Table 1 Thermal properties of coal gangue and air.

From: Influence of heat pipe layout parameters on the cooling effect of spontaneous combustion coal gangue dumps

Parameter

Symbol

Value

Unit

Density of coal gangue29

ρs

2500

kg/m3

Thermal conductivity of coal gangue

λs

0.24

W/(m·K)

Specific heat capacity of coal gangue30

Cs

1450

J/(kg·K)

Coal gangue permeability

k

1.32 × 10–6

m2

The porosity of the coal gangue dump31

e

0.3

-

Density of air31

ρg

1.43

kg/m3

Specific heat capacity of air31

Cg

1000

J/(kg·K)

Pre-factor

A

180

1/s

Activation energy

E

5 × 104

J/mol

Gas constant30

R

8.314

J/(mol·K)

Aerodynamic viscosity coefficient

µ

1.8 × 10–5

kg/(m·s)

Fluid diffusion coefficient29

D

1 × 10–5

m2/s

The thermal conductivity of air

λg

0.026

W/(m·K)

Enthalpy change value of coal gangue29

ΔH

450

kJ/mol

Initial atmospheric pressure

P0

1

atm