Research on and Design of a Self-Propelled Nozzle for the Tree-Type Drilling Technique in Underground Coal Mines

Due to the increasing depths of coal mines and the low permeability of some coal seams, conventional methods of gas drainage in underground mines are facing many problems. To improve gas extraction, a new technique using water jets to drill tree-type boreholes in coal seams is proposed. A self-prope...

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Main Authors: Yiyu Lu, Zhe Zhou, Zhaolong Ge, Xinwei Zhang, Qian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/12/12426