Coalfield
fires during coal mining have become a major problem
in the world today. To effectively prevent such disasters, we established
an experimental platform to measure the spontaneous combustion characteristics
of large-scale pressurized coal; thermal analysis experiments and
microscopic analysis of briquettes under different axial pressures
were carried out. It can be seen from the results that when the axial
pressure is 4 MPa, the heating rate of the oxidative combustion of
coal samples is accelerated, the crossing point temperature is lower
(reduced by 71.09 °C), the activation energy is reduced (the
second stage is decreased by 21.3 kJ/mol), and the oxidative combustion
is more intense. Simultaneously, the porosity evolution process of
briquettes under different axial pressures is simulated. Through calculation,
it can be seen that the porosity and thermal conductivity show a linear
increasing trend. The basis for the increase in the internal oxygen
supply channels and increase in oxygen consumption when the axial
pressure is 4 MPa is given. Through thermogravimetric–differential
scanning calorimetry analysis, it is found that the maximum mass loss
rate and maximum mass growth rate of residual coal after combustion
under an axial pressure of 4 MPa are low, the residual rate after
combustion is large, and the flammability rate is low when reoxidized,
while complete combustion oxidation releases more heat. The application
of axial pressure will change the combustion characteristics of briquettes,
and the promotion effect is more obvious at 4 MPa. Analyzing the laws
of the coal–oxygen composite reaction under different axial
pressures provides theoretical guidance for the prevention and control
of multistress coupling fields in coalfield-fire areas.