Sorption-induced swelling/shrinkage and permeability of coal under stressed adsorption/desorption conditions

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-54

  Wang, G X ^a   Wei, X R ^a   Wang, K ^a   Massarotto, P ^a   Rudolph, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Coal; Coalbed methane; Permeability; Sorption induced strain

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; AXIAL STRESS; BINARY GAS; COAL BED METHANE; COAL SAMPLE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GAS TRANSPORT; IN-SITU; INDUCED STRAIN; MACROPORES; PERMEABILITY; PERMEAMETERS; STRESS CONDITION; SWELLING/SHRINKAGE; VOLUMETRIC CHANGES;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL TRANSPORTATION; DESORPTION; FIREDAMP; FLOW OF GASES; GAS PERMEABILITY; METHANE;

METAL RECOVERY;

ADSORPTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL SEAM; DESORPTION; GAS TRANSPORT; METHANE; PERMEABILITY; SHRINKAGE; STRAIN; SWELLING; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 77953621676     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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