This invention relates to a method for non-explosive
pyrolysis to enhance
coal permeability and implement forced roof caving, belonging to the field of
coal mine safety technology. The method involves injecting a
pyrolysis agent into a borehole, which reacts, solidifies, and expands, generating expansion pressure that causes the
coal or rock
mass to crack, forming numerous secondary fractures. This improves the permeability of the coal or reduces the strength of the roof strata. Application scenarios include permeability enhancement of inclined coal seams, and permeability enhancement and forced roof caving of near-horizontal or horizontal coal seams. This invention utilizes the property of the
pyrolysis agent itself—reaction, solidification, and expansion—to create secondary fractures in the coal (rock)
mass, significantly improving
coal permeability or reducing rock strength. It involves minimal electromechanical equipment and offers significant technical and
economic benefits. For
coal permeability enhancement operations in
longwall mining faces, it strictly distinguishes between inclined, gently inclined, or near-horizontal coal seams, and differentiates the arrangement of process boreholes and gas drainage boreholes. The
engineering workload is low, eliminating the need for blasting operations, and safety is extremely high.