Experimental study on the desorption law and diffusion kinetic characteristics of gas in raw coal and tectonic coal

Haijun Guo, Yingjie Yu, Yunhe Wang, Kai Wang, Liang Yuan, Chao Xu and Bo Ren

Energy, 2024, vol. 289, issue C

Abstract: To better reveal the nature of gas flow in raw coal and tectonic coal composite seams during gas extraction, experiments on the gas desorption and diffusion kinetic characteristics of raw coal and tectonic coal under different gas adsorption equilibrium pressures were carried out. Meanwhile, the applicability of Airey empirical formula was analysed, and the unipore model and bidisperse model were used to fit the experimental results and calculate the diffusion coefficient. The results show that the initial gas desorption rate and gas desorption volume of raw coal are much smaller than those of tectonic coal at the initial stage of gas desorption; at the later stage, the gas desorption rate of tectonic coal decays rapidly and the ultimate gas desorption volume tends to a stable value, however, the gas desorption rate of raw coal decays slowly and the ultimate gas desorption volume continues to increase. Airey empirical formula has some limitations in characterizing the gas desorption law in coal and is more suitable for fracture-rich “block” coal, but for the tectonic coal, the fitted ultimate gas desorption volume has a significant error from the actual one. The unipore model is suitable for describing some specific periods in the initial stage of the gas desorption process of raw coal, and the bidisperse model makes up for the defects of the unipore model and can accurately describe the gas diffusion law of tectonic coal. The study provides a theoretical basis for the scientific planning of coal and coalbed methane mining.

Keywords: Raw coal; Tectonic coal; Gas desorption; Gas diffusion; Unipore/bidisperse diffusion model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.129924

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