The Effectiveness of the Methane Drainage of Rock-Mass with a U Ventilation System

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Methane drainage is used in Polish coal mines in order to reduce mine methane emission as well as to keep methane concentration in mine workings at safe levels. The article describes the method of methane drainage used in longwall D-2 in seam 410. In Poland, coal seams are frequently mined under difficult geological conditions in the roof and in the presence of very high methane hazard. In such situations, mines usually use a system with roof caving and a U ventilation system, which means that methane is drawn off from a tail entry behind the longwall front. In this system, boreholes are drilled from a tailgate and methane is drawn off from behind longwall face. The article shows the influence of a specific ventilation system on the drainage efficiency at longwall D-2 in seam 410. At this longwall, measurements of methane emission and the efficiency of methane capture were conducted. They consisted in gauging methane concentration, air velocity, absolute air pressure and the amount of methane captured by the drainage system. Experimental data were used to estimate the variations in absolute methane-bearing capacity and ventilation methane, and-most importantly-to gauge the efficiency of methane drainage.

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Szlazak, N., & Swolkień, J. (2016). The Effectiveness of the Methane Drainage of Rock-Mass with a U Ventilation System. Archives of Mining Sciences, 61(3), 617–634. https://doi.org/10.1515/amsc-2016-0044

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