The factor of combustion and explosion remains one of the main constraints on
coal mining and management. To clarify the impact of structural properties
on the consequences of gas explosion disasters during coal mining, this
article conducts a study on the impact of the elastic modulus of structures
on gas explosion disasters. The research results indicate that in the case
where structures with high elastic modulus must exist, the elastic modulus
of the structure has minimal impact on the structure during the early stage
of flame development. The area of flame front and the degree of deflagration
also decrease with the increase of elastic modulus, but the disturbance
degree of airflow and flame in the pipe increases with the increase of
elastic modulus. The peak flame velocity at elastic modulus of 0.7 GPa and
2.8 GPa increased by 3.56% and 7.47% compared to elastic modulus of 0.18
GPa, respectively; The upstream overpressure peak increased by 24.63% and
42.52%; The downstream overpressure peak increased by 11.19% and 20.62%. The
peak values of flame velocity and overpressure increase with the increase of
elastic modulus, while the explosion intensity and pressure rise rate
increase with the increase of elastic modulus. The explosion intensity index
at elasticmodulus 2.8 GPa is approximately 1.45 times that at elastic
modulus 0.18 GPa. Therefore, it is necessary to choose structures with
smaller elastic modulus as much as possible to achieve the best fire and
explosion suppression effect.