Planning | Longwall | underground COAL

the coal haulage system cannot clear the coal from the mine at the same rate as the longwall can produce; each leg of the haulage system should have a capacity at least equal to and preferably slightly greater than the preceding section (storage bins can be used to separate sections, but underground bins are seldom large enough to contain …

Monitoring and modelling of gas dynamics in multi-level longwall top …

DOI: 10.1016/J.COAL.2015.04.008 Corpus ID: 128954632; Monitoring and modelling of gas dynamics in multi-level longwall top coal caving of ultra-thick coal seams, part I: Borehole measurements and a conceptual model for gas emission zones

Coal mining

In the longwall mining method, mine development is carried out in such a manner that large blocks of coal, usually 100 to 300 metres wide and 1,000 to 3,000 metres long, are available for complete extraction (see photograph).A block of coal is extracted in slices, the dimensions of which are fixed by the height of coal extracted, the width of the longwall …

Investigation of the effect of caving height on the efficiency …

The longwall top coal caving (LTCC) production method, applied by forming a face in the horizontal thickness of the seam and also called horizontal section top coal caving, especially in studies originating from China, is widely used in the production of inclined and thick coal seams.In this production method, in addition to the top coal …

Motion Mechanisms for Top Coal and Gangue Blocks in …

Using longwall top coal caving (LTCC) in an extra-thick seam, many problems appear, such as large broken top coal blocks, frequent arch formation in the …

Drawing mechanisms for top coal in longwall top coal caving …

Longwall top coal caving (LTCC) is a special type of mining method commonly used to extract coal seams thicker than 4.5 m (Wang et al. 2018a). This method originated in France and Eastern Europe in the 1950s for extracting coal pillars from marginal areas of coalfields (Wang et al. 2014).

Caving mechanisms of loose top-coal in longwall top-coal caving mining

The top-coal caving longwall mining is one of the major mining methods for extracting thick coal seams in China. The top-coal caving mining was estimated to have produced about 0.6 billion metric tons every year, accounts for 18% of underground coal mining in China [3].The major features of the top-coal caving mining are that a …

Numerical simulation of realistic top coal caving …

In the process of longwall top coal caving, the selection of the top coal caving interval along the advancing direction of the working face has an important eect on the top coal recovery. To explore a

A review of cavability evaluation in longwall top coal caving

Longwall Top Coal Caving was initially developed in the former Soviet Union and France in the 1950s and 1960s. It was then applied in the former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, the former Czechoslovakia and Turkey [4], [5], [6].The 'Soutirage' method which was developed in France in the 1960s is considered as the original form …

A novel non‐pillar coal mining technology in …

In longwall top coal caving (LTCC) mining methods, problems such as large deformations, loss of coal resources, and excavation relay out of balance are often encountered with the …

Investigation of the effect of caving height on the efficiency …

The longwall top coal caving (LTCC) production method, applied by forming a face in the horizontal thickness of the seam and also called horizontal section top coal …

Evaluation of the application of the Longwall Top Coal …

The consistent cavability of the top coal in an LTCC operation is crucial to its success, particularly with respect to adequate resource recovery. If the coal caves, but in too large a pieces it ...

A review of cavability evaluation in longwall top coal caving

Longwall Top Coal Caving has been considered as one of the most effective technologies for the extraction of underground thick coal seams. A large …

Prefeasibility study—Geotechnical studies for introducing longwall top

Longwall Top Coal Caving (LTCC), a relatively newer technology in India, is an underground mining method developed for thick seam extraction. Various factors and systematic approaches are to be considered and properly evaluated in order to qualify and gain confidence in the assessment of introducing LTCC mining method. The proposed …

Motion Mechanisms for Top Coal and Gangue Blocks in Longwall Top Coal …

Using longwall top coal caving (LTCC) in an extra-thick seam, many problems appear, such as large broken top coal blocks, frequent arch formation in the drawing process, poor balance of drawing top coal and low top coal recovery, which seriously affect safe, efficient and green mining. In this study, the size distribution of top …

Cutting Methods | Longwall | underground COAL

Some Half Web systems can provide similar benefits to Pre-cutting, also described in the Longwall section of the Fundamentals of Coal Mining module, but with additional benefits. Depending on the equipment used and the mine's coal haulage capacity, Bi-di mining is often more productive than Uni-di, especially with longer faces, and can handle ...

Investigation of the effect of caving height on the efficiency …

1. Introduction. 87.4% of the world's energy supply in 2020 was provided from non-renewable energy sources such as oil, coal, natural gas and nuclear energy. 1 Although the supply of energy is increasing day by day, the fact that the energy resources are exhaustible has brought the efficient production of energy resources to an important …

Drawing mechanisms for top coal in longwall top coal caving (LTCC…

Request PDF | Drawing mechanisms for top coal in longwall top coal caving (LTCC): A review of two decades of literature | This review details the state of the art in research on top coal drawing ...

An analytical methodology of rock burst with fully mechanized top-coal …

General situation of engineering background of Wudong coal mine. Wudong Coal Mine, affiliated with China National Energy Group Xinjiang Energy Co., Ltd., was established on January 5, 2013.

Longwall top coal caving design for thick coal seam in very …

Longwall top coal caving (LTCC) is a part of longwall mining that is applicable for thick coal seams. China is an important country, which has best practices …

Longwall Mining Overview | Introduction | underground COAL

LONGWALL MINING Overview. In the method of secondary extraction known as longwall mining a relatively long mining face (typically in the range 100 to 300m but may be longer) is created by driving a roadway at right angles between two roadways that form the sides of the longwall block, with one rib of this new roadway forming the longwall face.

Investigation of the efficiency of longwall top coal caving …

The longwall top coal caving (LTCC) is a widely used method for producing thick coal seams. This method is applied in two different ways in steeply inclined thick …

Prefeasibility study—Geotechnical studies for …

Longwall Top Coal Caving (LTCC), a relatively newer technology in India, is an underground mining method developed for thick seam extraction. Various factors and systematic approaches are to be ...

Height of water-conducting zone in longwall top-coal caving …

The study results show that the height of water-conduc- ting zone is 45. 7-46. 7 m,the height of caving zone is 16. 1 m. The fracture-mining ratio is 6. 87-7. 02 and the ca- ving-mining ratio is 2. 42 in longwall top-coal mining under thick coal seam (6. 65 m),and soft rock stratum and thick alluvium (102 m).

Improving the top coal recovery ratio in longwall top coal …

The recovery ratio of longwall top coal caving (LTCC) technology is an important measure of its effectiveness. However, the recovery ratio of single-opening sequential caving …

Comprehensive Study of Strata Movement Behavior in Mining a Longwall

This paper presents a detailed comprehensive case study of strata movement in extraction of a longwall top coal caving panel of a composite coal seam with partings in the Baozigou Coal Mine.

Ultra-thick Seam Longwall Mining in China

By Syd S. Peng, Huamin Li, Ying Zhou and Jingyi Cheng More Chinese mines are cutting coal from ultra-thick seams in one conventional pass as an alternative to top-coal caving techniques China is by far the largest coal producer and consumer in the world, producing 3.7 billion metric tons (mt) and consuming 3.99 billion mt in 2012, …

Longwall top coal caving design for thick coal seam in very …

Longwall top coal caving design for thick coal seam in very poor strength surrounding strata ... Wilson AH (1983) The stability of underground workings in the soft. rocks of the coal measures. Int ...

Longwall top coal caving design for thick coal seam in very …

Longwall mining is one of the most applicable and effective production methods for underground coalmines. Longwall mining is attractive for producers due to its high production rate (Galvin 2016).Mechanized longwall mining requires heavy machinery and equipment that are shearer for coal cutting, hydraulic shields for roof control, and …

Monitoring and modelling of gas dynamics in multi-level longwall top

The longwall top coal caving (LTCC) ... Underground coal mining has a strong disturbance on surrounding rock strata, causing inevitable water inflow into mined spaces, which seriously affects ...