A fully coupled hydro-thermo-mechanical model for the spontaneous combustion of underground coal seams

Fuel

Volumn 125, Issue , 2014, Pages 106-115

  Xia, Tongqiang ^a,b   Zhou, Fubao ^a   Liu, Jishan ^c   Kang, Jianhong ^a   Gao, Feng ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coupled processes; Self accelerating heating; Spontaneous combustion; Thermo mechanical effects

Indexed keywords

COUPLED PROCESS; GAS PRESSURE GRADIENT; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; SELF-ACCELERATING-HEATING; THERMO-MECHANICAL EFFECTS;

COAL DEPOSITS; HEATING; OXYGEN; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION; THERMAL EXPANSION;

COAL;

EID: 84897688767     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.02.023     Document Type: Article

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