Abstract
Using the reconstituted coal briquette to replace tectonic coal is a forced choice for many experimental studies on the mechanism of coal and gas outbursts. The molding method and initial particle size are two important factors affecting the properties of the soil-like coal briquette. In this study, tectonic coal particles with five different initial sizes were compressed into coal briquettes using three different molding methods. Each coal briquette was evenly divided into five parts along the vertical direction and each subunit was fragmented by a drop hammer to test the firmness. The results show that the briquette density first increases and then decreases with the rise of initial particle size. Briquettes obtained by the traditional one-sided molding method possess the lowest density. The fragment size distributions of the briquettes and the original tectonic coal have segmented and non-segmented fractal characteristics, respectively, which are mainly related to the initial particle size distribution of the coal powder used for making briquettes. Combining the vertical distribution laws of the surface work, Protodyakonov coefficients, and fractal dimension of the briquettes, it is determined that the coal briquettes obtained by the double-sided molding method are soft in the middle and possess a relatively symmetric structure. The surface work and Protodyakonov coefficients of the briquettes (9.03 ± 2.27 J/m2 and 0.10 ± 0.02, respectively) are comparable to those of the in-situ tectonic coal with the highest outburst risk.
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