Research Article

A Fluid-Solid Coupling Mathematical Model of Methane Driven by Water in Porous Coal

Table 1

Parameters of the numerical simulation.

SymbolPhysical significanceValueUnit

Elastic modulus of the coal rock2713MPa
Elastic modulus of the coal skeleton8469MPa
Poisson’s ratio of the coal rock0.321
Initial porosity0.091
Dynamic viscosity of the methanePa·s
Dynamic viscosity of the waterPa·s
Density of the coal skeleton1470kg/m3
Density of water1000kg/m3
Absolute permeability of the coal rockm2
Langmuir ultimate adsorption capacity of the methane0.036m3/kg
Langmuir adsorption equilibrium constant of the methane3.304MPa
Bound water saturation0.21
Residual methane saturation0.11
Relative permeability of the water endpoint0.831
Relative permeability of the methane endpoint11
Outlet pressure0.1MPa
Initial pore pressure0.5MPa