Analysis of an Unsaturated Seepage Mechanism in Coal Seam Water Injection.

ACS Omega

School of Safety Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, Henan, China.

Published: December 2024

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  • The wetting process of coal seam water injection is complex due to its unsaturated flow characteristics and multiscale pore structure, which affect the measurement of liquid permeability.
  • A one-way multiscale dynamic apparent permeability coefficient model has been developed to analyze how factors like pressure, liquid wettability, and pore structure influence this process.
  • The study finds that water injection pressure significantly affects the apparent permeability coefficient, with higher pressures leading to a smaller attenuation coefficient, while surfactants improve permeability by enhancing capillary wetting.

Article Abstract

The wetting process of coal seam water injection is a typical unsaturated flow, but the steady-state method for measuring liquid permeability cannot reflect the unsaturated flow process of water in coal. The principle of wetting and expanding process of liquid in coal medium is very complex, and the multiscale pore characteristics of coal make the liquid permeability show multiscale characteristics. Therefore, liquid-phase triaxial seepage experiments under different working conditions are carried out, and a one-way multiscale dynamic apparent permeability coefficient model () = exp(-β) is established to analyze the influence of pressure, liquid wettability, and pore structure on the unsaturated wetting process of coal seam water injection. The results show that the apparent permeability coefficient of liquid phase decreases gradually with time due to the multiscale pore characteristics of coal. The dynamic apparent permeability coefficient model can well describe the unsaturated seepage process of liquid in coal, which is helpful to characterize the liquid permeability of low permeability coal seam. The water injection pressure has a great influence on the attenuation coefficient of apparent permeability coefficient, and the higher the water pressure is, the smaller the attenuation coefficient is. The surfactant increases the permeability coefficient by enhancing the capillary wetting, while the capillary force, as an internal factor, has less influence on the model attenuation coefficient than the water pressure.

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