Prevention and Control of Coal Mine Gas Disasters
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Hazards and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 12737
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coal mine gas control; enhanced coalbed methane recovery; water-jet technique in boreholes
Interests: coal mine gas control; enhanced coalbed methane exploitation
Interests: coal mine gas drainage; coal mine gas dynamic disaster prevention; methane recovery from microporous organic rocks; CO2 geological utilization and storage; unconventional natural gas development and coal-based carbon emission reduction
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Dear Colleagues,
Presently, coal is one of the main energy sources in the world, but many disasters occur in the process of coal mining. Gas disasters are one of the most common and destructive coal mine disasters. Due to the depletion of shallow resources in recent years, the mining depths in coal mines increase year by year. Coupled with the presence of micro-pores, low-permeability and high adsorption of coal seams being common conditions, the problem of gas in mining has become one of the main issues that restricts the safe development of mines. As a result, the key principle of safe coal mining is effective gas disaster prevention and management. The uncertainty, high frequency and high risk of mine gas disasters are determined by the evaluation of complicated mining conditions and the law of gas migration and distribution. Gas combustion and explosion, gas ejection, coal and gas outbursts, gas suffocation, and other gas disasters are typical in underground coal mining. These disasters not only reduce mining efficiency but also put underground workers in danger. The effective control of mine gas disasters has become a critical requirement for the safe, efficient and long-term development of the coal industry. The title of this Special Issue is "Prevention and Control of Coal Mine Gas Disasters", with the goal of providing global scholars with research opportunities and in-depth technical discussions based on existing research in order to improve the level of gas disaster prevention and control in the coal mining process. The discussion topics include, but are not limited to, basic experiments, modeling, numerical simulation studies, and field tests of mine gas disasters; efficiency gas extraction technology for low-permeability coal seams; the theory and technology behind gas explosion protection; the delivery law of coal mine gas; coal seam gas extraction and utilization; etc. Original research and review articles are welcome.
Dr. Yabin Gao
Dr. Ziwen Li
Dr. Tong Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gas extraction
- coal and gas outburst
- gas explosion
- CO2-ECBM
- gas flow in porous media
- coal mine gas development
- reservoir reconstruction technology
- gas adsorption and desorption
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