Research Article

Analysis of Gas Content and Permeability Change Pattern of a Coal Reservoir in the Tectonic Positions Based on a THM Coupled Model

Table 4

Main parameters of 1302 coal mining face modeling.

Parameter nameVariablesNumerical valueUnit

Coalbed gas dynamic viscosity coefficientPa-s
Initial porosity of the coal seam0.0792/
Rock modulus of elasticity30,000MPa
Modulus of elasticity of the coal matrix14000MPa
Coal Poisson’s ratio0.27/
Coefficient of volumetric thermal expansion of coalm3/(m3-K)
Working surface gas pressure0.1MPa
Working surface boundary temperature293K
Langmuir pressure constants3.87MPa
Langmuir volume constants6.73cm3/g
Density of coal1400kg/m3
Rock density2300kg/m3
Normal gas constants8.3143J/(mol-K)
Molar volume of coalbed methane0.0224m3/mol
Initial penetration ratem2
Ash0.1622/
Moisture0.0835/
Coal seam gas pressure at standard condition0.10MPa
Coalbed gas density at standard condition0.717kg/m3
The bulk modulus of solid particlesPa
Pore fractal dimension2.776/