Modeling of Coal Spontaneous Fire in A Large-Scale Stockpile

Abstract

The increasing need for energy consumption has resulted in the use of energy sources in coal continuing to increase. The transportation and distribution activities of coal also cause the pile to be exposed to heat when it is in a pile. Due to the kinetic characteristics of low-rank coal, the pile is very susceptible to spontaneous fire processes. Of course, this spontaneous fire phenomenon harms the safety and economic aspects of the coal pile. This study aims to model finite elements using Multiphysics simulation to determine the effect of the relative humidity of the pile on the temperature distribution of large-scale coal piles. Thus, handling methods and things that must be considered in storing and transporting coal piles can be formulated. Thermal phenomena modelling in coal piles is modeled using COMSOL Multiphysics software. The simulation is carried out by varying relative humidity of the environmental conditions (ambient). The simulation results show that this parameter can change the level of vulnerability of the pile to burn at an earlier time.