Substantiation of outburst danger automated monitoring on amplitude frequency characteristic median of the operating equipment noise and methane concentration in the mine working medium

Abstract

Basic requirements to the methods of current outburst danger prediction are formulated. The methods must be applied in the process of mining not interfering with the works and taking into account basic factors that cause the outbursts and they should have scientifically grounded methodology for fast definition of outburst danger criteria under certain mining, geological and engineering conditions. It is shown that geophysical prediction methods can meet the first requirement. Rock pressure, in-situ gas pressure and coal strength are taken as basic factors of outburst danger. Some well-known geophysical method such as a method of acoustic emission, a spectral-acoustic method, a gas analytical method and a temperature method taken separately do not satisfy the second and the third requirements. That is why it is suggested controlling rock pressure by spectral-acoustic method, gas pressure by means of gas analyser on methane concentration at the face of the working while mining coal and coal strength should be measured by a strength measuring device. To improve the accuracy of the prediction a version of spectral-acoustic method based on dependency of amplitude-frequency characteristic median of mining operating equipment noise on average stresses at the section between the source of the noise and geophone. The criterion of outburst danger is substantiated and the algorithm for arranging automated monitoring of coal seam outburst danger is offered.