# Thermal Property of Granite in Deep Strata and Its Effect on Thermal Zone of Surrounding Rock

Authors: Peng Xiang; Hui-Ci Xu; Hong-Guang Ji; Qi Li; Huan Wang
Journal: Shock and Vibration
 (2022)

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## Abstract

In order to clarify the changes in the thermophysical properties of rocks in deep high-temperature strata and their influence on the temperature field of the surrounding rocks, thermal property tests were conducted on rock samples taken from 1,500 to 2,000 m depth in the Xiling well construction area of Sanshandao gold mine. According to the difference equation based on the principle of heat balance, the numerical solution of unsteady heat conduction of surrounding rock can be deduced. In addition, we can explore the dynamic process of the heat-regulating ring that under ventilation measures in deep high geothermal strata and analyze its influence on the dynamic process based on the equation. The result of the research shows that the thermal conductivity of rock is mainly determined by the mineral composition and is influenced by factors such as mesostructure. Calcite and muscovite of granite have a great impact on lithology, even they just account for a relatively small percent. As the ground temperature increases step by step, the variation of the thermal conductivity of rock is less and the thermal diffusion coefficient of rock and its ability to transmit temperature changes both decrease. On the contrary, as the specific heat capacity of rock increases, its heat storage capability enhanced. Therefore, the expansion range of the heat-regulating ring of surrounding rock is influenced by mineral composition and the temperature of the environment, and the influence of the former is much greater than the latter.


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## Body

## 1. Introduction

At present, a large number of metal mines in China have entered the stage of deep mining, and the mining of resources at a depth of -1,000 meters is gradually becoming the new normal [1–3]. With the increase in mining depth, the stratum temperature is increasing, and the heat damage problem of the mine is becoming more and more serious. The temperature of the thermostatic zone in the direct mining area of Sanshandao is 14–15°C, and the normal geothermal gradient is about 2.2 × 10−2 °C/m [4]. From this, it can be predicted that the temperature of the original rock will reach 60°C at the depth of 2,000 m. The rock body has internally changed a lot, showing the characteristics of fractured granite, most of the existing studies [5–7] are on the changes in rock mechanical properties, PENG K et al. [8] studied the effect of temperature on the mechanical properties of granite under different fracture modes, Chen et al. [9] investigated the effect of temperature on the mechanical properties of granite by uniaxial compression and fatigue loading, and some studies [10–14] are on the thermal effects of rocks under high temperature. There are also some studies on the thermal effects of rocks at high temperatures, but there are fewer studies on the changes in thermophysical properties of surrounding rocks affected by temperature. So it is necessary to study the influence of temperature on the thermal properties of the rock and eventually on the temperature distribution of the surrounding rock.The occurrence of heat damage in metal mines in deep high ground temperature strata is the result of heat dissipation from a variety of heat sources, including heat dissipation from surrounding rocks, heat dissipation from mechanical equipment, heat dissipation from groundwater gushing, heat dissipation from ore oxidation, and heat dissipation from the human body. But for the working face, it is mainly heat dissipation from surrounding rocks [15]. Thermal conductivity is one of the controlling factors of heat dissipation in the surrounding rock, and it is important for the calculation of heat dissipation in the surrounding rock. The thermal conductivity of rocks is affected by various factors such as temperature, pressure, mineral composition, porosity, water content, and joints and fractures [16]. For dense and hard rocks, water content has little influence on thermal conductivity. In the dry state, the thermal conductivity of rock decreases with the increase in porosity; in the wet state, the thermal conductivity of rock increases with the increase in porosity. In addition, the thermal conductivity of rock decreases with the increase in temperature [17, 18]. The thermal conductivity is the basis for the study of heat release from surrounding rocks, and it is necessary to explore the variation of thermal conductivity of rocks at plateau rock temperature. In addition, the nonstationary heat transfer process is related to the thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, and density of rocks, and the thermal diffusion coefficient can comprehensively characterize the ability of objects to transfer temperature changes. Therefore, the variation of thermal conductivity, thermal diffusion coefficient and specific heat capacity with depth, and temperature of deep stratigraphic fractured granite are also investigated in this study.After excavation, convective heat exchange between the surrounding rock and wind flow, the temperature of the surrounding rock near the wall of the tunnel decreases, while the surrounding rock at the original rock temperature in the deep part continuously transfers heat to the surrounding rock near the wall, thus forming a temperature change area around the tunnel, which is called heat-regulating ring. At present, the calculation of the heat-regulating ring mainly uses empirical formulas, finite differences, and numerical simulations. Among the previous studies, MA Ling [19] proposed an analytical solution that couples transient heat transfer in the surrounding rock with steady-state heat transfer in the borehole and solved it by MATLAB platform; CHEN Liu [20] used the numerical simulation software COMSOL to explore the coupling problem of heat transfer and seepage in the fractured surrounding rock in deep underground space; BIAN Menglong [21] derived the temperature distribution inside the surrounding rock under steady-state heat conduction from the classical theory of heat transfer. Predecessors to the distribution of temperature field of surrounding rock and development conducted in-depth research, and we derive a heat conduction equation for the surrounding rock applicable to deep metal mines. It can be more accurate to calculate the change in the internal heat-regulating ring of surrounding rock, and the influence of temperature on the thermophysical properties of surrounding rock is considered.In summary, based on previous studies, we first investigate the heat transfer characteristics of fractured granite under high ground temperature environment and analyze the expansion characteristics of the heat-regulating ring of deep perimeter rocks and the influence of rock thermal property changes on them by deriving the difference equation of unsteady heat conduction applicable to metal mine perimeter rocks in this study.


## 2. Materials and Methods

### 2.1. Thermophysical Experiment of Deep Granite

#### 2.1.1. Experimental Design

The specimens used in the thermal property test were taken from the depth of 1,500 to 2,000 m in the Xiling construction area of Sanshandao gold mine, all of which are granites, among which the biotite monzonitic granites at the depths of 1,500, 1,600, 1,800, 1,900, and 2,000 m are mainly composed of potassium feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, black mica, and chlorite, and the calcite sericite granite at the depth of 1,700 m is mainly composed of potassium feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, and muscovite. The particle size of rock minerals ranges from 0.8 to 7.5 mm, showing the characteristics of cleavage. The specimens were processed into a 50 mm diameter and 25 mm height round cake according to the test standard. The test apparatus used was a Hot Disk Thermal Constants Analyzer and an electric heating blast drying oven.The thermophysical properties of rocks at room temperature and real-time high-temperature thermophysical properties under the condition of gradual temperature increase were carried out, respectively.When conducting the thermal property test of the rock at room temperature, the probe was first fixed on the sample holder, and then, the probe was clamped with two pieces of the sample to be tested, and the thermal property test was conducted, and the data were analyzed to obtain the thermophysical parameters of the sample; when conducting the incremental thermal property test, according to the requirements of Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety Regulations, the starting temperature is set at 30 °C. Since the ground temperature at the depth of 2,000 m in the Sanshandao area reaches nearly 60 °C, the end temperature is set at 60 °C, and the rock sample was first put into the oven together with the Hot Disk probe, and the temperature gradient was entered in the control software, and the temperature gradient designed for this test was 10°C. The thermal properties of the specimens were measured at 30, 40, 50, and 60°C respectively. After the oven reaches the predetermined temperature, the heating power is adjusted and the specimen is continuously heated. When the temperature of the rock sample always differs from the oven temperature within 1°C within one hour, the instrument automatically starts the thermal property test. The physical test equipment is shown in Figure1, and the test flow design is shown in Figure 2.Figure 1
Physical drawing of the thermal constant analyzer.
(a)(b)Figure 2
Test process design.


### 2.2. Deep Stratigraphic Granite Thermal Property Test

#### 2.2.1. Thermophysical Parameters of Deep Granite

The results of the thermophysical parameters of the rocks at various depths obtained by the Hot Disk thermal property test are shown in Table1, the thermal conductivity of granite at depths of 1,500–2,000 m in the Sanshandao area is between 2.27 and 3.15 W/(m·K), the thermal diffusion coefficient is between 1.09 and 1.57 mm2/s, the specific heat capacity is between 1.55 and 2.46 MJ/(m3·K), among which the parameter values measured in the rock sample at 1,700 m depth are large, the stratum is calcite sericite granite, and the rest of the depth stratum is biotite adamellite.Table 1
Thermophysical parameters of rock samples from 1,500–2,000m in the Xiling well construction area of Sanshandao gold mine.
Depth m150016001700180019002000Thermal conductivity W/(m.K)2.27542.37313.15012.46002.95492.8666Thermal diffusion coefficient mm2/s1.46721.09721.56581.23351.20111.3181Specific heat capacity MJ/m3K1.55102.16452.01192.00032.46022.1748


#### 2.2.2. Relationship between the Thermophysical Characteristics of Granite and Its Mesostructure and Mineral Composition

Regarding the relationship between the thermal conductivity of a rock and its mineral composition, a geometric mean model has been proposed, and where the thermal conductivity of the rock skeleton is the product of the thermal conductivity of the mineral components, it makes up the rock [22]:(1)λs=∏i=1nλivoli,where λs is thermal conductivity of rock skeleton; λi is thermal conductivity of the ith mineral in the rock; and Voli is the content of the ith mineral in the rock.This formula only considers the composition of the mineral composition. If the porosity is introduced into the formula, then(2)λd=λs1−∅λf∅,where λd is thermal conductivity of rocks after considering voids; λf is thermal conductivity of air; and Φ is porosity of the rock.According to the available research results, the thermal conductivity of various mineral components is shown in Table2 [23–25]:Table 2
Thermal conductivity of different mineral compositions.
Thermal conductivityQuartzPotassium feldsparPlagioclaseBlack micaW/(m·K)7.692.371.872.51Thermal conductivityCalciteDolomiteWhite micaHornblendeW/(m·K)3.594.702.052.54Thermal conductivityAlkali feldsparRock saltW/(m·K)2.305.60The distribution of mineral composition and the proportion of each group of rock samples under polarized light microscopy are shown in Table3, which shows that potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and quartz are higher than 90% in each group of rock samples and constitute the main part of the rocks. The proportion of potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and quartz is between 23% and 30%, 36% and 43%, and 24% and 33%, respectively. Biotite chlorite is present in all samples except 1,700 m, with a percentage of 4% to 8%. Muscovite and calcite are only found in the 1,700 m deep rock samples, accounting for 3%. Muscovite and calcite contents are small, but they have a great influence on the properties of the rocks.Table 3
The proportion of mineral composition of each group of rock samples.
Depth mPotassium feldspar％Plagioclase％Quartz％Biotite chlorite％Epidote％Muscovite％Calcite％Other％15002336337TraceTrace16002341306Trace17002842243318002343258119003037257120002836324TraceThe thermal conductivity of the rock specimens at each depth was obtained by Hot Disk thermal property test and calculation. The results are shown in Table4.Table 4
Thermal conductivity of 1,500–2,000 m deep rock samples in the Xiling well construction area of Sanshandao gold mine.
Depth m150016001700180019002000Calculated value W/(m·K)2.9322.8172.6062.6192.6582.926Measured value W/(m·K)2.27542.37313.15012.46002.95492.8666According to the above results, the calculated and measured values of thermal conductivity of the three groups of samples at 1,800–2,000 m have the same variation pattern and are close to each other; The difference between calculated values and measured values of thermal conductivity of the three groups of rock samples is 0.159, -0.2969, and 0.0594 W/(m·K), respectively, which are 6.46%, -10.05%, and 2.07% higher than the measured values, respectively. But the test results of the three groups of samples at 1,500–1,700 m are somewhat different from the theoretically calculated values. The rock samples at 1,700 m depth are calcitized sericite granite, containing a certain amount of calcite, and its measured value was 0.5441 W/(m·K) larger than the calculated value or approximately 17.27% higher; the calculated thermal conductivity values of 1,500 and 1,600 m rock samples are greater than the measured values, with differences of 0.6566 W/(m·K) and 0.4439 W/(m·K), respectively. The calculated values are 28.86% and 18.71% higher than the measured values, respectively.In conclusion, as all factors affecting thermal conductivity cannot be taken into account in formula calculation, and there are also certain errors in test instrument measurement, and there are certain numerical differences between the thermal conductivity calculated by a formula and that measured by the instrument, but they can also be mutually verified.


#### 2.2.3. Thermophysical Characteristics of Granite under Increased Temperature Environment

The deep stratigraphic rocks are at high temperatures and present the characteristics of cataclastic granites. The microfabric and mineral properties will change to a certain extent, and their thermophysical properties will also change. In order to better understand the thermophysical parameters of granite at high ground temperature and to explore its real-time thermophysical characteristics at different temperatures, a stepwise incremental thermophysical test was carried out and the results are shown in the following.The changes in thermal conductivity of granites with increasing temperature are related to lithology, among which calcitized sericite granites are more obviously affected by temperature, and the thermal conductivity decreases by 0.07453 W/(m.K) during the warming process from 30 to 60°C, which is about 2.34% lower compared with that at 30°C, while the thermal conductivity of the biotite monzonitic granite hardly changes. The specific situation is shown in Figure 3.Figure 3
Variation of thermal conductivity with temperature for rock samples from 1,500 to 2,000 m depth in the Xiling construction project area of Sanshandao gold mine.
(a)(b)The thermal diffusion coefficient of granite gradually decreases with the increase in temperature, and the specific heat capacity gradually increases with the increase in temperature, both showing a linear relationship with temperature, as shown in Figure4.Figure 4
The thermal diffusion coefficient and specific heat capacity of the rock samples from the depth of 1,500–2,000 m in the Xiling well construction project area of Sanshandao gold mine vary with temperature.
(a)(b)After fitting thermal diffusion coefficient and specific heat capacity with temperature, we get Table5.Table 5
Fitting relationship between thermal diffusivity, specific heat capacity, and temperature of samples at various depths.
Depth mThermal diffusion coefficient fittingSpecific heat capacity fitting1500α = -0.0046118.t+1.6018c = 0.005396.t+1.4041600α = -0.002761.t+1.1903c = 0.005696.t+1.99321700α = -0.0066047.t+2.0228c = 0.005573.t+1.57341800α = -0.0040375.t+1.4989c = 0.005958.t+1.65081900α = -0.0031242.t+1.3786c = 0.005753.t+2.17722000α = -0.0029705.t+1.3986c = 0.005126.t+2.0664The decreasing gradient of thermal diffusion coefficient with increasing temperature of the biotite monzonitic granite is about 0.003 (mm2/s)/°C to 0.0046 (mm2/s)/°C, and the thermal diffusion coefficient of calcite sericite granite is not only large but also has a large decreasing gradient with increasing temperature, which can reach 0.0066 (mm2/s)/°C. During the temperature increase from 30°C to 60°C, the thermal diffusion coefficients of each depth specimen decreased by 9.59%, 7.46%, 10.73%, 8.81%, 7.36%, and 8.88% respectively, compared with that at 30°C. The incremental gradients of specific heat capacity with increasing temperature were concentrated between 0.005 and 0.006 (MJ/m3.K)/°C for all groups of granite specimens. Compared with 30°C, the specific heat capacity of rock samples at depths of 1500–2000 m increases by 10.47%, 7.85%, 9.40%, 9.77%, 7.40%, and 6.90%, respectively.From the above test results, we can know that the thermophysical properties of fractured granite more obviously change at high temperatures, and its ability to transmit temperature changes decreases and its thermal storage capacity increases. The change in thermophysical properties of calcitized sericite granite at 60 °C temperature is greater than that of black cloud monzonitic granite.


## 2.1. Thermophysical Experiment of Deep Granite

### 2.1.1. Experimental Design

The specimens used in the thermal property test were taken from the depth of 1,500 to 2,000 m in the Xiling construction area of Sanshandao gold mine, all of which are granites, among which the biotite monzonitic granites at the depths of 1,500, 1,600, 1,800, 1,900, and 2,000 m are mainly composed of potassium feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, black mica, and chlorite, and the calcite sericite granite at the depth of 1,700 m is mainly composed of potassium feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, and muscovite. The particle size of rock minerals ranges from 0.8 to 7.5 mm, showing the characteristics of cleavage. The specimens were processed into a 50 mm diameter and 25 mm height round cake according to the test standard. The test apparatus used was a Hot Disk Thermal Constants Analyzer and an electric heating blast drying oven.The thermophysical properties of rocks at room temperature and real-time high-temperature thermophysical properties under the condition of gradual temperature increase were carried out, respectively.When conducting the thermal property test of the rock at room temperature, the probe was first fixed on the sample holder, and then, the probe was clamped with two pieces of the sample to be tested, and the thermal property test was conducted, and the data were analyzed to obtain the thermophysical parameters of the sample; when conducting the incremental thermal property test, according to the requirements of Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety Regulations, the starting temperature is set at 30 °C. Since the ground temperature at the depth of 2,000 m in the Sanshandao area reaches nearly 60 °C, the end temperature is set at 60 °C, and the rock sample was first put into the oven together with the Hot Disk probe, and the temperature gradient was entered in the control software, and the temperature gradient designed for this test was 10°C. The thermal properties of the specimens were measured at 30, 40, 50, and 60°C respectively. After the oven reaches the predetermined temperature, the heating power is adjusted and the specimen is continuously heated. When the temperature of the rock sample always differs from the oven temperature within 1°C within one hour, the instrument automatically starts the thermal property test. The physical test equipment is shown in Figure1, and the test flow design is shown in Figure 2.Figure 1
Physical drawing of the thermal constant analyzer.
(a)(b)Figure 2
Test process design.


## 2.1.1. Experimental Design

The specimens used in the thermal property test were taken from the depth of 1,500 to 2,000 m in the Xiling construction area of Sanshandao gold mine, all of which are granites, among which the biotite monzonitic granites at the depths of 1,500, 1,600, 1,800, 1,900, and 2,000 m are mainly composed of potassium feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, black mica, and chlorite, and the calcite sericite granite at the depth of 1,700 m is mainly composed of potassium feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, and muscovite. The particle size of rock minerals ranges from 0.8 to 7.5 mm, showing the characteristics of cleavage. The specimens were processed into a 50 mm diameter and 25 mm height round cake according to the test standard. The test apparatus used was a Hot Disk Thermal Constants Analyzer and an electric heating blast drying oven.The thermophysical properties of rocks at room temperature and real-time high-temperature thermophysical properties under the condition of gradual temperature increase were carried out, respectively.When conducting the thermal property test of the rock at room temperature, the probe was first fixed on the sample holder, and then, the probe was clamped with two pieces of the sample to be tested, and the thermal property test was conducted, and the data were analyzed to obtain the thermophysical parameters of the sample; when conducting the incremental thermal property test, according to the requirements of Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety Regulations, the starting temperature is set at 30 °C. Since the ground temperature at the depth of 2,000 m in the Sanshandao area reaches nearly 60 °C, the end temperature is set at 60 °C, and the rock sample was first put into the oven together with the Hot Disk probe, and the temperature gradient was entered in the control software, and the temperature gradient designed for this test was 10°C. The thermal properties of the specimens were measured at 30, 40, 50, and 60°C respectively. After the oven reaches the predetermined temperature, the heating power is adjusted and the specimen is continuously heated. When the temperature of the rock sample always differs from the oven temperature within 1°C within one hour, the instrument automatically starts the thermal property test. The physical test equipment is shown in Figure1, and the test flow design is shown in Figure 2.Figure 1
Physical drawing of the thermal constant analyzer.
(a)(b)Figure 2
Test process design.


## 2.2. Deep Stratigraphic Granite Thermal Property Test

### 2.2.1. Thermophysical Parameters of Deep Granite

The results of the thermophysical parameters of the rocks at various depths obtained by the Hot Disk thermal property test are shown in Table1, the thermal conductivity of granite at depths of 1,500–2,000 m in the Sanshandao area is between 2.27 and 3.15 W/(m·K), the thermal diffusion coefficient is between 1.09 and 1.57 mm2/s, the specific heat capacity is between 1.55 and 2.46 MJ/(m3·K), among which the parameter values measured in the rock sample at 1,700 m depth are large, the stratum is calcite sericite granite, and the rest of the depth stratum is biotite adamellite.Table 1
Thermophysical parameters of rock samples from 1,500–2,000m in the Xiling well construction area of Sanshandao gold mine.
Depth m150016001700180019002000Thermal conductivity W/(m.K)2.27542.37313.15012.46002.95492.8666Thermal diffusion coefficient mm2/s1.46721.09721.56581.23351.20111.3181Specific heat capacity MJ/m3K1.55102.16452.01192.00032.46022.1748


### 2.2.2. Relationship between the Thermophysical Characteristics of Granite and Its Mesostructure and Mineral Composition

Regarding the relationship between the thermal conductivity of a rock and its mineral composition, a geometric mean model has been proposed, and where the thermal conductivity of the rock skeleton is the product of the thermal conductivity of the mineral components, it makes up the rock [22]:(1)λs=∏i=1nλivoli,where λs is thermal conductivity of rock skeleton; λi is thermal conductivity of the ith mineral in the rock; and Voli is the content of the ith mineral in the rock.This formula only considers the composition of the mineral composition. If the porosity is introduced into the formula, then(2)λd=λs1−∅λf∅,where λd is thermal conductivity of rocks after considering voids; λf is thermal conductivity of air; and Φ is porosity of the rock.According to the available research results, the thermal conductivity of various mineral components is shown in Table2 [23–25]:Table 2
Thermal conductivity of different mineral compositions.
Thermal conductivityQuartzPotassium feldsparPlagioclaseBlack micaW/(m·K)7.692.371.872.51Thermal conductivityCalciteDolomiteWhite micaHornblendeW/(m·K)3.594.702.052.54Thermal conductivityAlkali feldsparRock saltW/(m·K)2.305.60The distribution of mineral composition and the proportion of each group of rock samples under polarized light microscopy are shown in Table3, which shows that potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and quartz are higher than 90% in each group of rock samples and constitute the main part of the rocks. The proportion of potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and quartz is between 23% and 30%, 36% and 43%, and 24% and 33%, respectively. Biotite chlorite is present in all samples except 1,700 m, with a percentage of 4% to 8%. Muscovite and calcite are only found in the 1,700 m deep rock samples, accounting for 3%. Muscovite and calcite contents are small, but they have a great influence on the properties of the rocks.Table 3
The proportion of mineral composition of each group of rock samples.
Depth mPotassium feldspar％Plagioclase％Quartz％Biotite chlorite％Epidote％Muscovite％Calcite％Other％15002336337TraceTrace16002341306Trace17002842243318002343258119003037257120002836324TraceThe thermal conductivity of the rock specimens at each depth was obtained by Hot Disk thermal property test and calculation. The results are shown in Table4.Table 4
Thermal conductivity of 1,500–2,000 m deep rock samples in the Xiling well construction area of Sanshandao gold mine.
Depth m150016001700180019002000Calculated value W/(m·K)2.9322.8172.6062.6192.6582.926Measured value W/(m·K)2.27542.37313.15012.46002.95492.8666According to the above results, the calculated and measured values of thermal conductivity of the three groups of samples at 1,800–2,000 m have the same variation pattern and are close to each other; The difference between calculated values and measured values of thermal conductivity of the three groups of rock samples is 0.159, -0.2969, and 0.0594 W/(m·K), respectively, which are 6.46%, -10.05%, and 2.07% higher than the measured values, respectively. But the test results of the three groups of samples at 1,500–1,700 m are somewhat different from the theoretically calculated values. The rock samples at 1,700 m depth are calcitized sericite granite, containing a certain amount of calcite, and its measured value was 0.5441 W/(m·K) larger than the calculated value or approximately 17.27% higher; the calculated thermal conductivity values of 1,500 and 1,600 m rock samples are greater than the measured values, with differences of 0.6566 W/(m·K) and 0.4439 W/(m·K), respectively. The calculated values are 28.86% and 18.71% higher than the measured values, respectively.In conclusion, as all factors affecting thermal conductivity cannot be taken into account in formula calculation, and there are also certain errors in test instrument measurement, and there are certain numerical differences between the thermal conductivity calculated by a formula and that measured by the instrument, but they can also be mutually verified.


### 2.2.3. Thermophysical Characteristics of Granite under Increased Temperature Environment

The deep stratigraphic rocks are at high temperatures and present the characteristics of cataclastic granites. The microfabric and mineral properties will change to a certain extent, and their thermophysical properties will also change. In order to better understand the thermophysical parameters of granite at high ground temperature and to explore its real-time thermophysical characteristics at different temperatures, a stepwise incremental thermophysical test was carried out and the results are shown in the following.The changes in thermal conductivity of granites with increasing temperature are related to lithology, among which calcitized sericite granites are more obviously affected by temperature, and the thermal conductivity decreases by 0.07453 W/(m.K) during the warming process from 30 to 60°C, which is about 2.34% lower compared with that at 30°C, while the thermal conductivity of the biotite monzonitic granite hardly changes. The specific situation is shown in Figure 3.Figure 3
Variation of thermal conductivity with temperature for rock samples from 1,500 to 2,000 m depth in the Xiling construction project area of Sanshandao gold mine.
(a)(b)The thermal diffusion coefficient of granite gradually decreases with the increase in temperature, and the specific heat capacity gradually increases with the increase in temperature, both showing a linear relationship with temperature, as shown in Figure4.Figure 4
The thermal diffusion coefficient and specific heat capacity of the rock samples from the depth of 1,500–2,000 m in the Xiling well construction project area of Sanshandao gold mine vary with temperature.
(a)(b)After fitting thermal diffusion coefficient and specific heat capacity with temperature, we get Table5.Table 5
Fitting relationship between thermal diffusivity, specific heat capacity, and temperature of samples at various depths.
Depth mThermal diffusion coefficient fittingSpecific heat capacity fitting1500α = -0.0046118.t+1.6018c = 0.005396.t+1.4041600α = -0.002761.t+1.1903c = 0.005696.t+1.99321700α = -0.0066047.t+2.0228c = 0.005573.t+1.57341800α = -0.0040375.t+1.4989c = 0.005958.t+1.65081900α = -0.0031242.t+1.3786c = 0.005753.t+2.17722000α = -0.0029705.t+1.3986c = 0.005126.t+2.0664The decreasing gradient of thermal diffusion coefficient with increasing temperature of the biotite monzonitic granite is about 0.003 (mm2/s)/°C to 0.0046 (mm2/s)/°C, and the thermal diffusion coefficient of calcite sericite granite is not only large but also has a large decreasing gradient with increasing temperature, which can reach 0.0066 (mm2/s)/°C. During the temperature increase from 30°C to 60°C, the thermal diffusion coefficients of each depth specimen decreased by 9.59%, 7.46%, 10.73%, 8.81%, 7.36%, and 8.88% respectively, compared with that at 30°C. The incremental gradients of specific heat capacity with increasing temperature were concentrated between 0.005 and 0.006 (MJ/m3.K)/°C for all groups of granite specimens. Compared with 30°C, the specific heat capacity of rock samples at depths of 1500–2000 m increases by 10.47%, 7.85%, 9.40%, 9.77%, 7.40%, and 6.90%, respectively.From the above test results, we can know that the thermophysical properties of fractured granite more obviously change at high temperatures, and its ability to transmit temperature changes decreases and its thermal storage capacity increases. The change in thermophysical properties of calcitized sericite granite at 60 °C temperature is greater than that of black cloud monzonitic granite.


## 2.2.1. Thermophysical Parameters of Deep Granite

The results of the thermophysical parameters of the rocks at various depths obtained by the Hot Disk thermal property test are shown in Table1, the thermal conductivity of granite at depths of 1,500–2,000 m in the Sanshandao area is between 2.27 and 3.15 W/(m·K), the thermal diffusion coefficient is between 1.09 and 1.57 mm2/s, the specific heat capacity is between 1.55 and 2.46 MJ/(m3·K), among which the parameter values measured in the rock sample at 1,700 m depth are large, the stratum is calcite sericite granite, and the rest of the depth stratum is biotite adamellite.Table 1
Thermophysical parameters of rock samples from 1,500–2,000m in the Xiling well construction area of Sanshandao gold mine.
Depth m150016001700180019002000Thermal conductivity W/(m.K)2.27542.37313.15012.46002.95492.8666Thermal diffusion coefficient mm2/s1.46721.09721.56581.23351.20111.3181Specific heat capacity MJ/m3K1.55102.16452.01192.00032.46022.1748


## 2.2.2. Relationship between the Thermophysical Characteristics of Granite and Its Mesostructure and Mineral Composition

Regarding the relationship between the thermal conductivity of a rock and its mineral composition, a geometric mean model has been proposed, and where the thermal conductivity of the rock skeleton is the product of the thermal conductivity of the mineral components, it makes up the rock [22]:(1)λs=∏i=1nλivoli,where λs is thermal conductivity of rock skeleton; λi is thermal conductivity of the ith mineral in the rock; and Voli is the content of the ith mineral in the rock.This formula only considers the composition of the mineral composition. If the porosity is introduced into the formula, then(2)λd=λs1−∅λf∅,where λd is thermal conductivity of rocks after considering voids; λf is thermal conductivity of air; and Φ is porosity of the rock.According to the available research results, the thermal conductivity of various mineral components is shown in Table2 [23–25]:Table 2
Thermal conductivity of different mineral compositions.
Thermal conductivityQuartzPotassium feldsparPlagioclaseBlack micaW/(m·K)7.692.371.872.51Thermal conductivityCalciteDolomiteWhite micaHornblendeW/(m·K)3.594.702.052.54Thermal conductivityAlkali feldsparRock saltW/(m·K)2.305.60The distribution of mineral composition and the proportion of each group of rock samples under polarized light microscopy are shown in Table3, which shows that potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and quartz are higher than 90% in each group of rock samples and constitute the main part of the rocks. The proportion of potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and quartz is between 23% and 30%, 36% and 43%, and 24% and 33%, respectively. Biotite chlorite is present in all samples except 1,700 m, with a percentage of 4% to 8%. Muscovite and calcite are only found in the 1,700 m deep rock samples, accounting for 3%. Muscovite and calcite contents are small, but they have a great influence on the properties of the rocks.Table 3
The proportion of mineral composition of each group of rock samples.
Depth mPotassium feldspar％Plagioclase％Quartz％Biotite chlorite％Epidote％Muscovite％Calcite％Other％15002336337TraceTrace16002341306Trace17002842243318002343258119003037257120002836324TraceThe thermal conductivity of the rock specimens at each depth was obtained by Hot Disk thermal property test and calculation. The results are shown in Table4.Table 4
Thermal conductivity of 1,500–2,000 m deep rock samples in the Xiling well construction area of Sanshandao gold mine.
Depth m150016001700180019002000Calculated value W/(m·K)2.9322.8172.6062.6192.6582.926Measured value W/(m·K)2.27542.37313.15012.46002.95492.8666According to the above results, the calculated and measured values of thermal conductivity of the three groups of samples at 1,800–2,000 m have the same variation pattern and are close to each other; The difference between calculated values and measured values of thermal conductivity of the three groups of rock samples is 0.159, -0.2969, and 0.0594 W/(m·K), respectively, which are 6.46%, -10.05%, and 2.07% higher than the measured values, respectively. But the test results of the three groups of samples at 1,500–1,700 m are somewhat different from the theoretically calculated values. The rock samples at 1,700 m depth are calcitized sericite granite, containing a certain amount of calcite, and its measured value was 0.5441 W/(m·K) larger than the calculated value or approximately 17.27% higher; the calculated thermal conductivity values of 1,500 and 1,600 m rock samples are greater than the measured values, with differences of 0.6566 W/(m·K) and 0.4439 W/(m·K), respectively. The calculated values are 28.86% and 18.71% higher than the measured values, respectively.In conclusion, as all factors affecting thermal conductivity cannot be taken into account in formula calculation, and there are also certain errors in test instrument measurement, and there are certain numerical differences between the thermal conductivity calculated by a formula and that measured by the instrument, but they can also be mutually verified.


## 2.2.3. Thermophysical Characteristics of Granite under Increased Temperature Environment

The deep stratigraphic rocks are at high temperatures and present the characteristics of cataclastic granites. The microfabric and mineral properties will change to a certain extent, and their thermophysical properties will also change. In order to better understand the thermophysical parameters of granite at high ground temperature and to explore its real-time thermophysical characteristics at different temperatures, a stepwise incremental thermophysical test was carried out and the results are shown in the following.The changes in thermal conductivity of granites with increasing temperature are related to lithology, among which calcitized sericite granites are more obviously affected by temperature, and the thermal conductivity decreases by 0.07453 W/(m.K) during the warming process from 30 to 60°C, which is about 2.34% lower compared with that at 30°C, while the thermal conductivity of the biotite monzonitic granite hardly changes. The specific situation is shown in Figure 3.Figure 3
Variation of thermal conductivity with temperature for rock samples from 1,500 to 2,000 m depth in the Xiling construction project area of Sanshandao gold mine.
(a)(b)The thermal diffusion coefficient of granite gradually decreases with the increase in temperature, and the specific heat capacity gradually increases with the increase in temperature, both showing a linear relationship with temperature, as shown in Figure4.Figure 4
The thermal diffusion coefficient and specific heat capacity of the rock samples from the depth of 1,500–2,000 m in the Xiling well construction project area of Sanshandao gold mine vary with temperature.
(a)(b)After fitting thermal diffusion coefficient and specific heat capacity with temperature, we get Table5.Table 5
Fitting relationship between thermal diffusivity, specific heat capacity, and temperature of samples at various depths.
Depth mThermal diffusion coefficient fittingSpecific heat capacity fitting1500α = -0.0046118.t+1.6018c = 0.005396.t+1.4041600α = -0.002761.t+1.1903c = 0.005696.t+1.99321700α = -0.0066047.t+2.0228c = 0.005573.t+1.57341800α = -0.0040375.t+1.4989c = 0.005958.t+1.65081900α = -0.0031242.t+1.3786c = 0.005753.t+2.17722000α = -0.0029705.t+1.3986c = 0.005126.t+2.0664The decreasing gradient of thermal diffusion coefficient with increasing temperature of the biotite monzonitic granite is about 0.003 (mm2/s)/°C to 0.0046 (mm2/s)/°C, and the thermal diffusion coefficient of calcite sericite granite is not only large but also has a large decreasing gradient with increasing temperature, which can reach 0.0066 (mm2/s)/°C. During the temperature increase from 30°C to 60°C, the thermal diffusion coefficients of each depth specimen decreased by 9.59%, 7.46%, 10.73%, 8.81%, 7.36%, and 8.88% respectively, compared with that at 30°C. The incremental gradients of specific heat capacity with increasing temperature were concentrated between 0.005 and 0.006 (MJ/m3.K)/°C for all groups of granite specimens. Compared with 30°C, the specific heat capacity of rock samples at depths of 1500–2000 m increases by 10.47%, 7.85%, 9.40%, 9.77%, 7.40%, and 6.90%, respectively.From the above test results, we can know that the thermophysical properties of fractured granite more obviously change at high temperatures, and its ability to transmit temperature changes decreases and its thermal storage capacity increases. The change in thermophysical properties of calcitized sericite granite at 60 °C temperature is greater than that of black cloud monzonitic granite.


## 3. Numerical Calculation

### 3.1. Analytical Solution of Temperature Distribution of Surrounding Rock in Deep Strata

#### 3.1.1. The Basic Law of Heat Conduction and Its Solution

Fourier expressed the basic law of thermal conductivity in the mathematical form on the basis of comparing the theoretical solution with experimental studies, Fourier’s law [26], the mathematical expression of which is as follows:(3)q=−λ∂t∂x=−λgradt.The general form of the three-dimensional unsteady differential equation of thermal conductivity in the right-angle coordinate system is as follows:(4)∂t∂τ=λρc∂2t∂x2+∂2t∂y2+∂2t∂z2+qvρc.In the absence of an external heat source, the differential equation for thermal conductivity can be transformed as(5)∂t∂τ=λρc∂2t∂x2+∂2t∂y2+∂2t∂z2,where λ is the thermal conductivity, W/(m.K); ρ is the density of the surrounding rock, kg/m3; c is the specific heat capacity of the surrounding rock, J/(kg.K); a = λ/(ρ.c) is the thermal diffusion coefficient of the surrounding rock, mm2/s; t is the temperature, °C; τ is the time coordinate, s; x, y, and z are the spatial coordinates, m; q is the heat flow density, W/m2; and qv is the internal heat source heat dissipation per unit time, W/s.The solution of the nonstationary heat conduction problem requires giving the temperature distribution at the initial moment and the temperature or heat transfer on the boundary of the object, and the initial and boundary conditions can be summarized into three categories. When the stope is established in the deep underground plateau rock temperature strata and ventilation measures are taken, the convective heat and mass transfer process between the tunnel wall and the airflow transfers the heat in the surrounding rock to the airflow, so that the temperature of this part of the surrounding rock is reduced, and the surrounding rock far away from the wall of the tunnel continuously transfers heat to the surrounding rock near the wall. Therefore, the wall of the tunnel belongs to the third type of boundary condition, while the remote surrounding rock that is not affected by the ventilation belongs to the first type of boundary condition.


#### 3.1.2. Numerical Solution for Nonstationary Thermal Conductivity

The heat balance expression for the internal noden when using the heat balance method is as follows:(6)Qx−Qx+dx=QE.Qx and Qx + dx denote the heat imported and exported from x and x+Δx positions, respectively, of the microelement, and QE is the increment of thermodynamic energy of the microelement.Thus, the difference equation inside the surrounding rock can be deduced as(7)tni+1=aΔτΔx2tn+1i+tn−1i+1−2aΔτΔx2tni.The boundary nodes are treated according to the third type of boundary conditions, and the difference equation can be obtained after simplifying the heat balance equation as follows:(8)t1i+1=t1i1−2aΔτΔx2−2hΔτρcΔx+2aΔτΔx2t2i+2hΔτρcΔxtf,where A is the heat flow area, m2; tf is the ventilation temperature, °C; and h is the convective heat transfer coefficient, W/(m2.K).


## 3.1. Analytical Solution of Temperature Distribution of Surrounding Rock in Deep Strata

### 3.1.1. The Basic Law of Heat Conduction and Its Solution

Fourier expressed the basic law of thermal conductivity in the mathematical form on the basis of comparing the theoretical solution with experimental studies, Fourier’s law [26], the mathematical expression of which is as follows:(3)q=−λ∂t∂x=−λgradt.The general form of the three-dimensional unsteady differential equation of thermal conductivity in the right-angle coordinate system is as follows:(4)∂t∂τ=λρc∂2t∂x2+∂2t∂y2+∂2t∂z2+qvρc.In the absence of an external heat source, the differential equation for thermal conductivity can be transformed as(5)∂t∂τ=λρc∂2t∂x2+∂2t∂y2+∂2t∂z2,where λ is the thermal conductivity, W/(m.K); ρ is the density of the surrounding rock, kg/m3; c is the specific heat capacity of the surrounding rock, J/(kg.K); a = λ/(ρ.c) is the thermal diffusion coefficient of the surrounding rock, mm2/s; t is the temperature, °C; τ is the time coordinate, s; x, y, and z are the spatial coordinates, m; q is the heat flow density, W/m2; and qv is the internal heat source heat dissipation per unit time, W/s.The solution of the nonstationary heat conduction problem requires giving the temperature distribution at the initial moment and the temperature or heat transfer on the boundary of the object, and the initial and boundary conditions can be summarized into three categories. When the stope is established in the deep underground plateau rock temperature strata and ventilation measures are taken, the convective heat and mass transfer process between the tunnel wall and the airflow transfers the heat in the surrounding rock to the airflow, so that the temperature of this part of the surrounding rock is reduced, and the surrounding rock far away from the wall of the tunnel continuously transfers heat to the surrounding rock near the wall. Therefore, the wall of the tunnel belongs to the third type of boundary condition, while the remote surrounding rock that is not affected by the ventilation belongs to the first type of boundary condition.


### 3.1.2. Numerical Solution for Nonstationary Thermal Conductivity

The heat balance expression for the internal noden when using the heat balance method is as follows:(6)Qx−Qx+dx=QE.Qx and Qx + dx denote the heat imported and exported from x and x+Δx positions, respectively, of the microelement, and QE is the increment of thermodynamic energy of the microelement.Thus, the difference equation inside the surrounding rock can be deduced as(7)tni+1=aΔτΔx2tn+1i+tn−1i+1−2aΔτΔx2tni.The boundary nodes are treated according to the third type of boundary conditions, and the difference equation can be obtained after simplifying the heat balance equation as follows:(8)t1i+1=t1i1−2aΔτΔx2−2hΔτρcΔx+2aΔτΔx2t2i+2hΔτρcΔxtf,where A is the heat flow area, m2; tf is the ventilation temperature, °C; and h is the convective heat transfer coefficient, W/(m2.K).


## 3.1.1. The Basic Law of Heat Conduction and Its Solution

Fourier expressed the basic law of thermal conductivity in the mathematical form on the basis of comparing the theoretical solution with experimental studies, Fourier’s law [26], the mathematical expression of which is as follows:(3)q=−λ∂t∂x=−λgradt.The general form of the three-dimensional unsteady differential equation of thermal conductivity in the right-angle coordinate system is as follows:(4)∂t∂τ=λρc∂2t∂x2+∂2t∂y2+∂2t∂z2+qvρc.In the absence of an external heat source, the differential equation for thermal conductivity can be transformed as(5)∂t∂τ=λρc∂2t∂x2+∂2t∂y2+∂2t∂z2,where λ is the thermal conductivity, W/(m.K); ρ is the density of the surrounding rock, kg/m3; c is the specific heat capacity of the surrounding rock, J/(kg.K); a = λ/(ρ.c) is the thermal diffusion coefficient of the surrounding rock, mm2/s; t is the temperature, °C; τ is the time coordinate, s; x, y, and z are the spatial coordinates, m; q is the heat flow density, W/m2; and qv is the internal heat source heat dissipation per unit time, W/s.The solution of the nonstationary heat conduction problem requires giving the temperature distribution at the initial moment and the temperature or heat transfer on the boundary of the object, and the initial and boundary conditions can be summarized into three categories. When the stope is established in the deep underground plateau rock temperature strata and ventilation measures are taken, the convective heat and mass transfer process between the tunnel wall and the airflow transfers the heat in the surrounding rock to the airflow, so that the temperature of this part of the surrounding rock is reduced, and the surrounding rock far away from the wall of the tunnel continuously transfers heat to the surrounding rock near the wall. Therefore, the wall of the tunnel belongs to the third type of boundary condition, while the remote surrounding rock that is not affected by the ventilation belongs to the first type of boundary condition.


## 3.1.2. Numerical Solution for Nonstationary Thermal Conductivity

The heat balance expression for the internal noden when using the heat balance method is as follows:(6)Qx−Qx+dx=QE.Qx and Qx + dx denote the heat imported and exported from x and x+Δx positions, respectively, of the microelement, and QE is the increment of thermodynamic energy of the microelement.Thus, the difference equation inside the surrounding rock can be deduced as(7)tni+1=aΔτΔx2tn+1i+tn−1i+1−2aΔτΔx2tni.The boundary nodes are treated according to the third type of boundary conditions, and the difference equation can be obtained after simplifying the heat balance equation as follows:(8)t1i+1=t1i1−2aΔτΔx2−2hΔτρcΔx+2aΔτΔx2t2i+2hΔτρcΔxtf,where A is the heat flow area, m2; tf is the ventilation temperature, °C; and h is the convective heat transfer coefficient, W/(m2.K).


## 4. Results and Discussion

### 4.1. Analysis of the Effect of Rock Thermal Property Changes on the Temperature Field of the Tunnel Surrounding Rock

In general, the temperature distribution of steady-state thermal conductivity depends on the thermal conductivity coefficient, and the temperature distribution of unsteady thermal conductivity is related to thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, and density [27]. Therefore, the thermal diffusivity can better describe the change in the surrounding rock temperature field with time in deep stope under ventilation conditions.According to the stratigraphic temperature in the Sanshandao area, we can learn that the stratigraphic temperatures at depths of 1,500, 1,600, 1,700, 1,800, 1,900, and 2,000 m are 47, 49.2, 51.4, 53.6, 55.8, and 58°C, respectively, and the original rock temperature reaches close to 60°C after entering the 2,000 m depth level, while China’s “Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety Regulations” stipulates that the wind temperature should not exceed 28°C, so this study defines 60°C as the high-temperature state and 28°C as the normal-temperature state, and the thermal diffusion coefficients of rocks at 60°C raw rock temperature can be derived from Table5 as 1.3251, 1.0246, 1.6265, 1.2566, 1.1911, and 1.2204 mm2/s, and rock thermal diffusion coefficients of 1.4727, 1.113, 1.8379, 1.3858, 1.2911, and 1.3154 mm2/s at 28°C protolith temperature.Combining with the engineering background of Sanshandao gold mine, the numerical solution of unsteady thermal conductivity derived using the heat balance method is brought into MATLAB calculation, and the surrounding rock is in the original rock temperature state before the tunnel ventilation, assuming the ventilation air temperature is 28°C and the wind speed is 1 m/s. According to the thermal diffusion coefficients of each group of rock samples at different temperatures derived from Table5, the thermophysical parameters before and after the occurrence of the change are substituted into the finite difference equation, and the temperature distribution of the surrounding rocks in the range of temperature change after ventilation under the normal-temperature thermophysical parameters and high-temperature thermophysical parameters are calculated respectively, and then, the heat-regulating ring is adjusted at each depth, as shown in Figure 5.Figure 5
Temperature distribution in the heat-regulating circle of surrounding rocks of rock samples of different depths. (a) Room-temperature thermophysical parameters. (b) High-temperature thermophysical parameters.
(a)(b)According to the above figure, it can be seen that the temperature of surrounding rock increases with the increase in the distance from the roadway wall, and the temperature gradient gradually decreases. In particular, the radius of the heat-regulating ring of the sample with a depth of 1,800 m is the largest, and the temperature of the surrounding rock decreases the most. In the range of 1 m away from the roadway wall, the temperature of surrounding rock shows a linear increase trend, and there is no significant difference among groups. However, with the increase in the distance from the roadway wall, the temperature distribution of surrounding rock presents a downward parabola form, and the influence of rock samples’ thermophysical parameters on the temperature distribution of surrounding rock begins to appear. It can be known that the change in surrounding rock thermophysical parameters simultaneously affects the radius of the surrounding rock heat-regulating ring and the temperature distribution inside the surrounding rock. But the expansion trend of the heat-regulating ring becomes slower under the same ventilation conditions and original rock temperature because the high temperature reduces the thermal diffusion coefficient of the rock. The expansion range of the radius of the heat-regulating circle of the tunnel surrounding rock calculated by the rock thermophysical parameters from 1,500 to 2,000 m depth decreases from 6.466, 5.698, 7.095, 6.263, 5.995, and 6.064 m to 6.094, 5.501, 6.751, 5.945, 5.841, and 5.889 m respectively. In addition, the difference between the maximum and minimum radius of the heat-regulating ring obtained from the calculation of the thermal properties at room temperature and high temperature is 1.397 m and 1.25 m respectively, which shows that the influence of the difference of the rock itself on the temperature field of the surrounding rock is much larger than the influence of the change of the thermophysical properties under the effect of temperature on the temperature field of the surrounding rock, as shown in Figure6.Figure 6
Comparison of changes in the radius of the heat transfer zone of the surrounding rock in different depths of rock samples.In summary, both the plateau rock temperature and rock mineral composition will have an impact on the thermophysical properties of the rock. The expansion of the radius of the heat-regulating circle of the surrounding rock after the tunnel excavation and ventilation is affected by the temperature and the lithology, which produces different ranges of changes and is dominated by the lithology, which needs to be taken into account during calculation and analysis.


## 4.1. Analysis of the Effect of Rock Thermal Property Changes on the Temperature Field of the Tunnel Surrounding Rock

In general, the temperature distribution of steady-state thermal conductivity depends on the thermal conductivity coefficient, and the temperature distribution of unsteady thermal conductivity is related to thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity, and density [27]. Therefore, the thermal diffusivity can better describe the change in the surrounding rock temperature field with time in deep stope under ventilation conditions.According to the stratigraphic temperature in the Sanshandao area, we can learn that the stratigraphic temperatures at depths of 1,500, 1,600, 1,700, 1,800, 1,900, and 2,000 m are 47, 49.2, 51.4, 53.6, 55.8, and 58°C, respectively, and the original rock temperature reaches close to 60°C after entering the 2,000 m depth level, while China’s “Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety Regulations” stipulates that the wind temperature should not exceed 28°C, so this study defines 60°C as the high-temperature state and 28°C as the normal-temperature state, and the thermal diffusion coefficients of rocks at 60°C raw rock temperature can be derived from Table5 as 1.3251, 1.0246, 1.6265, 1.2566, 1.1911, and 1.2204 mm2/s, and rock thermal diffusion coefficients of 1.4727, 1.113, 1.8379, 1.3858, 1.2911, and 1.3154 mm2/s at 28°C protolith temperature.Combining with the engineering background of Sanshandao gold mine, the numerical solution of unsteady thermal conductivity derived using the heat balance method is brought into MATLAB calculation, and the surrounding rock is in the original rock temperature state before the tunnel ventilation, assuming the ventilation air temperature is 28°C and the wind speed is 1 m/s. According to the thermal diffusion coefficients of each group of rock samples at different temperatures derived from Table5, the thermophysical parameters before and after the occurrence of the change are substituted into the finite difference equation, and the temperature distribution of the surrounding rocks in the range of temperature change after ventilation under the normal-temperature thermophysical parameters and high-temperature thermophysical parameters are calculated respectively, and then, the heat-regulating ring is adjusted at each depth, as shown in Figure 5.Figure 5
Temperature distribution in the heat-regulating circle of surrounding rocks of rock samples of different depths. (a) Room-temperature thermophysical parameters. (b) High-temperature thermophysical parameters.
(a)(b)According to the above figure, it can be seen that the temperature of surrounding rock increases with the increase in the distance from the roadway wall, and the temperature gradient gradually decreases. In particular, the radius of the heat-regulating ring of the sample with a depth of 1,800 m is the largest, and the temperature of the surrounding rock decreases the most. In the range of 1 m away from the roadway wall, the temperature of surrounding rock shows a linear increase trend, and there is no significant difference among groups. However, with the increase in the distance from the roadway wall, the temperature distribution of surrounding rock presents a downward parabola form, and the influence of rock samples’ thermophysical parameters on the temperature distribution of surrounding rock begins to appear. It can be known that the change in surrounding rock thermophysical parameters simultaneously affects the radius of the surrounding rock heat-regulating ring and the temperature distribution inside the surrounding rock. But the expansion trend of the heat-regulating ring becomes slower under the same ventilation conditions and original rock temperature because the high temperature reduces the thermal diffusion coefficient of the rock. The expansion range of the radius of the heat-regulating circle of the tunnel surrounding rock calculated by the rock thermophysical parameters from 1,500 to 2,000 m depth decreases from 6.466, 5.698, 7.095, 6.263, 5.995, and 6.064 m to 6.094, 5.501, 6.751, 5.945, 5.841, and 5.889 m respectively. In addition, the difference between the maximum and minimum radius of the heat-regulating ring obtained from the calculation of the thermal properties at room temperature and high temperature is 1.397 m and 1.25 m respectively, which shows that the influence of the difference of the rock itself on the temperature field of the surrounding rock is much larger than the influence of the change of the thermophysical properties under the effect of temperature on the temperature field of the surrounding rock, as shown in Figure6.Figure 6
Comparison of changes in the radius of the heat transfer zone of the surrounding rock in different depths of rock samples.In summary, both the plateau rock temperature and rock mineral composition will have an impact on the thermophysical properties of the rock. The expansion of the radius of the heat-regulating circle of the surrounding rock after the tunnel excavation and ventilation is affected by the temperature and the lithology, which produces different ranges of changes and is dominated by the lithology, which needs to be taken into account during calculation and analysis.


## 5. Conclusions

(1)
With the increase in stope depth and the thermophysical parameters of fractured granite change, there is no obvious law between them, and under the high ground temperature environment, with the accumulation of heat in the rock around the stope, the thermal conductivity of granite insignificantly changes, the thermal diffusion coefficient gradually decreases, and the specific heat capacity gradually increases, all showing a linear relationship with temperature.(2)
The thermal conductivity of the rock calculated by using the geometric mean model is different from the result obtained by the Hot Disk test indicating that the thermophysical properties of the rocks are not completely determined by the mineral composition, but the results calculated are based on the ratio of the rock-mineral skeleton within the acceptable range.(3)
According to the heat balance principle, the difference equation of nonstationary thermal conductivity applicable to the metal mine surrounding rocks was derived, and combined with the background of Xiling construction project area of Sanshandao gold mine, the thermophysical parameters of granite measured at room temperature and plateau rock temperature were substituted into the difference equation for calculation, and it was found that the thermophysical parameters of surrounding rock also affect the radius of heat-regulating ring and the temperature distribution inside the surrounding rock. Under the same ventilation conditions and original rock temperature, the thermal diffusion coefficient of the rock decreased due to high temperature, and the thermal conductivity became poor, which led to the expansion of the radius of the heat transfer circle. However, the difference between the rocks themselves has more influence on the heat transfer circle of the surrounding rocks.



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