Investigation of temperature effect on permeability of naturally fractured black coal for carbon dioxide movement: An experimental and numerical study

Fuel

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 596-605

  Perera, M S A ^a   Ranjith, P G ^a   Choi, S K ^b   Airey, D ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fractured black coal; Numerical model; Permeability; Temperature; Triaxial test

Indexed keywords

BLACK COAL; COAL MATRIX; CONFINING PRESSURES; DEEP COAL SEAM; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURES; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PERMEABILITY TEST; SWELLING EFFECT; TEMPERATURE LIMITS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84856694932     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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