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Influence of Temperature on the Structure of Pore–Fracture of Sandstone

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Abbreviations

SEM:

Scanning electron microscope

LPNA:

Low-pressure nitrogen adsorption

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance

T :

Temperature (°C)

BET:

Brunauer–Emmett–Teller

BJH:

Barrett–Joyner–Halenda

FHH:

Frenkel–Halsey–Hill theory

T 2 :

Transverse relaxation time (ms)

T 2B :

Bulk relaxation time (ms)

T 2S :

Surface relaxation time (ms)

T 2D :

Diffusion in internal field gradients (ms)

ρ 2 :

Transverse surface relaxation strength (m/s)

S :

Pore surface area (m2)

V :

Pore volume (cm3)

V 0 :

Volume of monolayer coverage (m3)

A :

Power-law exponent

P 0 :

Saturation pressure of the gas (MPa)

P :

Equilibrium pressure of the adsorbed gas molecules (MPa)

D :

Fractal dimension

S T :

Spectrum area of NMR T2 distribution at Sw condition

S w :

NMR spectrum at water-saturated condition

S ir :

NMR spectrum at irreducible water condition

K He :

Helium permeability (mD)

φ NMR :

NMR total porosity (%)

φ B :

Bound fluid porosity (%)

φ F :

Free fluid porosity (%)

BVI:

Bound volume index (%)

FFI:

Free fluid index (%)

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 51574173).

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    Peihua Jin, Yaoqing Hu, Jixi Shao & Zhijun Liu

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    Zhijun Liu

  3. School of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

    Gan Feng

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan

    Su Song

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Jin, P., Hu, Y., Shao, J. et al. Influence of Temperature on the Structure of Pore–Fracture of Sandstone. Rock Mech Rock Eng 53, 1–12 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01858-w

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