A Study on the Outburst Threshold Value of Gas Content in Coal

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An outburst of coal and gas is a major hazard in underground coal mining. It occurs when certain conditions of coal stress, strength and gassiness are met. Based mainly on field observations related to the conditions, a number of indices are used in prediction of the outburst. Some of the indices are considered to be inadequate, inappropriate or impractical in some coal seam conditions. Significant progresses have been made in development of the technologies over the last few years. One of the major achievements is an analytical method in determination of an outburst threshold value of the gas content in a coal seam. The method combines field measurements and numerical modelling. The method is illustrated in this paper in a case study for determination of the outburst threshold value of gas content for a coal seam.

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