Transformation of the Triaxial Seepage Device for Measuring Deformation of Coal Containing Gas

2013 ◽  
Vol 477-478 ◽  
pp. 610-613
Author(s):  
Mei Yuan ◽  
Qing Hao Meng ◽  
Jiang Xu ◽  
Bo Bo Li ◽  
Yu Qin Du
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Coal Deformation ◽  
Gas Seepage

To explore the regularity of deformation and gas migration of coal seam, the author transmits signal of strain foil on coal samples in all directions by transforming oil plug, oil plug seal, heat shrink tubing and wire seal, based on the existing triaxial seepage device. We can complete coal deformation and gas seepage test with this device under different temperature, different stress, different gas stress and so on.

scholarly journals Effect of damage on gas seepage mechanism in coal seam based on a coupled model

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (3 Part A) ◽  
pp. 1323-1328
Author(s):  
Yi Xue ◽  
Zhengzheng Cao ◽  
Faning Dang ◽  
Songhe Wang ◽  
Mingming He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Gas Adsorption ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Mechanical Damage ◽  
Coupled Model ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Coal Deformation ◽  
Gas Seepage ◽  
Coal Damage

Damage has a significant impact on gas migration in coal seam. In this paper, a coupled hydraulic-mechanical-damage model is established, which takes into account the coupling relationship among coal damage, gas seepage and coal deformation. The simulation results show that the damage of coal body has little effect on seepage characteristic in the initial stage, but the influence of damage on gas seepage is increasing with the increase of time. Both the distribution of gas pressure and the gas adsorption content of coal body have a significant change.

A STUDY ON GAS DRAINAGE CONSIDERING COUPLING PROCESS OF FRACTURE-PORE MICROSTRUCTURE AND COAL DEFORMATION

Fractals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (02) ◽  
pp. 2150065
Author(s):  
LIU GUANNAN ◽  
YE DAYU ◽  
YU BOMING ◽  
GAO FENG ◽  
CHEN PEIJIAN
Keyword(s):  
Fractal Dimension ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Fractal Theory ◽  
Coupling Model ◽  
Coal Bed ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Gas Drainage ◽  
Field Coupling ◽  
Distribution Rule ◽  
Coal Deformation

Coal seam contains a large number of fractures, whose shape and structure of fissures are complicated, and they are the main channels for gas migration. Therefore, the quantitative analysis of the internal relationship between the microstructure and the macroscopic permeability is the key issue to increase the drainage volume. Some investigators discussed the permeability of coal seams based on the fractal theory, but the mechanisms of gas migration under the influence of fissure microstructures and coal deformation are still unclear. Moreover, most of the multi-process coupling analysis in the stage of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) mining was not taken into account. In this paper, the effects of fissure structures on the coal gas drainage rate in multi-field coupling are studied. Aiming at the mechanisms of gas drainage under the joint action of fracture structure, in-situ stress and adsorption deformation, we propose a two-scale multi-field coupling model, which takes into account the influences of micro fracture and pore structure. On this basis, we obtained the pressure evolution rule of coal seam pore system and fissure system and the distribution rule of coal seam displacement with drilling positions. Meanwhile, the effects of coal seam maximum fracture length, maximum pore diameter, the fractal dimension for fractures and fractal dimension for pores on coal seam extraction are discussed.

scholarly journals Numerical Investigation of Complex Thermal Coal-Gas Interactions in Coal-Gas Migration

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Ni ◽  
Peng Gong ◽  
Yi Xue
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Variable Temperature ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Coal Seams ◽  
Coal Seam Gas ◽  
Coal Gas ◽  
Thermal Coal ◽  
Gas Seepage ◽  
Gas Interactions

Understanding the influence of temperature on the gas seepage of coal seams is helpful to achieve the efficient extraction of underground coal seam gas. Thermal coal-gas interactions involve a series of complex interactions between gas and solid coal. Although the interactions between coal and gas have been studied thoroughly, few studies have considered the temperature evolution characteristics of coal seam gas extraction under the condition of variable temperature because of the complexity of the temperature effect on gas drainage. In this study, the fully coupled transient model combines the relationship of gas flow, heat transfer, coal mass deformation, and gas migration under variable temperature conditions and represents an important nonlinear response to gas migration caused by the change of effective stress. Then, this complex model is implemented into a finite element (FE) model and solved through the numerical method. Its reliability was verified by comparing with historical data. Finally, the effect of temperature on coal permeability and gas pressure is studied. The results reveal that the gas pressure in coal fracture is generally higher than that in the matrix blocks. The higher temperature of the coal seam induces the faster increase of the gas pressure. Temperature has a great effect on the gas seepage behavior in the coal seams.

scholarly journals Numerical Analysis on the Storage of Nuclear Waste in Gas-Saturated Deep Coal Seam

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Teng Teng ◽  
Yuming Wang ◽  
Xiaoyan Zhu ◽  
Xiangyang Zhang ◽  
Sihai Yi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Geological Storage ◽  
Storage Chamber ◽  
Coal Deformation ◽  
Gas Seepage ◽  
Central Storage

Nuclear power has contributed humanity a lot since its successful usage in electricity power generation. According to the global statistics, nuclear power accounts for 16% of the total electricity generation in 2020. However, the rapid development of nuclear power also brings up some problems, in which the storage of nuclear waste is the thorny one. This work carries out a series of modeling and simulation analysis on the geological storage of nuclear waste in a gas-saturated deep coal seam. As the first step, a coupled heat-solid-gas model with three constitutional fields of heat transfer, coal deformation, and gas seepage that based on three governing conservation equations is proposed. The approved mechanical model covers series of interactive influences among temperature change, dual permeability of coal, thermal stress, and gas sorption. As the second step, a finite element numerical model and numerical simulation are developed to analyze the storage of nuclear waste in a gas-saturated deep coal seam based on the partial differential equations (PDE) solver of COMSOL Multiphysics with MATLAB. The numerical simulation is implemented and solved then to draw the following conclusions as the nuclear waste chamber heats up the surrounding coal seam firstly in the initial storage stage of 400 years and then be heated by the far-field reservoir. The initial velocity of gas flow decreases gradually with the increment of distance from the storage chamber. Coal gas flows outward from the central storage chamber to the outer area in the first 100 years when the gas pressure in the region nearby the central storage chamber is higher than that in the far region and flows back then while the temperature in the outer region is higher. The modeling and simulation studies are expected to provide a deep understanding on the geological storage of nuclear waste.

scholarly journals Research and Optimization of Gas Extraction by Crossing-Seam Boreholes from Floor Roadway

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Gang Li ◽  
Jiafei Teng
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Gas Permeability ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Gas Content ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Coal Seam Gas ◽  
Gas Seepage ◽  
Gas Disaster

Deep coal seams are characterized by large stress, high gas pressure, and low permeability. The gas disaster threatens the safe production of coal mine seriously. Gas extraction by crossing-seam boreholes from floor roadway (GECMBFR) can reduce the pressure and content of coal seam gas, which is the main measure to prevent gas disaster. Considering the Klinkenberg effect, governing equations of gas adsorption/desorption-diffusion, gas seepage, and stress fields within the coal seam are established to form the seepage-stress coupling model. The governing equations are embodied into a finite element driven software to numerically simulate gas migration and fluid-solid coupling law in coal seam. On this basis, the process of gas extraction under different borehole spacings and diameters is simulated. The effects of these two key parameters on coal seam gas pressure, gas content, and gas permeability were analyzed. The borehole spacing and diameter were determined to be 5 m and 0.09 m, respectively. Combined with the actual situation of a mine, the process of gas extraction from floor roadway with different cross-sectional schemes, ordinary drilling boreholes and punching combined drilling boreholes, is comparatively analyzed. The results show that the gas extraction effect by ordinary drilling boreholes is lower than that of the punching combined drilling boreholes, and the extraction is uneven and makes it difficult to meet the standard. Hydraulic punching was carried out, and coal was washed out of the borehole, which expanded the contact area between the borehole wall and coal seam. The coal seam around the punching borehole is unloaded, which improves coal permeability and accelerates gas migration towards the borehole, thus promoting the efficiency of gas extraction. It is more reasonable to use punching combined drilling borehole scheme when implementing the GECMBFR technology.

scholarly journals Analysis of gas migration patterns in fractured coal rocks under actual mining conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 275-284
Author(s):  
Mingzhong Gao ◽  
Ting Ai ◽  
Zhiqiang Qiu ◽  
Zetian Zhang ◽  
Jing Xie
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Fracture Network ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Gas Seepage ◽  
Mining Conditions ◽  
Coal Rock ◽  
Mining Face

Fracture fields in coal rocks are the main channels for gas seepage, migration, and extraction. The development, evolution, and spatial distribution of fractures in coal rocks directly affect the permeability of the coal rock as well as gas migration and flow. In this work, the Ji-15-14120 mining face at the No. 8 Coal Mine of Pingdingshan Tian?an Coal Mining Co. Ltd., Pingdingshan, China, was selected as the test site to develop a full-parameter fracture observation instrument and a dynamic fracture observation technique. The acquired video information of fractures in the walls of the boreholes was vectorized and converted to planarly expanded images on a computer-aided design platform. Based on the relative spatial distances between the openings of the boreholes, simultaneous planar images of isolated fractures in the walls of the boreholes along the mining direction were obtained from the boreholes located at various distances from the mining face. Using this information, a 3-D fracture network under mining conditions was established. The gas migration pattern was calculated using a COMSOL computation platform. The results showed that between 10 hours and 1 day the fracture network controlled the gas-flow, rather than the coal seam itself. After one day, the migration of gas was completely controlled by the fractures. The presence of fractures in the overlying rock enables the gas in coal seam to migrate more easily to the surrounding rocks or extraction tunnels situated relatively far away from the coal rock. These conclusions provide an important theoretical basis for gas extraction.

scholarly journals Study on the gas migration laws of non-pillar mining with gob-side entry retaining in high gas outburst coal seam

2021 ◽  
Vol 861 (5) ◽  
pp. 052058
Author(s):  
Jun Yang ◽  
Bowen Qiao ◽  
Yubing Gao ◽  
Hainan Gao ◽  
Xingjian Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Gas Outburst ◽  
Pillar Mining ◽  
Outburst Coal Seam

Computational fluid dynamics optimization of gas drainage technology in gas-mining areas

2021 ◽  
pp. 014459872110635
Author(s):  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Wei Qin
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Coal Seam ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
Horizontal Distance ◽  
Gas Drainage ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Gas Seepage

Coal mining results in strata movement and surrounding rock failure. Eventually, manual mining space will be occupied by the destructed coal rock, making it difficult to conduct field tests of the coal seam to explore gas seepage and transport patterns. Therefore, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical computation is an important tool for such studies. From the aspect of gas pre-drainage, for layer-through boreholes in the floor roadway of the 8,406 working face in Yangquan Mine 5 in China, reasonable layout parameters were obtained by CFD optimization. For effectively controlling the scope of boreholes along coal seam 9 in the Kaiyuan Mine, CFD computation was performed. The results revealed that the horizontal spacing between boreholes should be ≤2 m when a tri-quincuncial borehole layout is used. Optimization of the surface well position layout for the fault structure zone in the Xinjing Mine of the Yangquan mining area indicated that the horizontal distance between the surface well and the fault plane should be <150 m. From the aspect of gas drainage with mining-induced pressure relief, CFD computation was performed for pressure-relieved gas transport in the K8205 working face of Yangquan Mine 3. The results showed that forced roof caving should be used before the overhang length of hard roof reaches 25 m in the K8205 working face to avoid gas overrun. From the aspect of gas drainage from the abandoned gob, surface well control scopes at different surface well positions were computed, and an O-ring fissure zone is proposed as a reasonable scope for the surface well layout. CFD computation has been widely applied to coal and gas co-extraction in the Yangquan mining area and has played a significant role in guiding related gas drainage engineering practice.

scholarly journals Investigation of Large-Diameter Borehole for Enhancing Permeability and Gas Extraction in Soft Coal Seam

Geofluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Yongwen Wang ◽  
Wanjun Yan ◽  
Zhongjiu Ren ◽  
Zhiqiang Yan ◽  
Ziwen Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coal Seam ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Gas Content ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Extraction Area ◽  
Damage Area ◽  
Soft Coal ◽  
Coal Deformation ◽  
Soft Coal Seam

The efficiency of gas extraction from the soft coal seam with ultralow permeability is low. Gas extraction with large-diameter borehole is proposed to deplete gas content for preventing gas outburst disaster in this study. The fractures around the large borehole will enhance the permeability in the damage area to promote gas extraction. We established a damage-stress-seepage coupling model for large-diameter borehole gas extraction in soft coal seam. This mathematical model contains governing equations of gases sorption and transport, coal deformation, and damage, reflecting the coupling responses between gas and coal seam. The model is solved by the finite element method to simulate the gas drainage large-diameter borehole through roadway. Distributions of elastic modulus, damage area, and maximum principal stress in soft coal seam with different borehole diameters including 94 mm, 133 mm, 200 mm, and 300 mm are analyzed. The gas pressure, gas content, and effective extraction area in soft coal seam are discussed. Results show that the shear failure zone appears around the large-diameter borehole, and its permeability rises sharply. This opens up the gas transport channel and is conducive to the rapid extraction. It is confirmed that gas extraction using large-diameter borehole (300 mm) can greatly improve the efficiency of the gas preextraction in soft coal seam by increasing gas extraction rate. These provide a foundation for guiding the operation of gas extraction with large borehole from the soft coal seam in the field.

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