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The Adaptive Detection Technology Of Ultrasonic Flow In Mining Boreholes, Dai Chenyu, Zhao Pengpeng, Xu Jing

Coal Geology & Exploration

For a better flow monitoring at the borehole of underground gas drainage in coal mines, and in response to the influence of factors such as complex composition, poor purity and poor stability of the medium in the pipeline on the measurement accuracy of drainage flow parameters, a set of adaptive detection system of ultrasonic flow for mining boreholes is designed with the time difference method as the measurement principle and the double threshold comparison method as the detection method. The overall scheme of the detection system is designed based on the analysis of the key problems affecting the measurement accuracy …

Construction And Demonstration Of The Transparent Geological Guarantee System In Tangjiahui Coal Mine, Liu Jiegao, Cheng Jianyuan, Shu Yiguo, Liu Zaibin, Gao Yingui, Gao Yaoquan, Lu Ziqing

Coal Geology & Exploration

The intelligence construction of Tangjiahui Coal Mine is confronted with constrains such as water-conducting faults and pressure of Ordovician limestone water, and how to make the geological conditions transparent has become the technical bottleneck of intelligent mining. Tangjiahui Coal Mine puts emphasize on the prevention and control of water disasters and adopted five advanced technologies, including borehole transient electromagnetic technology, multi-borehole resistivity, seismic while excavating, seismic while mining, microseismic monitoring to build a real-time dynamic transparent geological guarantee system. The system realizes the prevention and control of water disasters, rapid excavation and intelligent mining based on transparent geological models, which …

Influential Factors Of The Electromagnetic Wave Instrument While Drilling In Coal Seam Horizontal Wells And Resistivity Simulation Calculation, Chen Gang, Zhang Jiguan, Li Quanxin, Liu Zhiyi

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to figure out the influential factors of the detection by the electromagnetic wave instrument while drilling in coal seam horizontal wells, we studied the impacts of roof and floor surrounding rock resistivity, instrument eccentricity, coal seam borehole collapse and coal seam thickness on the measurement of resistivity through finite element numerical simulation. The resistivity response law of the amplitude ratio and phase difference calculation under the condition of high-resistivity coal rock formation was analyzed. On this basis, a three-layer geological mathematical model was established to simulate the difference between analytical and numerical solutions of the amplitude ratio and …

Application Research On Dynamic Calibration And Prediction Technology Of Coal Seam In Coalmine Working Face, Liu Wenming, Gao Yaoquan, Jiang Bici, Li Peng, Xue Wuqiang

Coal Geology & Exploration

One of the prominent problems of intelligent mining is its inadaptability to geological conditions, especially for the absolute accuracy of coal seam floor and thickness. 3D seismic has a high horizontal resolution and it can control the ups and downs of the coal seam. However, due to the time domain data, the calculation of the coal seam floor elevation is negatively affected by the time-depth conversion point. On the basis of the 3D seismic data of the working face and the coal thickness data during the mining process, the absolute accuracy of the time-depth conversion of the coal seam floor …

Optimization Of Surface Directional Wells For Water Control Based On Three-Dimensional Seismic Dynamic Geological Modeling, Lu Ziqing, Gao Yaoquan, Guo Yuan

Coal Geology & Exploration

In the treatment of high-pressure Ordovician limestone water in the coal seam floor, the design and construction optimization of surface directional wells mainly relies on two-dimensional AutoCAD geological drawings. For the avoidance of such problems as low drilling rate and off-target in the target area under complex geological conditions, and to improve the effect of precise targeted water hazard control, a technology for optimizing directional wells for water hazard prevention and control based on seismic dynamic modeling is proposed. By comparing and analyzing the current situation and problems of drilling trajectory design and optimization technology, it is pointed out that …

Development And Application Of Zdy4500lfk Full Automatic Drilling Rig, Dong Hongbo, Fan Qiang, Li Kun, Ma Bin

Coal Geology & Exploration

The ZDY4500LFK full automatic drilling rig was developed and equipped with a surface monitoring and control system to improve the automation of various drilling works and reduce the number of underground workers, then accelerate the intelligent construction of coal mines and meet the demand for the construction of transparent geological security system in mines. In consideration of the key technical problems encountered in the drilling construction of the drilling rig in the transparent geological guarantee system in Tangjiahui Coal Mine of Huaihe Energy West Coal and Electricity Group, such key technologies as row positioning technology and automatic unloading buckle were …

Prevention And Control Technology Of Ordovician Water In Tangjiahui Coal Mine Based On Transparent Geology, Gao Yaoquan, Gao Yingui, Lu Ziqing, Kong Wanjun

Coal Geology & Exploration

The problems of many water diversion faults and, concealed water diversion structure have led to the difficulty of water disaster prevention and control of Ordovician limestone in No.6 coal seam in Tangjiahui Coal Mine. After continuous exploration and practice, a variety of advanced technologies has been introduced to obtain a large number of geological and hydrogeological data, and construct an intelligent geological guarantee system. The technical ideas of “geophysical and drilling exploration, joint grouting treatment up-hole and down-hole, in-hole transient electromagnetic fine exploration, inter-hole resistivity detection of grouting effect, and joint monitoring of coal seam floor by micro-seismic and electromagnetic …

Construction Method Of Transparent Working Face Based On Borehole Radar, Jiang Bici, Cheng Jianyuan, Li Ping, Liu Wenming, Yu Junhui, Wu Guoqing

Coal Geology & Exploration

The high-precision detection of coal rock interface is the key and difficult point to construct the three-dimensional geological model of intelligent mining. A method is proposed to construct regional coal rock interface geological model and realize transparent working face by using single hole reflection radar in the hole along coal seam and multi hole detection results. For single borehole radar data, the coal seam radar wave velocity is calculated by using the slope of roadway wave in-phase axis, and the spatial constrained migration imaging is used to realize the accurate calculating of coal seam top/floor reflection interface. Three transparent working …

Construction Method On Transparent Geological Guarantee Technologies: A Case Study Of Wuhai Mining Area, Gu Baoze, Dai Zhenhua, Li Mingxing, Chen Baohui

Coal Geology & Exploration

Coal geological guarantee technologies are applied in the whole life cycle of the coal industry. The technologies are the basis and premise of realizing safe, efficient, intelligent and green mining of coal resources, and plays a key role in disaster prevention, hidden disaster-causing factor detection and intelligent mining of coal. Without any doubt, geological transparency is the crucial task to improve the ability of intelligent analysis and decision-making, automatic and precise control, and efficient coal mining. For the purpose of solving the problems faced by Wuhai Mining Area in the construction of coal mine intellectualization, such as complex geological conditions …

Feasibility Study Of The Metaverse Technology In Coal Mine Emergency Training And Drills, Guo Yangyang

Coal Geology & Exploration

Coal mine safety training and emergency drills are effective measures to prevent disasters and accidents. At this stage, however, there are problems such as the boring training content, drills emphasizing “performance” rather than “practice”, and formalism. Metaverse technology integrates VR, AR, 3D, blockchain, Internet of things, AI, digital twin and other technologies, therefore, it is characterized by intuitiveness, strong interaction and high knowledge conversion rate in coal mine safety training and emergency drills, which can well solve the above problems. Now the metaverse technology is increasingly mature from hardware, software to various supporting facilities, while it is still faced with …

The Use Of Microalgal Sourced Biodiesel To Help Underground Mines Transition To Battery Electric Vehicles, Corey A. Laamanen, Kyle Moreau, Sabrina M. Desjardins, Shannon H. Mclean, John A. Scott

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The use of fossil fuel sourced diesel underground has various associated health and environmental hazards, and additional energy demand and costs associated with necessary ventilation. One way to reduce these impacts is by utilizing a biodieselblend, which generates lower levels of harmful emissions from underground equipment and can be produced regionally, reducing the impact of transportation. Furthermore, this would help allow use of existing machinery during transition towards more widespread electrification underground. Therefore, the concept of an integrated supply and use chain within the mining industry is examined based on biodiesel from acidophilic photosynthetic microalgae cultivated using CO 2 in …

Investigating The Effectiveness Of A Ground Support System Implemented On Block A: A Case Study Of Southern Africa Metalliferous Mine, Kamogelo Manyelo, Peter Kolapo

Journal of Sustainable Mining

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of the ground support systems that are planned to be implemented on Block A, which will be excavated through the Marikana fault zone. The block of ground being prepared for mining has been physically affected by the presence of the Marikana fault and is therefore geomechanically and geotechnically weaker than the normal stoping conditions on the rest of the shaft. Joint mapping conducted in Block A raiselines indicated that there is a high concentration of shallow dipping joints which are dipping in opposite directions. Such conditions present special challenges in the planned excavations …

Application Of Entropy Method For Estimating Factor Weights In Mining-Method Selection For Development Of Novel Mining-Method Selection System, Elsa Pansilvania Andre Manjate, Mahdi Saadat, Hisatoshi Toriya, Fumiaki Inagaki, Youhei Kawamura

Journal of Sustainable Mining

Mining-method selection (MMS) is one of the most critical and complex decisionmaking processes in mine planning. Therefore, it has been a subject of several studies for many years culminating with the development of different systems. However, there is still more to be done to improve and/or create more efficient systems and deal with the complexity caused by many influencing factors. This study introduces the application of the entropy method for feature selection, i.e., select the most critical factors in MMS. The entropy method is applied to assess the relative importance of the factors influencing MMS by estimating their objective weights …

Sources And Techniques Of Domestic Heating Within Tritia Region, Malgorzata Wysocka, Krystian Skubacz, Krzysztof Samolej

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The paper presents the balance of energy consumption for domestic heating in Opole and Silesian Voivodship (Poland), divided into various media. The report was based on an analysis of approximately 250 documents containing low-carbon economy plans for individual municipalities (gminas). The authors compared the current situation in these voivodships and their districts with the structure of the heating system in Poland as a whole, based on data from the Central Statistical Office of Poland. The data demonstrate that the use of coal-based energy media has not changed significantly over the years and around 55-60% of households with individual heating systems …

Modelling The Throttle Effect In A Mine Drift, Rickard Hansen

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The throttle effect is a phenomenon, which may occur during a fire underground, causing unforeseen smoke spread. This paper focuses on the modelling of the throttle effect in a mine drift, using a CFD software. The aim of the paper is to investigate whether the CFD tool is able to predict and reproduce the throttle effect for fire scenarios underground. Experimental data from fire experiments in a model-scale mine drift and modelling results from a CFD model were used during the analysis. It was found that the CFD model was not able to fully reproduce the throttle effect for fire …

Sustainability & (Em)Powering Community Based Action In Chula Vista, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, Gabriella Medina, Darbi Berry

San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative

The City of Chula Vista (Chula Vista / the City) has already begun to experience the localized impacts of climate change through record-breaking heat waves, droughts, and wildfires. In response to the impacts of climate change posing a threat to Chula Vista residents’ quality of life, the City declared a climate emergency in March 2022. This declaration advanced the City’s commitment to update its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction goals, strengthen existing efforts like the City Operations Sustainability Plan, and encourage new City-wide and voluntary actions by residents and businesses. The Chula Vista DIY Sustainable Home Toolkit (Toolkit) is a best …

How Can Microgrids Help The Philippines’ Energy Transition? Adapting The Institutional Analysis And Development (Iad) Framework For Microgrid Development, John Charles A. Altomonte, Hannah Sofia Guinto

Environmental Science Faculty Publications

The Philippine energy sector remains plagued with issues of energy security, high electricity costs, and vulnerable grid infrastructure. This paper argues for the increased uptake of microgrids as a solution for these issues, using the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) Framework as a guide for microgrid policy. We begin this paper with an analysis of existing energy policies in the Philippines, highlighting a lacking integrated approach for energy security. The main discussion explores the IAD framework for microgrid development in the Philippines, identifying key barriers and dynamics among institutions and actors in the local energy sector. We then conclude with …

How Can Microgrids Help The Philippines’ Energy Transition? Adapting The Institutional Analysis And Development (Iad) Framework For Microgrid Development, John Charles A. Altomonte, Hannah Sofia Guinto

Environmental Science Faculty Publications

The Philippine energy sector remains plagued with issues of energy security, high electricity costs, and vulnerable grid infrastructure. This paper argues for the increased uptake of microgrids as a solution for these issues, using the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) Framework as a guide for microgrid policy. We begin this paper with an analysis of existing energy policies in the Philippines, highlighting a lacking integrated approach for energy security. The main discussion explores the IAD framework for microgrid development in the Philippines, identifying key barriers and dynamics among institutions and actors in the local energy sector. We then conclude with …

Comparison Effect On Biogas Production From Vegetable And Fruit Waste With Rumen Digesta Through Co-Digestion Process, Anika Tasnim, Muhammad Rashed Al Mamun, Md Anwar Hossen, Md Towfiqur Rahman, Md Janibul Alam Soeb

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Biogas is the best renewable energy as it can be produced from any biomass for example any plant or living organism. The purpose of this research was to produce biomethane from co-digestion of vegetable and fruit waste with rumen digesta through anaerobic digestion process. In this research, two trials of experiment were conducted. Each trial has three different sample with different mixing ratios. Raw materials used in the experiment was rumen digesta of goat and cow, potato, capsicum, cucumbers, onions, radish, cauliflower, carrot, leafy vegetables, apple, banana, and papaya. In each sample, 1200 gram of raw materials were used. Hydraulic …

Balancing Supercapacitor Voltages In Modular Bidirectional Dc–Dc Converter Circuits, Robert Alfie S. Peña, Alaa Hijazi, Pascal Venet, Florian Errigo

Electronics, Computer, and Communications Engineering Faculty Publications

At present, passive balancing methods dominate energy storage applications, however, they suffer from a long balancing duration. In this article, we took advantage of a modular architecture, where several modular power converters replace a central dc–dc converter for fast charging and balancing of a supercapacitor stack. A strategy has been proposed to control how power is shared among the converters during the charging period in order to balance the supercapacitors. However, some converters enter control saturation due to voltage differences between supercapacitors caused by their nonuniform conditions and characteristics. The originality of this article lies in taking into account the …

Evaluating Long-Range Transportation Plans For Mainstreaming Of Climate Adaptation Among Virginia Mpos, Sebastian L. Shetty

Theses and Dissertations

Despite the strides made towards addressing climate change through greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction strategies, it has become increasingly apparent that attempting to mitigate the crisis in such a manner alone is insufficient. This thesis joins a growing body of research on how our societies must adapt to a changing climate, contributing more evidence on common barriers to adaptation and how they might be overcome. Through an attempt to evaluate the progress made towards mainstreaming, or integrating, climate change concerns into five Virginia MPOs’ long-range transportation plans (LRTPs), this study provides support for prior hypotheses around the potential for MPOs …

A Systematic, Holistic And Transdisciplinary Energy Management Framework To Promote Environmentally Sustainable Shipyards, Seyedvahid Vakili

World Maritime University Ph.D. Dissertations

Shipbuilding is an energy-intensive industry and has negative environmental impacts. Given the contribution of the production phase to ships' air emissions throughout their life cycle, there is no international regulation to monitor, control or reduce air emissions during this phase. However, it may be covered by State’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. Achieving a zero-emission shipping industry requires a broader, holistic, systematic and "cradle to grave" approach that takes into account the life cycle of the ship, from production to scrapping.

The aim of the study is to develop to a holistic and systematic approach to reducing …

Discussing Changes In Historical Human–Environmental Dynamics Through Ecosystem Services Interactions And Future Scenarios In A Rural-Mining Region Of Central Appalachians, Vincenzo Cribari

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The aim of this dissertation was to investigate how recent processes of land-change induced by humans contributed to the shaping and alteration of the current landscape in a headwater system of Central Appalachians in West Virginia (US), to understand the interactions and tradeoffs among ecosystems services and address potential solutions for targeting more sustainable human-environment interactions in a region that is deeply grounded on extractive economies. The multitiered objective was addressed through different research phases in order to unfold and disentangle a series of complex problems that the study area presents. Three main phases were used; they corresponded to distinct …

Saxs-Based Nano-Scale Pore Structure Characteristics Of Coals With Different Metamorphic Degrees, Zhang Yu, Li Yong, Wang Yanbin, Wang Zhuangsen, Zhao Shihu, Han Wenlong

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to reveal the characteristics of nano-scale pores in coals with different metamorphic degrees, the small-angle X-ray scattering method (SAXS) is used to obtain the porosity, pore size distribution, specific surface area and fractal dimension of 15 samples whose vitrinite reflectance R_max is 0.31%-6.24%, and the low temperature CO₂ and N₂ adsorption DFT model results are used to verify the pore size distribution. The results show: during coalification process, when R_max is < 0.5%, the porosity and the specific surface area of coal increase with the increase of metamorphic degree, the micropores(< 2 nm) content increases seldomly, the mesoporous(2-50 nm) and microporous(50-100 nm) content increase greatly, and the surface of coal is gradually smooth. When R_max=0.5%-1.4%, the porosity and the specific surface area decrease, and each type of pore content is reduced, and the surface of …

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Coal Geology & Exploration

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Geochemical Characteristics Of Marine-Continental Transitional Facies Shale And Shale Gas In Linxing Area, Chen Xin, Wu Peng, Gao Jixian, Hu Weiqiang, Ding Wangui, Li Yangbing, Liu Xueqing, Ma Litao, Liu Cheng, Kong Wei, Cao Di, Chen Jianqi, Li Yong

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to reveal the geochemical characteristics of shale and shale gas on the east edge of Ordos Basin, thin section identification, full rock and clay content, scanning electron microscope, organic carbon, rock pyrolysis, kerogen macerals, and kerogen carbon isotopes were tested, and the gas component and carbon isotopes composition of shale were analyzed. The results show that the mineral component of the transitional facies shale in Linxing area is mainly quartz and clay minerals, containing a small amount of calcite, plagioclase, potassium feldspar, dolomite and pyrite. Affected by the mineral genesis and deposition environment, different mineral components and organic …

Geological Characteristics And Reservoir-Forming Potential Of Shale Gas Of Transitional Facies In Linxing Area, Eastern Margin Of Ordos Basin, Wu Peng, Cao Di, Zhu Guanghui, Liu Xueqing, Li Yong, Li Yangbing, Hu Weiqiang, Liu Zaizhen, Kong Wei, Fei Jingliang

Coal Geology & Exploration

Shale gas of transitional facies is the important replacing area for increase of shale gas reserves and production. On the basis of the experiment and research data of shale of transitional facies of Linxing area in the eastern margin of Ordos Basin, by selecting the strata series of Shanxi Formation, Taiyuan Formation and Benxi Formation as the research object, from the sedimentary environments, shale distribution, organic geochemical characteristics, mineralogy, physical characteristics and gas-bearing characteristics, etc., the geology characteristics of the shale gas transitional facies in the study area were summarized and dissected systematically to analyze its enrichment and reservoir-forming potential. …

Qualitative-Quantitative Multi Scale Characteristics Of Shale Pore Structure From Upper Paleozoic Coal-Measures In Linxing Area, Liu Cheng, Ding Wangui, Zhang Jian, Chen Xin, Wu Peng, Liu Xueqing, Li Yangbing, Ma Litao, Hu Weiqiang, Kong Wei, Li Yong

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to reveal the micro-pore structure characteristics of marine-continental transitional shale and its main controlling factors in the eastern margin of Ordos Basin, and to enrich the understanding of pore development characteristics and pore structure of marine-continental transitional coal-bearing shale in the block, scanning electron microscope, high-pressure mercury injection and liquid nitrogen adsorption analysis were used to characterize the micro-pore structure characteristics of shale in Linxing area. Furthermore, porosity, total content of organic carbon, mineral content, clay relative content and organic matter maturity were tested to study the main controlling factors of development of shale pore structure. The results …

Characteristics Of Shallow Coal Measure Gas Reservoir And Key Technologies Of Exploration And Development In Yaojie Mining Area, Du Xinfeng, Yuan Chongliang, Wang Zhengxi, Wang Junde, Li Shibing, Liu Jingdan, He Xiuqing, Zhang Tianguo, Shan Yuanwei, Fang Jiawei

Coal Geology & Exploration

The exploration and development of coal measures gas can not only effectively improve the single well production of coalbed methane in coal mining areas, reduce the waste of resources, but also alleviate the energy crisis in China, reduce coal mine gas accidents, protect the atmospheric environment, and contribute to the realization of carbon peak and carbon neutralization. Based on the shallow coal measure gas development demonstration project in the third mining area of Haishiwan mine field, the characteristics of coal measure gas reservoirs in Yaojie mining area are analyzed, and the key technologies for coal-measure gas exploration and development are …

Cbm Well Drainage Data-Based Dynamic Inversion Study Of Reservoir Gas Content, Ma Dongmin, Ji Yusong, Chen Yue, Zheng Chao, Teng Jinxiang, Ma Zhuoyuan, Xiao Jialong

Coal Geology & Exploration

The gas content of coal reservoir is the core parameter of coalbed methane production. There is an error between the measured gas content and the real gas content of coal reservoir. In this paper, based on the gas production of Haishiwan coalbed methane wells in different periods and the decrease of the "constant volume" of the gas content of coal reservoirs, the real-time gas content of coal reservoirs is inverted, and the change rule of the real-time gas content in the process of coalbed methane well drainage is explored. The results show that: (1) The gas content of coal reservoir …