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Optimized Design And Surface Additive Technology Of Pdc Bit For Hard Rock Directional Drilling, Wang Chuanliu, Jin Xin, Gao Xiaoliang, Zhang Peng

Coal Geology & Exploration

Directional long drilling is the main technical means of gas and water hazard control in coal mines, and the performance of PDC directional bit is an important factor which affects the drilling efficiency in hard rock. In view of frequent tripping and low that caused by the broken PDC bit body and PDC tooth collapse in the construction of directional long drilling in the roof and floor of coal seams, the principle of equal cutting teeth distribution is used to optimize the blade teeth distribution to reduce the impact damage of the cutter. Through the simulated analysis of fluid mechanics, …

Research Progress And Development Trend Of Staged Hydraulic Fracturing Technology In Long-Borehole Underground Coal Mine, Sun Siqing, Li Wenbo, Zhang Jian, Chen Dongdong, Zhao Jizhan, Zheng Kaige, Long Weicheng, Wang Chenyang, Jia Bingyi, Du Tianlin, Liu Le, Yang Huan, Dai Nan

Coal Geology & Exploration

Since the “13th Five-Year Plan”, significant progress has been made in the directional long-borehole staged hydraulic fracturing technology, equipment development and engineering demonstration application of underground coal mine through the technical research, equipment development and engineering test with directional long-borehole and staged hydraulic fracturing technology in combination, focusing on the two major issues of regional permeability enhancement, efficient gas drainage and rock weakening treatment of hard roof for coal seams in underground coal mine in China. It is mainly manifested in the following four aspects: (1) Two staged hydraulic fracturing technologies and tools with/without rig movement have been developed. Specifically, …

Study Of Technologies And Equipment Of Continuous Hydraulic Sand Fracturing For Permeability Enhancement At High Pressure Side Of Coal Mine Downhole, Jia Bingyi, Li Shugang, Chen Dongdong, Lin Haifei, Zheng Kaige, Sun Siqing, Zhao Jizhan

Coal Geology & Exploration

The technological concept of sand fracturing at the high pressure side is proposed against the present situation where the coal mine downhole operation space is small, the power and water supply capacities are limited, and the surface sand fracturing equipment cannot be applied directly in the coal mine downhole. On the basis of the principle of sand mixing and carrying through hydrodynamic impact, the continuous hydraulic sand fracturing equipment at the high pressure side was developed. Such equipment requires no external power source for sand mixing. It forms cyclone impact through the changes in the flow regime and flow field …

Dynamic Disaster Evolution Mechanism Of High Mine Pressure At Hard Roof And Advance Area Prevention And Control Technology, Zheng Kaige, Wang Lintao, Li Bingang, Li Yanjun, Yang Huan, Yang Sen, Dai Nan, Wang Haojie, Wang Zeyang, Xi Jie

Coal Geology & Exploration

The overlying roof on the hard roof working bench is usually not likely to fall off, while tends to form dynamic pressure disaster. The stress evolution characteristics and roof breaking mechanism before and after hard roof weakening were analyzed and revealed using the methods of numerical simulation and theoretical analysis, and the advance area prevention and control technology were proposed and applied in the field practice, for the typical dynamic disaster problem of high mine pressure that was caused by the hard roof against the background of the Buertai Coal Mine in the Shendong Mine Area. As indicated by the …

Enhanced Gas Drainage Technology By Staged Fracturing In Long Bedding Borehole In Hard Coal Bed Of Underground Coal Mine And Its Application, Wang Chenyang, Li Shugang, Zhang Yongtao, Guo Yi, Sun Siqing, Chen Dongdong, Dou Chengyi

Coal Geology & Exploration

In view of the problems of rapid attenuation, long period and low efficiency of gas drainage in hard coal bed, the enhanced gas drainage technology of increasing the permeability of coal bed by staged fracturing in long bedding borehole was put forward for the medium-to-hard coal bed. Herein, research was conducted on No.4 coal bed of Shaanxi Binchang Mining Area. Specifically, the change characteristics of micro-pore structure of coal body before and after hydraulic fracturing were comparatively analyzed by high-resolution electron microscope (SEM) in the laboratory. Meanwhile, the stress characteristics of packer and the stability of borehole were simulated with …

Floor Failure Law Of Extra-Thick Coal Seam In Fully Mechanized Caving Mining, Guo Guoqiang

Coal Geology & Exploration

The coal mining on the high-artesian water body will cause floor disturbance and damage, and lead to the thinner effective waterproof stratum, which enhances the risk coefficient of water bursting at the floor. Grouting modification of the target horizon is an effective governing measure. However, the grouting within the floor damage scope will waste a large amount of grout and affect the project effect. Therefore, it is especially important to carry out the study of the damage depth and regularity of the coal seam floor. Accordingly, the 5105 working bench of the Yushupo Coal Mine in Shanxi was adopted as …

Study Of Constitutive Model Of Frozen Sandstone Damage Based On Weibull Distribution, Yi Ming, Zhao Tao, Ma Feifei, Wang Lei, Yuan Chao

Coal Geology & Exploration

Abstract: The deformation and destruction characteristics of frozen rock is a basic mechanical problem encountered during the construction using the freezing method. Under the action of load, the mechanical characteristics and deformation characteristics are greatly different for the rock with different freezing temperatures, which significantly affects the safety and stability of the freezing wall. Therefore, the study of the damage constitutive relation of the frozen rock is significant for instructing the freezing method design and construction. In order to analyze the whole process of the frozen rock deformation and destruction under load action, the Weibull distribution was adopted to describe …

Analysis On Spatio-Temporal Evolution Law Of Freezing Temperature Field In Eastern Shaft Of Qinan Coal Mine, Huang Shiqing, Rong Chuanxin, Long Wei, Ma Haochen, He Junzhen

Coal Geology & Exploration

Three numerical calculation models of the freezing temperature fields with different soil nature and different burial depths, i.e. the calcareous clay horizon with the burial depth of 218 m, the fine sand horizon with the burial depth of 225 m and the sandy clay horizon with the burial depth of 259 m, were established respectively using the finite element software COMSOL Multiphysics based on the actual forming locations of freezing holes, with the engineering background of using the freezing method in shaft sinking for the eastern air shaft of Qinan Coal Mine Anhui Province and the study object of the …

Experimental Study On Power Matching Of Modular Double Pumping Stations Of Tunnel Drilling Rig, Lu Feifei, Fan Dong, Tian Hongliang

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to solve the problems of heavy weight, relocation and transportation of the power pumping station of tunnel drilling rigs, it is proposed to divide the pumping station through modular design, and adopt the solution of small-displacement, dual-power and dual-pump confluence, effectively reducing the transportation size and weight of a single pump station. A single-pump station or a double-pump confluence is chosen according to the working conditions to improve the flexibility of the drilling rig and reduce energy consumption. The load-sensing system has the advantages of energy saving, good load adaptability, and convenient speed regulation. However, when the dual-load-sensing …

Innovative Measure On Achieving Common Prosperity: Carbon Transfer Payment, Peili Lu, Lanling Peng, Jiaqi Shen, Yanrui Jin, Yong Geng

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

To achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality, as well as common prosperity, is the key decision of the Chinese government. By addressing coordinated regional development and based upon balanced and reasonable distribution of income and carbon emission rights principles, the study aims to develop an equilibrium model to achieve regional carbon transfer payment. Carbon transfer payment can help adjust regional fiscal revenues so that the income distribution system is more in line with the scientific normal distribution characteristics under the common prosperity goal. Such a measure can address both equity and efficiency, balance carbon emission rights and development rights, contribute …

Systematic Study On Carbon Emission Reduction Of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment, Jisheng Long, Hailiang Du, Xin Zou, Jingying Huang

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Under the context of China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality, the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) is facing new challenge to reduce carbon emission. This study suggests that significant carbon emission reduction and dual cycle of mass and energy can be realized, under the context of MSW classification, by the collaborative treatment of multi-source solid waste in Eco-Industrial Park. Results showed that in 2020, the incineration and landfilling of MSW in China reduced 5.18 million tons of CO2 emission, at the same year, 15 million tons of CO2 emission could have been reduced if the wet waste was treated …

Removal Of Selenium And Heavy Metals From Coal Combustion Residuals Wastewater Using Surface Modified Iron Based Media, Madan Tandukar, Alex Korff, Andrew Vincent, Chris Hardin

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

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Investigating The Causes Of Stope Instability At Golden Valley Mine, Ashley Ruvimbo Sabao, Prosper Munemo, Peter Kolapo

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The study is based on mining operations that are concentrated in a ground exposed to flooding with varying stope dimensions. Stope stability was assessed in the four stopes, which resembled the mine’s different ground conditions using the stability graph complemented by the equivalent linear over break slough (ELOS) stability approach. The stability graph showed that the stopes in rock masses exposed to flooding fell in the potentially unstable and caving zones whereas the ones that were not affected by flooding fell in the stable zones. The ELOS approach showed that mining the previously flooded rock masses resulted in high over-breaks …

Unplanned Dilution Prediction In Open Stope Mining: Developing New Design Charts Using Artificial Neural Network Classifier, Sultan Korigov, Amoussou Coffi Adoko, Fhatuwani Sengani

Journal of Sustainable Mining

Minimizing dilution is essential in open stope mine design as excessive unplanned dilution can compromise the operation's profitability. One of the main challenges associated with the empirical dilution graph method used to design open stopes is how to determine the boundary of the dilution zones objectively. Hence, this paper explores the implementation of machine learning classifiers to bridge this gap in the conventional dilution graph method. Stope performance data consisting of the stope dilution (unplanned dilution), the modified stability number, and the hydraulic radius were compiled from a mine located in Kazakhstan. First, the conventional dilution graph methods were used …

Perspectives On Sustainability In Short-Term Faculty-Led Programs, Amanda Staton

Capstone Collection

Sustainability is a relatively new topic to the field of International Education. Despite this, its importance is tantamount for the continuation of the industry for future generations. The industry’s significant negative environmental impacts from international student mobility poses a real barrier to the continuation of the industry due to climate change. This research emerged due to the lack of existing research on sustainability in Study Abroad, especially short-term faculty-led programs, which are currently the most popular modality of Study Abroad. Short-term faculty-led programs currently hold a reputation in existing literature for being the most unsustainable form of Study Aboard with …

Social Equity Is Key To Sustainable Ocean Governance, Katherine M. Crosman, Edward H. Allison, Yoshitaka Ota, Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor, Gerald G. Singh, Wilf Swartz, Megan Bailey, Kate M. Barclay, Grant Blume, Mathieu Colléter, Michael Fabinyi, Elaine M. Faustman, Russell Fielding

Anthropology and Geography

Calls to address social equity in ocean governance are expanding. Yet ‘equity’ is seldom clearly defined. Here we present a framework to support contextually-informed assessment of equity in ocean governance. Guiding questions include: (1) Where and (2) Why is equity being examined? (3) Equity for or amongst Whom? (4) What is being distributed? (5) When is equity considered? And (6) How do governance structures impact equity? The framework supports consistent operationalization of equity, challenges oversimplification, and allows evaluation of progress. It is a step toward securing the equitable ocean governance already reflected in national and international commitments.

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Novel Approach For The Destress Blasting In Hard Rock Underground Copper Mines, Piotr Mertuszka, Marcin Szumny, Krzysztof Fuławka, Piotr Kondoł

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The present study investigates the possibility of developing a novel method for reducing seismicity and rockbursts in deep underground mines based on modifying drilling and blasting patterns. The main goal was to develop and implement firing patterns for multi-face production blasting, which allow increasing the capability of inducing stress relief in the rock mass, manifested in the seismic event. This method may improve stability control in underground workings, and mitigate risks associated with the dynamic effects of rock mass pressure compared with currently used methods. Thus, the seismic energy may be released immediately after blasting in a controlled way. For …

Valuing Angling On Reservoirs Using Benefit Transfer, Richard Melstrom, Mark A. Kaemingk, John C. Whitehead, Nicholas W. Cole, Christopher J. Chizinski, Kevin L. Pope

School of Environmental Sustainability: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Economic assessments are rarely applied to inland recreational fisheries for management purposes, especially when compared to fish, habitat, and creel assessments, yet economic assessments can provide critical information for management decisions. We provide a brief overview of economic value, key terminology, and existing economic techniques to address these issues. Benefit transfer, a technique used to measure economic value when an original analysis is not practicable, is conducted by drawing on existing estimates of economic value in similar contexts. We describe an application of benefit transfer to measure the economic value of several recreational fisheries in Nebraska, USA. We examine two …

Perspectives On Living Shorelines: Marine Contractors And Agents In Southeast Virginia, Michelle Covi, Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf

Presentations, Lectures, Posters, Reports

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The History Of Air Quality In Utah: A Narrative Review, Logan E. Mitchell, Christopher Zajchowski

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

Utah has a rich history related to air pollution; however, it is not widely known or documented. This is despite air quality being a top issue of public concern for the state’s urban residents and acute episodes that feature some of the world’s worst short-term particulate matter exposure. As we discuss in this narrative review, the relationship between air pollution and the state’s residents has changed over time, as fuel sources shifted from wood to coal to petroleum and natural gas. Air pollution rose in prominence as a public issue in the 1880s as Utah’s urban areas grew. Since then, …

The Effect Of Water Management And Ratoon Rice Cropping On Methane Emissions And Harvest Yield In Arkansas, Marguerita Leavitt

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Sustainable intensification of rice farming is crucial to meeting human food needs while reducing environmental impacts. Rice produces 8% of all anthropogenic CH4, which is a potent greenhouse gas. CH4 emissions can potentially be reduced by cultivation practices that minimize the number of days the fields are saturated, such as dry-seeding instead of water-seeding and irrigation using the alternate wetting and drying (AWD) technique instead of delayed, continuous flooding (DF). Ratoon cropping, wherein a second crop of rice is grown from the harvested stubble of the first crop, can be used to produce additional yield with minimal labor, but may …

Societal Sustainability: Projects To Address The Three Dimensions Of A Sustainable Future, Braden K. Bateman

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Sustainability is an important, commonly discussed societal goal regarding assurance of resources for the world to be able to enjoy a prosperous future. Three primary dimensions of sustainability include environmental, economic, and social sustainability, and objectives for various projects can be aimed at any of the three dimensions to pursue societal sustainability. Solar installations, which can be used to pursue environmental and economic sustainability, convert abundant sunlight to electricity, displacing fossil fuel use that contributes harmful greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The regulatory environment at the state level has a significant impact on the feasibility of solar projects. At present, …

Effects Of Excessive Soil Phosphorus Accumulation On Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda L.) Seedlings, Hannah C. Bays

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Many landowners in East Texas apply poultry litter to pastures as a source of nitrogen (N) for forage crops. After many years of repeated poultry litter application, soils can accumulate extremely high extractable phosphorus (P) concentrations, sometimes over 1000 mg kg^-1 of plant available P. Landowners report the conversion of these pastures to loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations is often problematic, with poor seedling survival and abnormal tree growth. This study was conducted to assess the effects of excessive soil phosphorus on loblolly pine seedlings. An outdoor pot study was conducted using bare root seedlings and triple …

Equilibria: Sustainability And Eco-Awareness In Music Production, Ashley A. Kahl-Placek

University Honors Theses

Cross-disciplinary exploration between science and the arts is one tool to help solve some of the biggest issues facing humans. Climate change and loss of biodiversity can be represented via sound art and contemporary music composition. Wholistic eco-awareness and sustainability are possible when projects are based in unique species-inspired soundscapes, the cultivation of targeted, action-inspiring lyricism, and a sustainable navigation of the marketing and distribution pathways of the music industry. From the fall of 2021 to summer of 2022, field recordings of unique ecosystems were collected and combined with songwriting rooted in a love and hope for the future of …

Water Control Principle Of Lateral Water Cutoff Curtain And Numerical Analysis Of Its Water Interception Effect In Yuanbaoshan Open-Pit Coal Mine——Taking Yuanbaoshan Open-Pit Coal Mine As An Example, Zhao Chunhu, Wang Mingxing, Cao Haidong, Qu Guowen, Wang Yong, Guo Yingjie

Coal Geology & Exploration

In the process of open-pit coal mining, drainage is an important aspect causing the loss of groundwater resources. Taking Yuanbaoshan open-pit coal mine in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia as the research object, this paper analyzes the control principle of the curtain wall construction driven by open-pit mining on the groundwater system according to the hydrogeology of the study area and the characteristics of open-pit coal mine development. It comes to the conclusion that the weaker the permeability of the curtain wall, the greater the thickness, and shortening the distance from the recharge water body is the basic idea of reducing …

Research On Three-Component Responses Characteristics Of Axial Anisotropy Tunnel-Hole Transient Electromagnetic, Guo Jianlei, Gao Xiaowei, Hou Yanwei

Coal Geology & Exploration

Large interpretation errors may exist in exploration areas with obvious conductivity anisotropy when applying tunnel-hole transient electromagnetic method. In this paper, the control equation is built by introducing the conductivity anisotropy tensor, which allows the current density of the rectangular loop source to be added into the Maxwell equation Ampere loop theorem based on the finite difference time domain (FDTD) algorithm in order to realize the loading of any current source. The control equation is discretized by the difference instead of the differential to realize the forward calculation of the tunnel-hole transient electromagnetic 3D model. Forward modeling is carried out …

Imaging Method Of Borehole Transient Electromagnetic Anomaly Response Boundary In Coal Mines Based On Clustering, Fan Tao, Li Ping, Zhang Youzhen, Zhao Rui, Fang Zhe, Fan Yilin, Liu Lei, Wang Cheng, Li Yuteng

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to improve the ability to recognize and interpret the abnormal response boundary in the transient electromagnetic inversion imaging results of boreholes in coal mines, and to complete geophysical interpretation such as an accurate description of hidden water disasters in front of the heading face and a fine analysis of hidden disaster-causing factors, this paper proposes the application of apply clustering method of unsupervised machine learning to analyze the borehole transient electromagnetic processing results. According to the numerical distribution characteristics of resistivity and the characteristics of the two clustering methods, the K-Means clustering algorithm is selected to aggregate and …

Application Of Surface And Borehole Tem Joint Exploration In 2 000 M Deep Mineral Exploration, Wu Junjie, Liu Bin, Zhi Qingquan, Deng Xiaohong, Wang Xingchun, Yang Yi, Liu Dongming, Qiu Jinzhu

Coal Geology & Exploration

Deep mineral exploration is a challenge. The borehole Transient Electromagnetic Method (TEM) goes deep underground through the sensor along the borehole, and gets closer to the deep target, so as to improve the ore discovery rate and prospecting effect. TEM is widely used in deep prospecting and exploration in foreign countries, and has achieved many important results. However, in China, due to the slow development of instruments, theoretical research and interpretation technology, it is less used in practical deep prospecting. This paper introduces a typical case about the 2 000 m deep prospecting in Baiyun Gold Deposit in Qingchengzi, Liaoning …

Application Of Borehole Transient Electromagnetic Method In Detection Of Floor Failure Depth In Fully Mechanized Top Coal Caving Face, Wang Cheng, An Youxin, Zhu Hongjun, Guo Jianlei

Coal Geology & Exploration

The carboniferous-Permian No. 6 coal seam in the eastern Jungar Coalfield of Ordos Basin is an extra-thick coal seam, and the coal floor is particularly threatened by the Ordovician limestone aquifer. The mining effect will lead to the formation of the bottom mining damage zone, and new water-conducting channels may be formed, which in turn will cause sudden water disasters. Aiming at the testing problem of floor mining failure zone, the method of transient electromagnetic method in hole with moving source and receiving is proposed to obtain resistivity characteristic data of strata from floor drilling before and after mining. Firstly, …

Present Study Situation Review Of Borehole Transient Electromagnetic Method, Sun Huaifeng, Zhang Yingying, Zhao Youchao, Liu Yuchao, Zhao Hualiang

Coal Geology & Exploration

In the borehole transient electromagnetic method (TEM), the receiving probe is placed in the borehole, which is different from either aerial or ground TEM. In such methods, as the probe will be closer to the detection target and far away from surface, not only stronger response signals can be observed, but also the interference of various electromagnetic signals outside the borehole can be attenuated effectively. It can meet the demand of meticulous detection with large burial, especially the detection demand of deep blind ore and water hazard. The present situation of using various methods in the study in forward modeling, …