Modeling of gas circulation in the goaf of retreat faces/

Christian Tauziède (1) , Zbigniew Pokryszka (1) , André Carrau (1) , Eric Saraux (2)

1 INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques
2 HBL - Houilleres du Bassin de Lorraine

French coal mines are deep, gassy and prone to spontaneous combustion. The main technique used for mining at Houilleres du Bassin de Lorraine (HBL) consists in retreat faces, mainly as a consequence of strata pressure at a current depth of 1000-1200 m.

Keywords: GOAF; CFD; FIERDAMP; MODELING; GAZ; METHANE

Domains: Environmental Sciences

Christian Tauziède, Zbigniew Pokryszka, André Carrau, Eric Saraux. Modeling of gas circulation in the goaf of retreat faces/. 6. International Mine Ventilation Congress, May 1997, Pittsburgh, United States. pp.243-246/. ⟨ineris-00972088⟩