The occurrence of a steeply inclined coal seam is extraordinary, and the coal body is seriously damaged by extrusion. The most steeply inclined coal seam is a high-gas or -outburst coal seam, and protective layer mining is the safest and most effective measure for regional prevention of coal and gas outburst. Based on considering the coefficient of lateral pressure and vertical height of the section, the deflection of the basic roof of the steeply inclined protective layer in a mine in western Henan, China, was calculated using the deflection calculation method of the thin-plate theory of elasticity. Using MATLAB to understand the deflection, the deflection curve was obtained. The law of rock movement and deformation in the mining process of the protective layer was studied by a similarity simulation experiment. The results show that, after mining, the roof mainly sinks slowly without large-scale collapse, and the largest rock strata movement is located in the upper part of the slope. Rock strata movement and fracture development can relieve the pressure of the protected layer and provide a channel for gas migration and drainage. The mining conditions of the protected layer will not be destroyed, and mining this type of protected layer in this mine has better safety and feasibility. The conclusions of this study have a guiding and scientific significance for the control of surrounding rock and the layout of gas drainage boreholes of under-protective steeply inclined coal seam mining.
In order to study the change of pore structure and adsorption characteristics of coking coal after the high-temperature and high-pressure adsorption test, the coking coal from the Liulin coalmine was selected for the research. Both the mercury injection experiments were carried out on the raw coal and the coal after the isothermal adsorption experiment processing with a pressure of 11 MPa and temperature ranging from 30 to 90°C. The results show that the pressure is beneficial to gas adsorption, while the temperature has a restraining effect on the gas adsorption of coking coal, and there is a good negative exponential relationship between the adsorption capacity and temperature. The hysteresis loop of that after the high-temperature and high-pressure isothermal adsorption test is smaller than that of raw coal, and the connectivity of pores becomes worse. In the process of the mercury injection experiment, the hysteresis loop of coking coal after the high-temperature and high-pressure adsorption experiment is smaller than that of raw coal. This demonstrates that the open pores decrease and the semi-closed pores increase, and then the connectivity of the pores becomes worse, which is not conducive to the gas flow when the coking is subjected to high-temperature and high-pressure action. After the high-temperature and high-pressure adsorption experiment, the volume of macropores, visible pores, and crannies of the coking coal decreases, and the volume of micropores and minipores increases. However, the total pore volume reduced overall. Under the same pressure, with the increase in temperature, the volume of macropores, visible pores, and crannies increases, while the volume of micropores and minipores decreases, and the total pore volume increases. After the high-temperature and high-pressure adsorption experiment, the proportion of micropores and minipores increases, and the specific surface area also increases. Under the same pressure, the surface areas of micropores and minipores decrease and the total specific surface area also decreases with the increase in temperature.
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