Research Article

An Improved Composite Fly Ash Gel to Extinguish Underground Coal Fire in Close Distance Coal Seams: A Case Study

Table 1

Test conditions.

Test numberTest conditionTest content
Class conditionGroup
12345678910

(1–1)Total addition amount of suspending agent (%)0.10.20.30.40.50.70.80.91.05Settlement height of slurry at different time (cm)
Mass ratio of XK and XJ (XK 0.05%)1 : 11 : 31 : 51 : 71 : 91 : 131 : 151 : 171 : 20
(1–2)Total addition amount of suspending agent (%)0.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.30.3
Quality ratio of XK and XJ1 : 11 : 21 : 31 : 41 : 51 : 61 : 71 : 91 : 111 : 13
(1–3)Total addition amount of suspending agent (%)00.30.30.10.20.30.40.50.60.7
Quality ratio of XK and XJ1 : 00 : 11 : 51 : 51 : 51 : 51 : 51 : 51 : 5

(2)Total addition amount of gelling agent (%)00.050.10.150.20.250.30.350.40.45Viscosity coefficient (MPa.s)
0.50.550.60.650.70.750.80.850.90.95
(3)The addition amount of gelling agent (%)00.050.10.150.20.250.30.350.40.45
0.50.550.60.650.70.750.80.850.90.95
The addition amount of new suspending agent (%)New suspending agents of 0, 0.25, 0.3, and 0.35% are selected, respectively, and mixed with the gelling agent added to the abovementioned amount in turn, and then mixed with fly ash slurry, respectively

Note. The ratio in the table is mass ratio; “—” means that the corresponding suspending agent or pour point depressant is not added.