Research Article

Influence of Long Boreholes Layout and Drilling Length on Gas Drainage Based on Multifield Coupling Model of Gas-Bearing Coal

Table 1

Parameters used in numerical simulation [17].

ParameterValue

Modulus of elasticity of coal2713 MPa
Poisson’s ratio of coal0.339
Initial porosity0.072
Initial gas pressure1.08 MPa
Initial coal permeability0.02 mD
Coal initial diffusion coefficient1 × 10−12 m2/s
Attenuation coefficient2 × 10−8 s−1
Langmuir pressure constant1.8672 MPa−1
Langmuir volume constant14.4348 m3/t
Coal density1250 kg/m3
The molar mass of methane0.016 kg/mol
Drainage time360 d
Time step1 d
Ambient temperature293 K