Matrix shrinkage and swelling characteristics of European coals

Energy Procedia

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3055-3062

  Durucan, Sevket ^a   Ahsanb, Mustafa ^b   Shia, Ji Quan ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Helix RDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal rank; Coalbed methane; Matix swelling; Permeability

Indexed keywords

COAL RANK; COAL RANKS; COAL TYPES; COALBED METHANE; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; IN-SITU; MATIX SWELLING; MATRIX DEFORMATION; MATRIX SHRINKAGE; MATRIX SWELLING; PERMEABILITY; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RANK COAL; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS; SWELLING COEFFICIENT; UNCONFINED CONDITIONS;

ADSORPTION; CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; FIREDAMP; GAS PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANE; STRAIN; SWELLING;

COAL;

EID: 67650122570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18766102     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2009.02.084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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