Damage‐induced permeability model of coal and its application to gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal

Abstract Coal permeability is a key parameter that affects the drainage of coal bed methane (CBM). Owing to the lower original permeability of coal seams in China, more attention was paid to the study of damage‐induced permeability laws. However, the theory of damage‐induced permeability still needs...

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Main Authors: Shouqing Lu, Yongliang Zhang, Zhanyou Sa, Shufang Si, Longyong Shu, Li Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Energy Science & Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.355
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author Shouqing Lu
Yongliang Zhang
Zhanyou Sa
Shufang Si
Longyong Shu
Li Wang
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Yongliang Zhang
Zhanyou Sa
Shufang Si
Longyong Shu
Li Wang
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description Abstract Coal permeability is a key parameter that affects the drainage of coal bed methane (CBM). Owing to the lower original permeability of coal seams in China, more attention was paid to the study of damage‐induced permeability laws. However, the theory of damage‐induced permeability still needs to be improved. In this paper, the permeability evolution experiments during the complete stress–strain process of coal were carried out firstly. The results are shown that with the increase in axial strain, the coal permeability decreases slowly at first, then increases rapidly, and finally increases slowly or even remains unchanged, and the peak stress point can be regarded as the extreme point of permeability. Then, the equivalent plastic strain was used to describe the damage of coal. Based on the above results, a new damage‐induced permeability model was developed, and the new model can match the experimental data of permeability very well. In addition, solid–gas coupling models of coal were developed based on the new permeability model, and the numerical results show that there is a region of sudden increase in permeability around the borehole where plastic failure occurs, which indicates that the damage‐induced permeability model is reasonable. Finally, the results of numerical simulation of gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal under different cases were used to optimize the borehole layout of gas predrainage in the field.
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spelling doaj.art-8b91be806c0949d3ab64449aa28b7d802022-12-21T19:39:44ZengWileyEnergy Science & Engineering2050-05052019-08-01741352136710.1002/ese3.355Damage‐induced permeability model of coal and its application to gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coalShouqing Lu0Yongliang Zhang1Zhanyou Sa2Shufang Si3Longyong Shu4Li Wang5Department of Safety Engineering Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao ChinaDepartment of Safety Engineering Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao ChinaDepartment of Safety Engineering Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao ChinaDepartment of Safety Technology Qingdao West Coast New Area Staff Technical Training School Qingdao ChinaMine Safety Technology Branch China Coal Research Institute Beijing ChinaDepartment of Safety Engineering Qingdao University of Technology Qingdao ChinaAbstract Coal permeability is a key parameter that affects the drainage of coal bed methane (CBM). Owing to the lower original permeability of coal seams in China, more attention was paid to the study of damage‐induced permeability laws. However, the theory of damage‐induced permeability still needs to be improved. In this paper, the permeability evolution experiments during the complete stress–strain process of coal were carried out firstly. The results are shown that with the increase in axial strain, the coal permeability decreases slowly at first, then increases rapidly, and finally increases slowly or even remains unchanged, and the peak stress point can be regarded as the extreme point of permeability. Then, the equivalent plastic strain was used to describe the damage of coal. Based on the above results, a new damage‐induced permeability model was developed, and the new model can match the experimental data of permeability very well. In addition, solid–gas coupling models of coal were developed based on the new permeability model, and the numerical results show that there is a region of sudden increase in permeability around the borehole where plastic failure occurs, which indicates that the damage‐induced permeability model is reasonable. Finally, the results of numerical simulation of gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal under different cases were used to optimize the borehole layout of gas predrainage in the field.https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.355damage‐induced permeabilityequivalent plastic straingas outburst controlgas predrainagepermeability model of coal
spellingShingle Shouqing Lu
Yongliang Zhang
Zhanyou Sa
Shufang Si
Longyong Shu
Li Wang
Damage‐induced permeability model of coal and its application to gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal
Energy Science & Engineering
damage‐induced permeability
equivalent plastic strain
gas outburst control
gas predrainage
permeability model of coal
title Damage‐induced permeability model of coal and its application to gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal
title_full Damage‐induced permeability model of coal and its application to gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal
title_fullStr Damage‐induced permeability model of coal and its application to gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal
title_full_unstemmed Damage‐induced permeability model of coal and its application to gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal
title_short Damage‐induced permeability model of coal and its application to gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal
title_sort damage induced permeability model of coal and its application to gas predrainage in combination of soft coal and hard coal
topic damage‐induced permeability
equivalent plastic strain
gas outburst control
gas predrainage
permeability model of coal
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.355
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