Research Article

Experimental Study on Methane Desorption from Lumpy Coal under the Action of Hydraulic and Thermal

Table 2

Raw data of the two coal samples at gas adsorption pressure around 0.25 MPa.

Experimental stageSample numberΔP (MPa)P1 (MPa)V1 (L)P2 (MPa)m1 (g)m2 (g)ω (%)V2 (L)V3 (L)V4 (L)dV5 (mL/g)ηmax

Natural desorption10.110.29517021101093.62272.634110.873.730.3477
20.110.2411782.0310740102.02242.734140.773.650.3717

1 time of adsorption pressure (about 0.25 MPa)10.10.2156300.22211011.45593.86199.213785.793.430.114
120.10.2152400.680.22211011117.021.45593.86199.213785.793.430.5815
20.110.2301116.070.23010741090.931.576113.15256.94126.63.840.2082

2.5 times of adsorption pressure (about 0.625 MPa)10.10.195401.570.50811011.14494.52181.963803.043.450.0577
120.10.19512690.50811011112.661.14494.52181.963803.043.450.2858
20.1050.182441.140.45810741089.241.41101.95183.184001.073.720.0644

6.25 times of adsorption pressure (about 1.56 MPa)10.10.225365.291.2511011.5793.81208.383776.623.420.0415
120.10.22513431.2511011118.351.5793.81208.383776.623.420.3004
20.110.196311.41.29510741090.131.502102.02197.414186.093.890.0272

16 times of adsorption pressure (about 4.00 MPa)10.10.215269.023.21211011.25193.861199.213785.793.430.0192
120.10.21510183.21211011114.771.25193.861199.213785.793.430.2162
20.110.195211.363.22310741091.241.605102.02196.404187.13.890.0271

Note. ΔP is the D value between initial and final gas pressures of the gas storage tank, which the content of 3.8 L; P1 is the gas adsorption pressure at final stage; V1 is the desorption volume of the coal sample at each stage; P2 is the water injection pressure; it depends on final gas adsorption pressure; V2 is the free content after coal into the sample container; it is measured by helium; m1 is the mass of the dry coal sample; m2 is the mass of the wet coal sample after water injection and desorption; ω is the moisture content of the coal sample appending on dry coal after water injection and desorption; V3 and V4 are the free gas volume and adsorption gas volume, respectively; dV5 means adsorption gas volume per unit mass of coal; ηmax is accumulative desorption rate after 48 h desorption. All data are converted to the value at standard status (273.15 K, 1 atm).