To investigate the parameters of sucrose dust explosion, the minimum ignition energy (MIE) and minimum ignition temperature (MIT) were evaluated. The experiments tested the MIE of sucrose dust under different conditions of dust quantity, ignition delay time (IDT), and powder injection pressure (PIP). The experiments tested the MIT of different particle sizes. The results demonstrate that the MIE of sucrose powder under three conditions was an open-up quadratic polynomial. When the dust quantity, the IDT, and PIP were 0.5 g (417 g/m³), 90 ms, and 150 kPa, respectively, the MIE was 58.9 mJ, 62.6 mJ, and 52.4 mJ. The MIT was positively correlated with the particle size of sucrose dust, and the MIT was 340 °C. At the molecular level, the “O–H” bonds of the sucrose molecule hydroxyl groups were broken by the discharge of electrodes or high temperature to generate H₂. The combustion of H₂ caused the explosion to spread to the surrounding sucrose dust and made the deposited dust rise, forming an interlocking explosion. The explosion would not stop until the dust concentration dropped below the lowest explosion limit. The results of this study can provide guidance for sucrose enterprises to prevent dust explosion accidents.

In order to evaluate the effect of inert powder on the ignition sensitivity of sucrose dust, this study investigated the effects of NaHCO₃, NaCl, NH₄H₂PO₄ and Al(OH)₃ on the minimum ignition energy (MIE) of sucrose dust. The results showed that all four different inert powders inhibited the MIE of sucrose dust, and all of them showed a trend that the smaller the particle size of the inert powders, the better the inhibition effect. The inhibition effect was ranked as NaHCO₃ > NH₄H₂PO₄ > NaCl > Al(OH)₃. NaHCO₃ and NH₄H₂PO₄ had both physical and chemical inhibition effects, which were better compared to NaCl and Al(OH)₃, which had only physical inhibition effects. Analysis of the flame images showed that the inert powder slowed down the combustion of the sucrose dust flame and reduced the flame height. No flame appeared in the region of higher inert powder concentration.

In order to investigate the explosion mechanism of sucrose in the air atmosphere, the explosion intensity under different ignition delay times (IDT), powder input pressures (PIP), and concentrations were studied using a 20L-sphere. The sucrose particles were analyzed in a synchronized thermal analyzer (STA) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results are as follows: 1. The DSC curve has two endothermic peaks and one exothermic peak, respectively at T = 180.5 ℃, 510.2 ℃ and 582.6 ℃. 2. The explosion intensity varies with the experiment conditions. The maximum explosion pressure (P_max) appears when IDT = 90 ms, PIP = 1.5 MPa and concentration = 625 g/m³. 3. The explosive mechanism is a homogeneous combustion mechanism based on particle surface pyrolysis and volatilization. Because of the decomposition, H₂, CO, furfural, and other flammable gas-phase products are released, then surface burn appears, which leads to the crystal rupture on account of thermal imbalance, resulting in multiple flame points and a chain explosion. As the temperature of the 20L-sphere rises, more explosive products are released, which causes a rapidly expanding explosion and eventually forms the explosion. This paper can be used as a reference for the prevention of explosion accidents in sucrose production processing.

In order to mitigate the potential issue of abrupt water inrush in coal mining operations, the elastic-plastic mechanics theory was employed to simplify the water barrier of the floor strata into a thin rectangular plate. Subsequently, a fluid-solid coupling damage model was designed through the utilization of COMSOL Multiphysics software to investigate the coupled seepage and damage effects of the rock mass in an equivalent continuous medium. The results indicate that (1) the analysis of the theoretical equation of elastic mechanics shows that the fracture position of the four-sided clamped thin plate is in the center of the four sides, and the theoretical limit span and the theoretical limit water pressure formula are derived. (2) The damage factor is used to characterize the damaging effect of different mining distances and different pore water pressures on the rock mass of the floor aquiclude in the numerical simulation. It is found that the damage tends to the open-off cut and stop-mining line of the floor waterproof layer and the center position on both sides of the coal wall, and the stress is the most concentrated. (3) The results obtained by the two research methods are highly consistent, which provides a theoretical basis for the prevention and control of water in ground mining mines, so as to realize safe mining above the confined aquifer.