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Effect of the Heterogeneity of Coal on Its Seepage Anisotropy: A Micro Conceptual Model

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  • Xiuling Chen

    (Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education on Safe Mining of Deep Metal Mines, School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
    Key Laboratory of Liaoning Province on Deep Engineering and Intelligent Technology, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Guanglei Cui

    (Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education on Safe Mining of Deep Metal Mines, School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
    Key Laboratory of Liaoning Province on Deep Engineering and Intelligent Technology, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Jiaming Luo

    (Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education on Safe Mining of Deep Metal Mines, School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
    Key Laboratory of Liaoning Province on Deep Engineering and Intelligent Technology, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China)

  • Chunguang Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control Co-Founded by Shandong Province and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China)

  • Jian Zhang

    (College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, No.61 Daizong Street, Taian 271018, China)

Abstract

Coal is a typical dual-porosity structural material. The injection of CO 2 into coal seams has been shown to be an effective method for storing greenhouse gasses and extracting coal bed methane. In light of the theory of dual-porosity media, we investigate the impact of non-homogeneity on seepage anisotropy and examine the influence of CO 2 gas injection on the anisotropy of coal and the permeability of fractures. The results demonstrate that under constant pressure conditions, coal rock has the greatest permeability variation in the direction of face cleats and the smallest changes in the direction of vertical bedding. The more pronounced the heterogeneity, the more evident the change in permeability and the less pronounced the decreasing stage of permeability. Additionally, the larger the diffusion coefficient is, the less pronounced the permeability change. The change in permeability is inversely proportional to the size of the adsorption constant and directly proportional to the size of the fracture. As the matrix block size increases, the permeability also increases, whereas the decrease in permeability becomes less pronounced. The findings of this study offer a theoretical basis for further research into methods for enhancing the CO 2 sequestration rate.

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  • Xiuling Chen & Guanglei Cui & Jiaming Luo & Chunguang Wang & Jian Zhang, 2024. "Effect of the Heterogeneity of Coal on Its Seepage Anisotropy: A Micro Conceptual Model," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-26, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:24:p:6484-:d:1550702
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