An application of numerical methods to the prediction of strata methane flow in longwall miningTools Ediz, I.G. (1991) An application of numerical methods to the prediction of strata methane flow in longwall mining. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.
AbstractThis research describes an application of numerical methods for the prediction of strata methane flow into mine workings around a longwall coal face employing methane drainage. This method of methane prediction was developed by solving the time-dependent gas flow equation using the finite element analysis. Having obtained the gas pressure distribution throughout the finite element mesh, a mass flow equation was derived to calculate methane flow rate for a given mining boundary. A computer program for the prediction of methane flow was then developed by devising appropriate modifications and additions to a finite element package originally written for heat flow by PAFEC limited. Stress analysis was also carried out in order to provide an understanding of stress fields around a longwall face to evaluate the induced permeabilities under these stress fields.
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