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Luxbacher, K. D. ; Erdogan, S. S. ; Karacan, C. Ö. ;
Luxbacher, K. D. ; Erdogan, S. S. ; Karacan, C. Ö. ; Less -
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ;
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43rd U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium/2nd U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium (2008 June 29 - July 2 : Ashville, North Carolina) ;
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Understanding methane emissions in underground coal mines is critical for a safe and productive mine. In addition to reasonable estimation of initial coalbed reservoir parameters, it is also crucial that changes in effective stress due to mining and pore pressure reduction are taken into account due to their effects on porosity and permeability. Primary parameters for estimation of emissions or modeling of the mining environment for this purpose are porosity and permeability which can change dramatically as a result of stress redistribution associated with mining and gas desorption from a large coal volume. These parameters affect the emission rates and ventilation requirements, as well as water inflow into the working environment. Stopping leakage, on the other hand, is a secondary stress dependent factor in estimation of emissions, as convergence of the roof and floor strata, compromising the integrity of the stopping, may result in leakage, making prediction of ventilation requirements difficult. This paper aims to examine the effects of porosity and permeability changes of the coal seam on methane emissions in an underground continuous miner section. The models were developed and executed in a dynamic fashion to simulate an advancing section. Through this process, the changes of effective stress in coal, particularly their change paths, on porosity and permeability were incorporated into the models and methane emissions, concentrations, air requirements, water inflow and possible leakage from the stoppings were investigated using a conventional coalbed methane reservoir model.
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Mining

Source:
43rd U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium/4th U.S.-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium, June 28 - July 1, 2009, Asheville, North Carolina, paper no. ARMA 09-146. Alexandria, VA: American Rock Mechanics Association, 2009 Jun; :1-8
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Conference Publications ;
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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