Table 2 Early warning index system of goaf fire in coal mine.

From: Research on fire early warning index system of coal mine goaf based on multi-parameter fusion

Development stage

Warning level

Temperature range

Early warning indicators

Index gases characteristics

Latent stage

Green warning

 < 31.7 °C

100Δ(CO)/ΔO2(%): 0–0.02

O2 concentration slowly decreases and CO concentration increases slowly

Oxidation stage

Blue warning

31.7–54.8 °C

100Δ(CO)/ΔO2(%): 0.02–0.06

O2 concentration continues to decrease slowly and CO concentration rises faster

Critical stage

Yellow warning

54.8–153.7 °C

100Δ(CO)/ΔO2(%): 0.06–0.55

C3H8/CH4 > 0

C3H8/CH4 begins to rise rapidly

Pyrolysis stage

Orange warning

153.7–204.5 °C

100Δ(CO)/ΔO2(%): 0.55–1.55

C3H8/C2H6 > 0

C3H8/C2H6 begins to rise rapidly

Fission stage

Red warning

204.5–241.6 °C

100Δ(CO)/ΔO2(%) ≥ 1.55

C2H4/C2H6 > 0

O2 concentration decreases rapidly, CO concentration rises rapidly; C2H4/C2H6 begins to rise rapidly

Combustion stage

Black warning

 > 241.6 °C

C2H2 > 0

C2H2 begins to appear