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A Study on the Mechanical Mechanism of Injection Heat to Increase Production of Gas in Low-Permeability Coal Seam

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  • Hongmei Cheng

    (State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Ning Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Yugui Yang

    (State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Weihong Peng

    (State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

  • Heng Chen

    (State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China)

Abstract

This paper puts forward a new mathematical model, which is a coal damage-heat-fluid-solid multi-field coupling theory, in order to reveal the mechanical mechanism of the increase of coal-bed methane recovery through thermal stimulation, and to evaluate its effect. The strain field is introduced to define the damage of coal by considering of the effects of temperature, gas pressure, and mining stress of the coal seam. It is used to quantitatively describe the degree of coal rupture and damage. Additionally, the elastic and damage constitutive equation of coal and rock mass, the governing equation of the temperature field, and the coupling equation of gas diffusion and seepage are established. Based on these equations, the finite element source program is redeveloped by using the FORTRAN language, and a multi-field coupling analysis program is compiled. This program takes the temperature, the gas seepage, and the damage and deformation of coal and rock mass into consideration. The effect of heat injection temperature on gas production efficiency, gas pressure distribution, and effective extraction radius during coal-bed methane mining process is analyzed. The results show that the injection of heat can significantly improve the desorption and diffusion of gas, as well as the gas production rate and the production efficiency of coal-bed methane.

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  • Hongmei Cheng & Ning Zhang & Yugui Yang & Weihong Peng & Heng Chen, 2019. "A Study on the Mechanical Mechanism of Injection Heat to Increase Production of Gas in Low-Permeability Coal Seam," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-24, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:12:p:2332-:d:240877
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    1. Hu, Linjie & Feng, Zengchao & Zhou, Dong & Wang, Xing, 2023. "Mechanisms and field application of in-situ heat injection-enhanced gas drainage," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 284(C).
    2. Xin Li & Jie Zhang & Rongxin Li & Qi Qi & Yundong Zheng & Cuinan Li & Ben Li & Changjun Wu & Tianyu Hong & Yao Wang & Xiaoxiao Du & Zaipeng Zhao & Xu Liu, 2021. "Numerical Simulation Research on Improvement Effect of Ultrasonic Waves on Seepage Characteristics of Coalbed Methane Reservoir," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-15, July.

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