Investigation of the influence of coal swelling on permeability characteristics using natural brown coal and reconstituted brown coal specimens

Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 303-309

  Jasinge, D ^a   Ranjith, P G ^a   Choi, Xavier ^b   Fernando, J ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c International Power Hazelwood   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Natural brown coal; Nitrogen; Reconstituted brown coal; Swelling

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL DUST; GASES; LIGNITE; NITROGEN; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SORPTION; SWELLING; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION; COAL BLOCKS; COAL MATRIX; COAL SWELLING; COALBED RESERVOIRS; COALBEDS; CONFINING PRESSURES; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; GAS FLOWS; GAS INJECTION; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HIGH PRESSURE; PERMEABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; PERMEABILITY TESTING; SWELLING PERCENTAGE; TWO STAGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL; COAL SEAM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID INJECTION; GAS FLOW; HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM; LIGNITE; NITROGEN; PERMEABILITY; SORPTION; SWELLING;

EID: 84857686125     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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