China Safety Science Journal ›› 2019, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (9): 84-89.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2019.09.013

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Experimental study on effects of plus water content on low-temperature oxidation of coal

LI Wanhong1, CHU Tingxiang2, LIU Wende1, ZHOU Liping3, ZENG Yanming3   

  1. 1 School of Metallurgy and Mining, Kunming Metallurgy College, Kunming Yunnan 650033, China;
    2 School of Safety Engineering, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Sanhe Hebei 065201, China;
    3 Construction Engineering College,Yunnan Technology and Business University,Kunming Yunnan 651701,China
  • Received:2019-05-18 Revised:2019-07-08 Online:2019-09-28 Published:2020-10-30

Abstract: In order to determine inhibition effects of plus water content on coal's self combustion, low temperature oxidation experiment and thermal analysis technique were adopted to test indicators like carbon monoxide occurrence, ethylene production, oxygen consumption rate, crossing point and endothermal peak temperature, and low-temperature oxidation characteristics of coal samples with different water content were analyzed. The experimental results show that oxygen consumption and oxidation gas production are larger compared with natural air-dried coal samples when content is in the range of(0, 9%], and increase of water content speeds up spontaneous combustion of coal.Oxygen consumption and oxidation gas production are smaller in the range of(9, 25%], and spontaneous combustion of coal will be inhibited by increase of water content. Crossing point and endothermic peak temperature reach minimum with 9% of water content within all tested coal samples. Therefore, when adopting hydraulic fire-fighting measures, attention should be paid to humidifying effects of coal to ensure that residual coal is with corresponding water content.

Key words: spontaneous combustion of coal, plus water content, low-temperature oxidation, gob, oxygen consumption rate

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