Research Article

Experimental Investigation on Permeability and Mechanical Deformation of Coal Containing Gas under Load

Table 1

Features of experimental coal specimens.

TypeSpecimen IDSpecimen size (mm)Weight (g)Density (g/cm3)Mad (%)Ad (%)Ro,max (%)

Raw coalW1Φ49.9 × 100.25285.11.4630.5212.453.24
W2Φ49.9 × 100.68286.41.4820.55
W3Φ49.9 × 100.88296.31.4750.50
W4Φ49.9 × 99.90285.41.4600.55
W5Φ49.9 × 100.05286.31.4650.53
W6Φ49.9 × 100.00286.01.4620.54

Mad: moisture of on air-dry basis; Ad: ash on a dry basis; Ro,max: maximum reflectivity on vitrinite.