STUDY ON THE DYNAMIC EVOLUTION LAW OF THE EFFECTIVE STRESS IN THE COAL SEAM WATER INFUSION PROCESS BASED ON FRACTAL THEORY

Abstract

The effect of the coal seam water infusion to reduce dust is directly related to the development degree of the coal structure under the action of the effective stress. Therefore, this paper first summarizes several basic effective-stress models and proposes the effective-stress model considering the capillary force. Thereafter, the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiment system high-voltage seepage module is used to achieve the saturation coal sample T[Formula: see text] and water infusion coal sample T2 test under different mechanical environments. And the fractal dimension was calculated based on the results of porosity and pore size test. Finally, the parameters were sequentially substituted into effective-stress models. The calculation results were compared and analyzed. The results show that the saturation levels of the irreducible fluid of Sample DLT and Sample XLZ are 92.93% and 93.66%, respectively, indicating that these samples are dense porous media structures. Meanwhile, the porosity test shows the overall porosity with the water infusion pressure and confining pressure changes being consistent with the conventional law; the partial porosity caused a slight fluctuation due to different sensitivities of different pores to stress. The effective stresses of the capillary force and the calculated effective stress of the body are closest to the fractal effective stress, so the difference between the two values is negligible due to the small capillary force, which indicates that during the high-pressure water infusion, the capillary force in the meso-structure hardly affects the mechanical environment. Based on the theoretical research results, this paper can provide a theoretical reference for the determination of water infusion parameters under different on-site mechanical environment during the process of coal seam water infusion, which is conducive to the popularization and application of this technology, thus, providing the scientific basis for safe mining of the deep coal seam and ensuring the safe and efficient production of mines.