China Safety Science Journal ›› 2025, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (12): 164-171.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2025.12.0064

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Study on thermal and flame retardant properties of hydrated phase change materials for preventing coal spontaneous combustion

LI Jingjing1(), LU Yi1,2,3,**(), SHAO Shuzhen1, SHI Shiliang1, SHI Zhengjing4, YU Bo5   

  1. 1 School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan Xiangtan 411201, China
    2 Hunan Engineering Research Center for Fire and Explosion Prevention Materials and Equipment in Underground Spaces, Xiangtan Hunan 411201, China
    3 Key Laboratory of Fire and Explosion Prevention and Emergency Technology in Hunan Province, Xiangtan Hunan 411201, China
    4 Technical Center of China Coal Xinji Energy Co., Ltd., Huainan Anhui 232000, China
    5 Chahasu Coal Mine, Guodian Construction Investment Inner Mongolia Energy Co., Ltd., Ordos Inner Mongolia 017209, China
  • Received:2025-06-30 Revised:2025-09-21 Online:2025-12-27 Published:2026-06-28
  • Contact: LU Yi

Abstract:

To effectively suppress the transition of coal spontaneous combustion oxidation in goaf areas into the accelerated stage, a stable and high-heat-storage PCM was prepared using ammonium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate and magnesium sulfate heptahydrate as raw materials. Through differential scanning calorimetry tests, solid-liquid transition tests, programmed heating tests, infrared spectroscopy, thermal insulation tests, and microscopic analysis, PCM thermal properties, the driving mechanism of solid-liquid transition, heat storage capacity, and coal oxidation inhibitory performance were studied. The test results show that the developed material has a phase transition temperature of 66.8℃, a latent heat of phase transition of 300.708 J/g, and a relatively low specific heat capacity during the heating process. The melting time exhibits an exponential decrease with increasing temperature, and a dense covering film forms after melting. When the material is added at a mass fraction of 15%, the inhibitory rate reaches 41%. Under a 500℃ heat source, with a material thickness of 30 mm, the effective thermal insulation time reaches 65 minutes.

Key words: coal spontaneous combustion, hydrated phase change materials (PCM), inhibition, insulation, infrared spectra.

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