The aim of this study
was to explore the mapping relationship between
the temperature and the dielectric parameters of coal and rock under
variable temperatures as well as to determine the characteristics
of a dielectric anomaly response. Experiments were performed using
lignite, nonstick coal, gas coal, coking coal, and anthracite. The
evolution of pyrolysis characteristics, microcrystal structure, and
dielectric properties with changing temperature was investigated,
and the changes in the dielectric parameters of coal and rock were
comprehensively analyzed. As such, the cause of the dielectric anomaly
with changing temperatures of coal and rock was revealed. The results
show that the dielectric properties of coal at different pyrolysis
temperatures are closely related to the degree of intermolecular thermal
motion, the evolution of microcrystal structure, and the mechanism
of polarization response. In the low-temperature stage, the thermal
motion of coal molecules is weak and exhibits electronic polarization,
and the dielectric parameters change slightly with temperature while
being dependent on the moisture content. In the high-temperature pyrolysis
stage, the intense molecular thermal motion leads to the breaking
of chemical bonds and the release of volatiles; moreover, the distance
between aromatic layers of coal decreases, the order of aromatic structure
increases, the dipole turning polarization is the main polarization
type, and the dielectric response is obvious. When the pyrolysis reaction
is basically complete, the dielectric constants of the five coal samples
reach the maximum. As the temperature increases continuously, the
coal structure is destroyed by the weakening of the thermal motion
of the coal molecules and the accumulation of thermal stress; meanwhile,
the dielectric constant decreases gradually, while the dielectric
loss and tangent of dielectric loss increase rapidly. At the same
temperature, the dielectric constant decreases with an increase in
test frequency. These results lay a foundation for the inversion of
dielectric data in fire areas of coal mines.