Study on Multi-Indicator Quantitative Risk Evaluation Methods for Different Periods of Coal Spontaneous Combustion in Coal Mines

ABSTRACT

For the current coal spontaneous combustion fire risk evaluation method has the problems of single evaluation dimension, incomplete evaluation index and unreliable evaluation results. However, the coal spontaneous combustion fire risk evaluation can effectively guide coal mine fire prevention and control. Therefore, a multi-indicator quantitative risk evaluation method combining analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and linear interpolation for different periods of coal spontaneous combustion is proposed as a way to improve the rationality of coal spontaneous combustion fire risk evaluation. The continuous segmental evaluation model was established based on the factors that influence the three periods of coal spontaneous combustion (Latent Period, Self-heating Period and Combustion Period). The latent period evaluation model was established based on the fire-prone nature of coal, coal seam occurrence, mining technology, and fire prevention measures. The self-heating period evaluation model was established based on the degree of self-heating of coal, absolute CO generation, and Graham index. The combustion period, there was already a spontaneous combustion fire, directly set the fire risk score to 0. The score could fully reflect the level of coal spontaneous combustion fire risk. The higher the score, the relatively smaller the risk of coal spontaneous combustion, and vice versa, the relatively larger. According to this risk evaluation model, the risk of coal spontaneous combustion in the 2⁻² coal seam of a coal mine in Shaanxi Province was evaluated. The result shows that the level of coal spontaneous combustion risk of 2⁻² coal seam in this coal mine is in a safer state, and this result is consistent with the actual situation. The multi-indicator quantitative evaluation of different periods of coal spontaneous combustion effectively improves the accuracy of fire risk evaluation. Therefore, the evaluation model has certain theoretical guidance for the control of coal spontaneous combustion risk in coal mines.

KEYWORDS:

• Coal spontaneous combustion
• risk evaluation
• AHP
• linear interpolation

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