Journal
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Volume 151, Issue -, Pages 166-181Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2021.05.017
Keywords
Underground coal mine; Gas drainage pipelines; Gas leakage and diffusion; Computational fluid dynamics; OpenFOAM
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFC0805001]
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A gas drainage pipeline leakage and diffusion model based on multiple factors was proposed and verified with field measurement data. Results showed that the location, size, and diameter of the leakage accident can affect its characteristics in different scenarios.
Gas drainage system is a critical technique to prevent gas outbursts in the underground coal mine. The leakage of gas drainage pipelines can pose serious threats to the safety production of underground mining. In this paper, a multi-factors gas drainage pipeline leakage and diffusion (GDPLD) model is proposed based on the OpenFOAM platform, which can analyze the leakage and diffusion characteristics inside the pipelines. With field measurement data in a coal mine, the GDPLD model is verified with good practicability. Furthermore, scenario analysis in the context of different leak sizes, locations, and pipeline diameters is presented to evaluate the specific characteristics of gas leakage and diffusion inside the pipeline with negative pressure. The results showed that the leakage accident close to the pump station with a large leak size and small pipeline diameter usually represents the worst case, and when gas sensors are installed downstream of the leakage location, it is helpful to realize effective detection of the leakage accident. This study can help to improve the understanding of the leakage and diffusion characteristics of gas drainage pipelines and provide technical supports for the monitoring system design of the gas drainage pipelines in underground coal mines. (c) 2021 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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