Numerical modelling of methane gas migration in dry coal seams

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 571-593

  Valliappan, S ^a   Wohua, Zhang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Coal mining; Diffusion; Finite element; Methane gas; Outbursts

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COAL MINES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS DYNAMICS; METHANE; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

DRY COAL SEAMS; METHANE GAS; NONLINEAR BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; NONLINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TWO PHASE STATE OF GAS FLOW;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COAL MINE; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; METHANE GAS MIGRATION;

EID: 0030208705     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9853(199608)20:8<571::aid-nag840>3.0.co;2-0     Document Type: Article

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