An analytical coal permeability model for tri-axial strain and stress conditions

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-114

  Connell, Luke D ^a   Lu, Meng ^a   Pan, Zhejun ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal; Coalbed methane; Permeability; Triaxial testing

Indexed keywords

AXIAL STRAIN; BULK SORPTION; CHARACTERISATION; COAL BED METHANE; COAL MATRIX; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; CORE FLOODING TEST; DEVELOPED MODEL; EFFECTIVE STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENT; GAS DESORPTION; GAS MIGRATION; HYDROSTATIC STRESS STATE; LABORATORY TEST; PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY MODEL; PERMEABILITY REBOUND; PERMEABILITY TESTING; POROELASTIC; STRESS CONDITION; TRIAXIAL TESTING; UNI-AXIAL STRAINS; VERTICAL STRESS;

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; DESORPTION; FIREDAMP; GAS ADSORPTION; LABORATORIES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; METHANE; STRAIN;

COAL;

COAL; COALBED METHANE; MODELING; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; STRAIN; STRESS; SWELLING; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 77957876485     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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