The sublevel top coal caving(SLTCC)mining technology is extensively employed in steeply inclined thick coal seams.Because of the typical characteristics of the short coal face in this mining method,a signifi-cant port...The sublevel top coal caving(SLTCC)mining technology is extensively employed in steeply inclined thick coal seams.Because of the typical characteristics of the short coal face in this mining method,a signifi-cant portion of the top coal is lost at the face end.For reducing the coal loss,the partially reverse drawing technique(PRDT)is proposed as a novel top coal drawing technique.Meanwhile,based on the Bergmark-Roos model(B-R model),a theoretical method for calculating the recovery ratio of top coal based on the top coal boundary equation and residual top coal amount is proposed.The mechanism of PRDT to reduce top coal loss at the face end is revealed by comparing with single-round sequential drawing technique(SSDT).Physical experiments and in-site observation data were used to verify the theoretical model.The results show that PRDT can effectively reduce the amount of residual coal near the roof by optimizing the shape characteristics of top coal boundary.Suggestions for improve recovery ratio in Wudong Coal Mine were given based on its face parameters.展开更多
The size distribution of the broken top coal blocks is an important factor,affecting the recovery ratio and the efficiency of drawing top coal in longwall top coal caving(LTCC)mining panel.The standard deviation of to...The size distribution of the broken top coal blocks is an important factor,affecting the recovery ratio and the efficiency of drawing top coal in longwall top coal caving(LTCC)mining panel.The standard deviation of top coal block size(dt)is one of the main parameters to reflect the size distribution of top coal.To find the effect of dt on the caving mechanism,this study simulates experiments with 9 different dt by using discrete element software PFC.The dt is divided into two stages:uniform distribution stage(UDS)whose dt is less than 0.1(Schemes 1–5),and nonuniform distribution stage(NDS)whose dt is more than 0.1(Schemes 6–9).This research mainly investigates the variation of recovery ratio,drawing body shape,boundary of top coal,and contact force between particles in the two stages,respectively.The results showed that with the increasing dt,the recovery ratio of the panel increases first and then decreases in UDS.It is the largest in Scheme 3,which mainly increases the drawing volume at the side of starting drawing end.However,the recovery ratio decreases first and then increases quickly in NDS,and it is the largest in Scheme 9,where the drawing volume at the side of finishing drawing end are relatively higher.In UDS,the major size of top coal is basically medium,while in NDS,the size varies from medium to small,and then to large,with a distinct difference in shape and volume of the drawing body.When the major size of top coal is medium and small,the cross-section width of the initial boundary of top coal at each height is relatively small.Conversely,when the top coal size is large,the initial boundary of top coal has a larger opening range,the rotating angle of lower boundary is relatively small in the normal drawing stage,which is conducive to the development of drawing body and reduces the residual top coal,and the maximum particle velocity and the particles movement angle are both larger.This study lays a foundation for the prediction of recovery ratio,and suggests that the uniform top coal is more manageable and has a larger recovery ratio.展开更多
基金supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.2232059)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52121003,52374148,52204163 and 51934008)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.2023JCCXNY04 and 2023YQTD02)the Open Fund of Key laboratory of Xinjiang Coal Resources Green Mining,Ministry of Education(No.KLXGY-KB2408)。
文摘The sublevel top coal caving(SLTCC)mining technology is extensively employed in steeply inclined thick coal seams.Because of the typical characteristics of the short coal face in this mining method,a signifi-cant portion of the top coal is lost at the face end.For reducing the coal loss,the partially reverse drawing technique(PRDT)is proposed as a novel top coal drawing technique.Meanwhile,based on the Bergmark-Roos model(B-R model),a theoretical method for calculating the recovery ratio of top coal based on the top coal boundary equation and residual top coal amount is proposed.The mechanism of PRDT to reduce top coal loss at the face end is revealed by comparing with single-round sequential drawing technique(SSDT).Physical experiments and in-site observation data were used to verify the theoretical model.The results show that PRDT can effectively reduce the amount of residual coal near the roof by optimizing the shape characteristics of top coal boundary.Suggestions for improve recovery ratio in Wudong Coal Mine were given based on its face parameters.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Plan of China,China(Grant No.2018YFC0604501)the Natural Science Foundation of China,China(Grant Nos.51934008,51674264,51904305)the Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining,CUMT,China(Grant No.SKLCRSM19KF023).
文摘The size distribution of the broken top coal blocks is an important factor,affecting the recovery ratio and the efficiency of drawing top coal in longwall top coal caving(LTCC)mining panel.The standard deviation of top coal block size(dt)is one of the main parameters to reflect the size distribution of top coal.To find the effect of dt on the caving mechanism,this study simulates experiments with 9 different dt by using discrete element software PFC.The dt is divided into two stages:uniform distribution stage(UDS)whose dt is less than 0.1(Schemes 1–5),and nonuniform distribution stage(NDS)whose dt is more than 0.1(Schemes 6–9).This research mainly investigates the variation of recovery ratio,drawing body shape,boundary of top coal,and contact force between particles in the two stages,respectively.The results showed that with the increasing dt,the recovery ratio of the panel increases first and then decreases in UDS.It is the largest in Scheme 3,which mainly increases the drawing volume at the side of starting drawing end.However,the recovery ratio decreases first and then increases quickly in NDS,and it is the largest in Scheme 9,where the drawing volume at the side of finishing drawing end are relatively higher.In UDS,the major size of top coal is basically medium,while in NDS,the size varies from medium to small,and then to large,with a distinct difference in shape and volume of the drawing body.When the major size of top coal is medium and small,the cross-section width of the initial boundary of top coal at each height is relatively small.Conversely,when the top coal size is large,the initial boundary of top coal has a larger opening range,the rotating angle of lower boundary is relatively small in the normal drawing stage,which is conducive to the development of drawing body and reduces the residual top coal,and the maximum particle velocity and the particles movement angle are both larger.This study lays a foundation for the prediction of recovery ratio,and suggests that the uniform top coal is more manageable and has a larger recovery ratio.
