High-Energy Ejection of Molecules and Gas-Dust Outbursts in Coal Mines

In the current work, using the framework of the formalism found in the Bogolyubov–Born–Green–Kirkwood–Yvon (BBGKY) equations for the distribution functions of particle groups, the effective single-particle potential near the surface of the liquid was analyzed. The thermodynamic conditions under which a sudden opening of the liquid surface leads to high-energy ejection of atoms and molecules were found. The energies of the emitted particles were observed to be able to significantly exceed their thermal energy. Criteria of the ejection stability of the liquid surface and the self-acceleration of ejection were formulated. The developed theory was used to explain the phenomenon of the self-acceleration of gas-dust outbursts in coal mines during the explosive opening of methane traps. The results also explained the mechanisms of generating significant amounts of methane and the formation of coal nanoparticles in gas-dust outbursts. The developed approach was also used to explain the phenomenon of the self-ignition of hydrogen when it enters the atmosphere.