Research Article

Interaction of Cleat-Matrix on Coal Permeability from Experimental Observations and Numerical Analysis

Table 2

Physical parameters used in the numerical simulation.

SymbolValueParameterUnit

3766 [41]Coal Young’s modulusMPa
1461 [41]Cleat Young’s modulusMPa
6366 [41]Matrix Young’s modulusMPa
0.35 [47]Poisson’s ratio of cleat
0.35 [47]Poisson’s ratio of matrix
Gas viscosity
0.026Initial matrix porosity
0.026Initial cleat porosity
Initial cleat permeability
Initial matrix permeability
0.1Initial pore pressureMPa
Test valueUpstream pressureMPa
Test valueConfining pressureMPa
1250Coal densitykg/m3
0.1Atmosphere pressureMPa
1Shape factorm−2