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Discrete Element Modeling of Thermally Damaged Sandstone Containing Two Pre-Existing Flaws at High Confining Pressure

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  • Jinzhou Tang

    (Anhui Engineering Research Center of Exploitation and Utilization of Closed/Abandoned Mine Resources, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
    Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei 230031, China
    State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
    Key Laboratory of Rock Mechanics and Geohazards of Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312099, China)

  • Shengqi 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)

  • Ke Yang

    (Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei 230031, China)

  • Wenling Tian

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

  • Guangjian Liu

    (Key Laboratory of Rock Mechanics and Geohazards of Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312099, China)

  • Minke Duan

    (Anhui Engineering Research Center of Exploitation and Utilization of Closed/Abandoned Mine Resources, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China)

Abstract

An underground coal gasification (UCG) process is strongly exothermic, which will cause thermal damage on rock cap. We proposed a new thermal damage numerical model based on a two dimension particle flow code (PFC2D) to analyze the inception and extension of cracks on pre-cracked red sandstone, which were thermally treated at a temperature of 25~1000 °C. The results indicated that: (1) a thermal damage value D T obtained by extracting the thermal crack area of scanning electron microscope (SEM), which can be used as an indicator of the degree of thermal damage of the sandstone; (2) a thermal damage numerical model established by replacing the flat-joint model with the smooth-joint model based on the thermal damage value D T , this approach can properly simulate the mechanical behavior and failure patterns of sandstone; (3) the critical temperature for strength reduction was 750 °C. The peak strength increased as pre-treatment temperature increased from 25 to 750 °C and then decreased. The elastic modulus E 1 decreased with the increasing thermal treatment temperature; (4) micro-scale cracks initiate from the tip of the prefabricated fissure, and expand along the direction of prefabricated fissure, finally developing into macroscopic fracture. This approach has the potential to enhance the predictive capability of modeling and presents a reliable model to simulate the mechanical behavior of thermally damaged sandstones, thereby offering a sound scientific basis for the utilization of space after UCG.

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  • Jinzhou Tang & Shengqi Yang & Ke Yang & Wenling Tian & Guangjian Liu & Minke Duan, 2023. "Discrete Element Modeling of Thermally Damaged Sandstone Containing Two Pre-Existing Flaws at High Confining Pressure," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-17, April.
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    1. Sheng-Qi Yang & Jin-Zhou Tang & Derek Elsworth, 2021. "Creep Rupture and Permeability Evolution in High Temperature Heat-Treated Sandstone Containing Pre-Existing Twin Flaws," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-19, October.
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