining of high-gas and extra-thick coal seams, the gas in the lower slice flows into the goaf, which increases the gas control difficulty on the upper slice working face. It is easy to cause the gas transfinite at the upper corner in the upper slice and reduce the mining efficiency. Therefore, it is of a great significance to carry out the research on gas control technology in slice mining of the extra-thick coal seam. There are some problems in the gas control of slice mining, such as a single gas control method, low control efficiency, and unclear gas migration law. Therefore, it is necessary to study the gas migration law and propose a targeted prevention and control the technical scheme. In order to improve the gas control efficiency of the extra-thick coal seam, the evolution law of permeability of the lower slice is obtained under mining through experimental research. The liquid-solid coupling seepage-flow model for gas migration is established in the lower slice. Comsol Multiphysics software is used to study the migration law of pressure relief gas in the lower slice. Based on the gas migration law, the gas extraction and cut flow technology for the lower slice long borehole is proposed. Through this technology, the amount of gas flowing into the upper slice goaf and the gas content of the lower slice are reduced, and the drilling horizon is optimized. The research results show that the determination of the optimal drilling horizon of the lower slice needs to balance the amount of gas flowing into the goaf and the total amount of gas extraction. The range of 3-7 m horizon in the lower slice is appropriate to the boreholes arranged. When the borehole is located in the lower slice -3 m horizon, the 360 day gas emission quantity of goaf can be reduced to 51.2% of the nondrilled emission quantity, and the total extraction amount is 1143 m3. When the borehole is located in the lower slice -7 m horizon, the 360 day gas emission quantity of goaf can be reduced to 95.31% of the nondrilled emission quantity, and the total extraction amount is 1461 m3. Considering the gas emission capacity of the upper slice and ensuring that the total extraction volume of the lower slice is maximized and the boreholes in the lower slice are not damaged, the boreholes are located in the -6 m horizon of the lower slice.

Analysis of the Space-Time Synergy of Coal and Gas Co-mining.

The co-mining of coal and gas is the inevitable future direction of the mining of coal resources. Taking coal mining and gas extraction as the two subsystems of the coal and gas co-mining system, to reveal the mechanism of action between coal mining and gas extraction is the premise of orderly co-mining. On the basis of a similar simulation experiment of coal and gas co-mining, by obtaining the gas migration law during the mining process and collecting a large amount of data on the coal production and gas extraction, it is found that the two subsystems of coal extraction and gas extraction in the coal and gas co-mining system promote and restrict each other. The control parameters for coal mining and gas extraction that affect co-mining are identified. To coordinate the process connection between coal mining and gas extraction, the optimal synergistic relationship of co-mining should be found. The recovery rate and economic benefit of coal and gas resources are taken as the optimization objective function of coal and gas co-mining. Taking the safety production laws, regulations, and production technology-level restrictions of coal mining and gas drainage as constraints, by constituting a nonlinear model for the collaborative optimization of coal and gas co-mining, the method of determining the optimal advancing speed and optimal gas drainage volume of the working face is proposed. By optimizing variables, such as coal mining advancement, coal mining time, gas extraction time, and gas extraction volume, the co-mining of coal and gas is ensured to be safe and efficient, and the output of coal and gas resources is optimized. The time connection and the process succession of the two subsystems are attained. An overall orderly structure is formed between the coal mining system and the gas extraction system, and the mechanism of the cooperative co-mining of coal and gas is revealed. This research has important significance with regard to improving the basic theoretical system of coal and gas co-mining. The control variables of the co-mining working face in the Shaqu mine are optimized. After optimization, the profit is increased by 16.3%, and the gas extraction rate is increased by 2.6%. The drilling spacing is optimized according to the optimization results. The simulation shows that 7 m is the optimal drilling spacing of the working face.