Experimental study on the correlation between pore evolution characteristics and seepage flow of loaded lignite

The pressure on coal affects the pore fracture structure, altering the seepage characteristics of fluids such as gas or water. A special pseudo-triaxial loading nuclear magnetic gripper was used for uniaxial compression testing of the coal body. The T2 map of the lignite was tested online, and MRI i...

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Main Authors: Xi Zhang, Yankun Ma, Mingye Hu, Aohan Zhao, Wenwang Yang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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description The pressure on coal affects the pore fracture structure, altering the seepage characteristics of fluids such as gas or water. A special pseudo-triaxial loading nuclear magnetic gripper was used for uniaxial compression testing of the coal body. The T2 map of the lignite was tested online, and MRI imaging was performed. The correlation between the pore fracture structure evolution and seepage characteristics of lignite was studied. The results show that (1) there are three stages, namely, compression, pore development, and post-peak failure, which promote the development and evolution of medium pore and macropores in lignite. (2) Under uniaxial compression, the permeability of the lignite sample shows a “V-shaped” trend, first decreasing and then increasing. When the axial pressure reaches approximately 3.0 MPa, the mutation of the MRI signal increases, and the enhancement of the MRI signal of the sample is due to the cumulative effect of mutation after aggregation. The aggregation of water image signals reflects the distribution area of pores that dominate seepage. (3) Under uniaxial compression, the pore change rate Si slightly decreased. The pore change rate Si of medium pores and macropores showed a positive correlation with axial pressure, which is consistent with the total pore change trend. The compressibility coefficient Cp of the porous pores (medium pores and macropores) and the permeability stress sensitivity coefficient Cf exhibited a linear correlation. The fractal dimension D2 and D3 values of pores in the medium and macropores scale range are close to 3, with the maximum value of D2 being 2.971. This indicates significant fractal characteristics, suggesting that medium pores are the most developed in this scale range. Researches show that that the middle pore has a greater stress sensitivity and shows obvious fractal characteristics during the load failure. The compressibility of the large pore is correlated with the permeability sensitivity, These results show can help elucidate the influence of the pores fracture structure on the seepage evolution of lignite.
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spelling doaj-art-e0bc043a60f7440981498c1e9f8b79052025-01-07T06:40:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Earth Science2296-64632025-01-011210.3389/feart.2024.14603861460386Experimental study on the correlation between pore evolution characteristics and seepage flow of loaded ligniteXi Zhang0Xi Zhang1Yankun Ma2Yankun Ma3Mingye Hu4Aohan Zhao5Aohan Zhao6Wenwang Yang7Wenwang Yang8Safety Science and Engineering College, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huai Nan, ChinaKey Laboratory of Safe and Effective Coal Mining Ministry of Education, Huai Nan, ChinaSafety Science and Engineering College, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huai Nan, ChinaKey Laboratory of Safe and Effective Coal Mining Ministry of Education, Huai Nan, ChinaSafety Science and Engineering College, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huai Nan, ChinaSafety Science and Engineering College, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huai Nan, ChinaKey Laboratory of Safe and Effective Coal Mining Ministry of Education, Huai Nan, ChinaSafety Science and Engineering College, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huai Nan, ChinaKey Laboratory of Safe and Effective Coal Mining Ministry of Education, Huai Nan, ChinaThe pressure on coal affects the pore fracture structure, altering the seepage characteristics of fluids such as gas or water. A special pseudo-triaxial loading nuclear magnetic gripper was used for uniaxial compression testing of the coal body. The T2 map of the lignite was tested online, and MRI imaging was performed. The correlation between the pore fracture structure evolution and seepage characteristics of lignite was studied. The results show that (1) there are three stages, namely, compression, pore development, and post-peak failure, which promote the development and evolution of medium pore and macropores in lignite. (2) Under uniaxial compression, the permeability of the lignite sample shows a “V-shaped” trend, first decreasing and then increasing. When the axial pressure reaches approximately 3.0 MPa, the mutation of the MRI signal increases, and the enhancement of the MRI signal of the sample is due to the cumulative effect of mutation after aggregation. The aggregation of water image signals reflects the distribution area of pores that dominate seepage. (3) Under uniaxial compression, the pore change rate Si slightly decreased. The pore change rate Si of medium pores and macropores showed a positive correlation with axial pressure, which is consistent with the total pore change trend. The compressibility coefficient Cp of the porous pores (medium pores and macropores) and the permeability stress sensitivity coefficient Cf exhibited a linear correlation. The fractal dimension D2 and D3 values of pores in the medium and macropores scale range are close to 3, with the maximum value of D2 being 2.971. This indicates significant fractal characteristics, suggesting that medium pores are the most developed in this scale range. Researches show that that the middle pore has a greater stress sensitivity and shows obvious fractal characteristics during the load failure. The compressibility of the large pore is correlated with the permeability sensitivity, These results show can help elucidate the influence of the pores fracture structure on the seepage evolution of lignite.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1460386/fulluniaxial compressionpore fissurepermeabilityfractal featurestress-seepage interaction
spellingShingle Xi Zhang
Xi Zhang
Yankun Ma
Yankun Ma
Mingye Hu
Aohan Zhao
Aohan Zhao
Wenwang Yang
Wenwang Yang
Experimental study on the correlation between pore evolution characteristics and seepage flow of loaded lignite
Frontiers in Earth Science
uniaxial compression
pore fissure
permeability
fractal feature
stress-seepage interaction
title Experimental study on the correlation between pore evolution characteristics and seepage flow of loaded lignite
title_full Experimental study on the correlation between pore evolution characteristics and seepage flow of loaded lignite
title_fullStr Experimental study on the correlation between pore evolution characteristics and seepage flow of loaded lignite
title_full_unstemmed Experimental study on the correlation between pore evolution characteristics and seepage flow of loaded lignite
title_short Experimental study on the correlation between pore evolution characteristics and seepage flow of loaded lignite
title_sort experimental study on the correlation between pore evolution characteristics and seepage flow of loaded lignite
topic uniaxial compression
pore fissure
permeability
fractal feature
stress-seepage interaction
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1460386/full
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