Mining safety of longwall top-coal caving in China
Longwall top-coal caving technology has developed rapidly in China, in recent years. The application of longwall top-coal caving can double both the productivity and the efficiency of a working face and reduce the cost of production by 30 to 50%. Using standard longwall equipment, annual production can reach 3 million metric tons (Mt), and a maximum of 4.1 Mt has been obtained; many top-coal caving longwall working faces can obtain 200 tons per man-shift. Longwall top-coal caving is distinctly different from slice mining in thicken seam. Concerns of safety and productivity for this method have been raised in recent years. This paper will discuss the following: (1) how to recognize the law of fire-damp emission, accumulation and outburst; (2) how to resolve the ventilation problem in a highly gassy working face; (3) how to recognize the law of spontaneous combustion of ignitable coal, and to avoid spontaneous combustion in gob area; and (4) how to control dust in longwall top-coal caving face.
- Research Organization:
- China Univ. of Mining and Technology, Beijing (CN)
- OSTI ID:
- 20020940
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 8th US Mine Ventilation Symposium, Rolla, MO (US), 06/11/1999--06/17/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 8th US mine ventilation symposium, by Tien, J.C. [ed.], 740 pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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