Based on thermal–fluid–solid coupling law in coal and gas outburst, a multi-physical field numerical analysis model is built for the whole outburst process. The response laws of stress, gas pressure, temperature, and seepage in different areas and different time nodes around coal and rock mass in the coal and gas outburst under high stress condition are discussed. Research results show: Firstly, the stress response law of the coal and rock mass around the burst hole is initial vibration–sudden attenuation–late stability. Secondly, the gas pressure response law in different areas is that the gas pressure response rate decreases gradually with the increase of the distance from the outburst. Thirdly, the adsorbed gas contained in the broken coal near the outburst port is desorbed rapidly and expands to do work, and the temperature changes dramatically after outburst occurs. In contrast, with the increase of stress, the proportion of elastic potential in total coal and gas outburst energy increases, and the proportion of elastic potential is positively correlated with stress. The critical gas pressure under the energy condition of coal and gas outburst decreases with the increase of stress. It illustrates that the lower gas pressure can also meet the energy condition of coal and gas outburst under high stress.
Deep coal seams have low permeability and poor wettability, making gas extraction difficult. This study presents a zero-energy consumption pulsating water hammer fracturing technique that uses the gravitational potential energy of high-elevation water and the pulsating pressure waves from the water hammer effect to induce fatigue damage in coal, creating an interconnected network of cracks. The research included experiments on water hammer pressure waves, multi-physics field coupling simulations at different flow rates, and discrete element simulations to analyze the fracture behavior of underwater hammer pressure. Results showed that initial flow velocity impacts the water hammer pressure’s intensity, range, and duration. Pressure shock waves propagate as expansion and compression waves, with peaks rising from 4.99 to 19.91 MPa within a 2–12 m/s flow rate range. Water hammer pressure reduced fracture initiation pressure by 23% compared to static pressure loading and increased fracture numbers by 13.4%. With pressure amplitudes between 2–18 MPa, fractures tripled, and the damaged area grew from 2.2 to 11%. A variable frequency combination loading strategy, starting with low frequency and then high frequency, was more effective for fracture propagation. This study offers a theoretical foundation for applying this technology to enhance coal seam permeability and gas pumping efficiency.