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Experimental Study on the Effect of Freeze-Thaw on the Mechanical and Permeability Characteristics of Coal

Version 1 : Received: 13 July 2023 / Approved: 14 July 2023 / Online: 14 July 2023 (08:05:55 CEST)

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Gao, H.; Lu, J.; Zhang, Z.; Li, C.; Li, Y. Experimental Study on the Effect of Freeze-Thaw Cycles on the Mechanical and Permeability Characteristics of Coal. Sustainability 2023, 15, 12598. Gao, H.; Lu, J.; Zhang, Z.; Li, C.; Li, Y. Experimental Study on the Effect of Freeze-Thaw Cycles on the Mechanical and Permeability Characteristics of Coal. Sustainability 2023, 15, 12598.

Abstract

The safe and efficient mining of coal seams with low porosity, low permeability and high inhomogeneity under complex geological conditions is a major challenge, among which the permeability of coal seams is crucial for coal mine gas extraction. The development of coal seam permeability enhancement technology can help coal mines to produce safely and efficiently, and the extracted coal bed methane can be utilized as a green energy. In order to study the effect of freezing and thawing on the evolution of mechanical and permeability properties of coal, triaxial permeability tests were carried out on low-permeability coal under two kinds of surrounding pressures. At the same time, dry, saturated and freeze-thaw coal were set up for comparison, and the effects of water and freeze-thaw were separated from each other. The triaxial mechanics and percolation laws of dry, saturated and freeze-thaw coal rocks were obtained, and the mechanism of the influence of freeze-thaw on the permeability evolution law of coal was revealed. The research results can provide theoretical guidance for the gas extraction technology of low permeability coal seams with increased permeability.

Keywords

permeability; freeze-thaw; Freeze-swelling force; low-permeability coal; Permeability increase mechanism

Subject

Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology

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