Numerical Simulation Study of High-Pressure Air Injection to Promote Gas Drainage

Abstract

Coal-accompanying gas is an essential resource, with numerous mining methods. The practice has proved that injecting high-pressure air into the coal seam can replace and flush the gas in the coal seam, effectively solving the problem of inadequate single gas drainage in soft and low permeability coal seams. This paper uses the finite element method to solve the model, simulate and study the gas drainage by high-pressure air injection in the bedding drilling, and establish a fluid-structure coupling model for gas drainage by high-pressure air injection. The competitive adsorption of N2, O2, and CH4, diffusion and migration of CH4 in coal matrix and fissure, matrix deformation caused by CH4 adsorption, and desorption and control of coal deformation by applied stress are considered in the model. When the fixed extraction time is 600 days (d), the optimal spacing between the extraction hole and injection hole is 12.5 m. The safe extraction effect and minimum drilling amount can be ensured. It provides a basis for guiding gas drainage by injecting high-pressure air on-site.