Peculiarities of thermal design of mine openings in case of induced temperature anomalies

The article discusses generation of negative and positive thermal anomalies in mine openings. Some case histories of induced thermal anomalies are discussed, and their classification is carried out based on their effect on mine air (heating or cooling). On this basis, a physical model of generation of temperature fields in surrounding rock mass enclosing mine openings in case of heating or cooling of a part of the rock mass is proposed, and the air temperature calculation procedure, which allows taking into account thermophysical peculiarities of formation of thermal conditions in mine openings, is described. The details of generation of thermal conditions in oil mines are given, the influence factors of thermal conditions are classified, and heat sources typical of shaft mining with thermal stimulation for oil recovery are identified. On the basis of the full-scale study results, the temperature variation patterns on surfaces of drilling galleries are obtained. The differential equation of heat balance is added with the heat generation mechanism in terms of the coefficients A, B and g dependent on the features of heat exchange in the system composed of mine air, inhomogeneous rock mass, oil-containing water in pans and moisture coming from rock mass. The proposed procedure is verified through the comparison of the calculation results with the full-scale studies of thermal conditions in mine openings.

Fazylov I. R., Gendler S. G., Prokhorova E. A. Peculiarities of thermal design of mine openings in case of induced temperature anomalies. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2025;(2):86-100. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2026_2_0_86

I.R. Fazylov¹, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Assistant, e-mail: FazylovIR@mail.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7975-9471,
S.G. Gendler¹, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, e-mail: Gendler_SG@pers.spmi.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7721-7246,
E.A. Prokhorova¹, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Assistant, e-mail: Prokhorova_EA2@pers.spmi.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5018-1773,
¹ Empress Catherine II Saint-Petersburg Mining University, 199106, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

I.R. Fazylov, e-mail: FazylovIR@mail.ru.

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