Coalfield fires during coal mining have become a major problem in the world today. To effectively prevent such disasters, we established an experimental platform to measure the spontaneous combustion characteristics of large-scale pressurized coal; thermal analysis experiments and microscopic analysis of briquettes under different axial pressures were carried out. It can be seen from the results that when the axial pressure is 4 MPa, the heating rate of the oxidative combustion of coal samples is accelerated, the crossing point temperature is lower (reduced by 71.09 °C), the activation energy is reduced (the second stage is decreased by 21.3 kJ/mol), and the oxidative combustion is more intense. Simultaneously, the porosity evolution process of briquettes under different axial pressures is simulated. Through calculation, it can be seen that the porosity and thermal conductivity show a linear increasing trend. The basis for the increase in the internal oxygen supply channels and increase in oxygen consumption when the axial pressure is 4 MPa is given. Through thermogravimetric-differential scanning calorimetry analysis, it is found that the maximum mass loss rate and maximum mass growth rate of residual coal after combustion under an axial pressure of 4 MPa are low, the residual rate after combustion is large, and the flammability rate is low when reoxidized, while complete combustion oxidation releases more heat. The application of axial pressure will change the combustion characteristics of briquettes, and the promotion effect is more obvious at 4 MPa. Analyzing the laws of the coal-oxygen composite reaction under different axial pressures provides theoretical guidance for the prevention and control of multistress coupling fields in coalfield-fire areas.
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