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

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  • Heng Gao

    (Institute of Deep Earth Science and Green Energy, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
    State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Healthy Operation and Maintenance of Deep Underground Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China)

  • Jun Lu

    (Institute of Deep Earth Science and Green Energy, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China)

  • Zetian Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Healthy Operation and Maintenance of Deep Underground Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China)

  • Cong Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Healthy Operation and Maintenance of Deep Underground Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China)

  • Yihang Li

    (State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Construction and Healthy Operation and Maintenance of Deep Underground Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China)

Abstract

The safe and efficient mining of coal seams with low porosity, low permeability, and high heterogeneity under complex geological conditions is a major challenge, with the permeability of coal seams playing a crucial role in coal mine gas extraction. The development of coal seam permeability enhancement technology can help coal mines produce safely and efficiently, while the extracted coal bed methane can be utilized as green energy. To study the effect of freezing and thawing on the evolution of the mechanical and permeability properties of coal, triaxial permeability tests were conducted on low-permeability coal under two different confining pressures. Simultaneously, dry, saturated, and freeze-thaw coal samples were set up for comparison, and the effects of water and freeze-thaw were isolated from each other. The triaxial mechanics and percolation laws of dry, saturated, and freeze-thaw coal rocks were obtained; the results show that saturated coal has the lowest initial permeability, while freeze-thawed coal has the highest initial permeability. Through analyzing the effects produced by water, freezing and thawing on coal specimens, the mechanism of the influence of freeze-thaw on the permeability evolution of coal was revealed. The research results can provide theoretical guidance for the development of gas extraction technology for low-permeability coal seams.

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  • Heng Gao & Jun Lu & Zetian Zhang & Cong Li & Yihang Li, 2023. "Experimental Study on the Effect of Freeze-Thaw Cycles on the Mechanical and Permeability Characteristics of Coal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(16), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:16:p:12598-:d:1220917
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