Research Article

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

Table 2

Coal seam features.

Coal seam no.Thickness of coal seamDistance of coal seam (m)StabilityRecoverabilityApparent density (m3)Lithology of the roof and floorDip angle (°)
RoofSymbolFloorSymbol

13.115.93StableMinable1.35The black sandstoneBlack powder sandstone36

24.8614.07StableMinable1.35Medium sandstoneSilstone35

31.8639.84StableMinable1.35Coarse sandstone with quartzMedium sandstone35

43.2624.4StableMinable1.35Gravel sandstoneSilstone34

55.3232.14StableMinable1.35Coarse sandstone with quartzSilstone35

63.0334.88StableMinable1.35Gravel sandstoneSilstone35