Study on the Slurry Diffusion Law of Fluidized Filling Gangue in the Caving Goaf of Thick Coal Seam Fully Mechanized Caving Mining

Liang Li (), Qingxiang Huang, Xiao Zuo, Jie Wu, Baoning Wei, Yanpeng He (), Weilong Zhang and Jie Zhang
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Liang Li: College of Energy Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Qingxiang Huang: College of Energy Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Xiao Zuo: Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710100, China
Jie Wu: Shaanxi Shanmei Hancheng Mining Co., Ltd., Hancheng 715400, China
Baoning Wei: Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710100, China
Yanpeng He: College of Energy Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
Weilong Zhang: Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710100, China
Jie Zhang: Shaanxi Shanmei Hancheng Mining Co., Ltd., Hancheng 715400, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 21, 1-18

Abstract: Because of the problem of gangue discharge and surface subsidence during coal mining, the current research on underground filling mainly focuses on the paste filling, solid filling, and grouting filling of the overburden separation layer after scaffolding. We proposed the technology of fluidization gangue grouting for filling the collapse area based on our previous research. The prediction method of residual space in the collapse area and the diffusion law of gangue fluidization filling slurry are two essential points for successfully implementing the technology and maximizing the use of goaf for gangue backfilling and reducing overburden settlement. To further explore the remaining space distribution law of the collapsed goaf in thick seam fully mechanized top coal caving mining and the effect of coal gangue fluidization filling, the caving goaf of the 3307 fully mechanized top coal caving face in Sangshuping No. 2 coal mine in the Weibei mining area was detected by the transient electromagnetic method. We studied the distribution law of the measured abnormal area in the caving goaf, which reflects the distribution law of the remaining space from one aspect. The coefficient of the remaining space was calculated to be 19.5%. Then, we applied COMSOL simulation software. The diffusion law of coal gangue fluidized slurry in the caving goaf was simulated and analyzed. It shows that the most obvious diffusion direction of the coal gangue slurry is the trend of the gradual expansion of the “cavity pore” multi-type residual space, indicating that with the increase in the diffusion distance, the diffusion resistance gradually increases, and the slurry morphology gradually presents the “claw” form. According to the space theory and fractal dimension theory, the prediction method of the remaining space in the caving goaf is given, and the design basis of the filling drilling parameters is determined. Finally, the field-filling test was carried out. The results show that the high- and low-level fluidized filling in the caving goaf can safely and efficiently handle the gangue in the mine, and the residual space characteristics and slurry diffusion law in the caving goaf are consistent with the above. The research results provide theoretical support for the fluidization filling technology of coal gangue in thick seam fully mechanized top coal caving areas.

Keywords: fully mechanized caving mining; caving goaf; fluidized filling; diffusion law; residual space; diffusion influencing factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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