Research Article

Oxygen Distribution and Air Leakage Law in Gob of Working Face of U+L Ventilation System

Table 1

Simulation parameter settings.

CategorySetting conditions

Boundary conditionAB, Velocity-inlet, 
Intake is air, wind speed v=1.39m/s, T=25°C
CD, Velocity-inlet, 
Intake is air, wind speed v=1.72m/s, T=25°C
EF, outflow
GH, outflow
Coal wall in GobNon-slip velocity condition, u=v=0
Caving roof rock massPorosity, p=0.2
Sealing wall in connecting tunnelAir leakage coefficient, m=0.1
Porosity of floating coal, Oxygen consumption rateUser Defined Functions (UDF) [15, 16]