Monitoring, Process Control and Prevention Measures for Safety Problems in Coal Mining—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

With the gradual depletion of coal resources and the increasing exploitation intensity of coal resources in mining areas, coal mining has entered the stage of deep mining. In the deep environment, coal and rock masses are subjected to a "three high and one low" stress environment, which leads to more intense mechanical responses and more severe engineering disasters, such as coal and gas outburst, rock burst, gas dust explosion, and roadway deformation. As a result, the probability of sudden disasters rises significantly. Therefore, it is of great significance to study monitoring, process control, and preventive measures for coal mining safety to ensure safe and efficient mining of coal resources.

This Special Issue solicits original research articles and review papers reflecting advances in research concerning process safety in coal mining. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Mechanisms and preventions of dynamic disasters;
• Prevention of coupled coal mine gas and fire disasters;
• Gas extraction technologies for low-permeability coal seams;
• Coal mine gas explosions;
• Coal bed gas adsorption, desorption, and diffusion.
• Control of roadway surrounding rock.

Dr. Yangyang Guo
Dr. Yingfeng Sun
Dr. Jian Chen
Dr. Hao Xu
Guest Editors

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