Research Article

Effective Methane Extraction Radius after High-Pressure Water Jet Slotting

Table 1

Parameters for the THM coupling model.

ParameterValue

Overburden pressure14.4 MPa
Elastic modulus, [41]
Poisson’s ratio, 0.28 [42]
Thermal expansion coefficient, [43]
Methane viscosity,
Coal density, 1400 kg/m3
Initial porosity, 0.062
Initial permeability, 0.025 mD
Initial methane pressure, 2.0 MPa
Specific heat capacity of coal, 4186 J/(kg·K) [44]
Specific heat capacity of methane, 2227 J/(kg·K)