Abstract
In order to study the meso-mechanism of deformation, crack evolution, and energy conversion of gas-containing coal under loads, considering the gas pressure and adsorption expansion, the gas-solid coupling calculation program of MatDEM software was developed, and the triaxial compression process of gas-containing coal under different gas pressures was numerically simulated. The results show that the strength and stiffness of gas-containing coal decrease with the increase of gas pressure. During the loading process, the permeability of the coal sample decreases first and then increases, while the initial permeability, minimum permeability, and maximum permeability all decrease with the increase of gas pressure. There are far more shear cracks in coal samples than tension cracks, and the number of cracks increases simultaneously with the peak stress drop. With the increase of gas pressure, the macroscopic cracks in coal samples gradually change from large-angle shear cracks to multiple intersecting small-angle ones, and the coal sample gradually changes from brittle failure to ductile. There is an initial accumulation of elastic energy inside the gas-bearing coal, and the dissipated damping heat presents a stage change. As the loading stress level increases, the gas pressure gradually produces a degrading effect. The rockburst tendency of gas-bearing coal changes from weak to none with the increase of gas pressure, which is related to the evolution of the accumulated elastic energy and dissipated damping energy in the coal.
Highlights
China is the largest coal producer and consumer in the world, and coal accounts for nearly 70% of the country’s total energy consumption
In this paper, considering the gas pressure and adsorption expansion, we developed a simulation method for the gas-solid coupling of porous media on the MatDEM software platform, and based on this, we studied the mechanical characteristics of gas-containing coal during triaxial compression including grain stress, pore pressure, macroscopic deformation and failure, crack evolution, and energy conversion
The pore gas pressure acting on the inside of the coal sample particles weakens the confining pressure to close the coal sample cracks, promotes the crack propagation, and reduces the ability to resist damage
Summary
China is the largest coal producer and consumer in the world, and coal accounts for nearly 70% of the country’s total energy consumption. Studying the stress, deformation, crack evolution, and energy conversion of gas-containing coal with gas-solid coupling under gas pressures is very important for the understanding and prevention of gas disasters. Geofluids cause internal gas pressure fluctuations and gas permeability changes He [6] found that the gas escape pressure decreases intermittently during the compression process and reaches the maximum at the peak stress. Numerical simulation is an effective method for studying the mechanical behavior of gas-containing coal under load. In this paper, considering the gas pressure and adsorption expansion, we developed a simulation method for the gas-solid coupling of porous media on the MatDEM software platform (http://matdem.com), and based on this, we studied the mechanical characteristics of gas-containing coal during triaxial compression including grain stress, pore pressure, macroscopic deformation and failure, crack evolution, and energy conversion
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