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Experimental Study on Temperature Response of Different Ranks of Coal to Liquid Nitrogen Soaking

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Liquid nitrogen freeze–thaw has been used in oil, shale gas and coalbed methane exploitation as an efficient fracturing technology. This paper aimed to study the effect of different coal ranks and liquid nitrogen soaking times on the temperature distribution of coal samples, and to explore the temperature evolution mechanism of different coal ranks during liquid nitrogen soaking. For these objectives, the temperature change process, thermophysical parameters and infrared spectrum of different coal ranks under liquid nitrogen soaking were tested using, respectively, (a) liquid nitrogen soaking temperature measurement, (b) laser thermal instrument and (c) Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. The results showed that the temperature curves of coal samples under liquid nitrogen soaking were divided into an accelerated cooling stage I, a decelerated cooling stage II, and a maintained low-temperature stage III. As the number of liquid nitrogen soaking increased, the time required to reach low-temperature Stage III gradually shortened. During the rise in coal sample temperature, it increased with time in accordance with a logarithmic function. The order of absolute values of maximum heating/cooling speed was lignite > bituminite > anthracite. The higher coal rank is, more oxygen-containing functional groups were removed by coalification. The less content of oxygen-containing functional groups led to closer molecular structure, which resulted in smaller thermal conductivity and ultimately caused slower temperature transfer. The study results are of important guides to understand further the action process and mechanism of liquid nitrogen soaking on coal.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Number: 51774118), the State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Gas Geology and Gas Control (Henan Polytechnic University) (Grant Number: WS2019B02), Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, China (Grant Number: cstc2019jcyj-bsh0041), the Postdoctoral Science Foundation Project Funded by State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control (Grant Number: 2011DA105287-BH201903) and the Chinese Ministry of Education Innovation Team Development Plan (Grant Number: IRT_16R22).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China

    Shumin Liu, Xuelong Li & Dongming Zhang

  2. College of Energy and Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China

    Xuelong Li

  3. State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Gas Geology and Gas Control, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454150, Henan, China

    Xuelong Li & Dengke Wang

  4. Mine Disaster Prevention and Control-Ministry of State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China

    Xuelong Li

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Liu, S., Li, X., Wang, D. et al. Experimental Study on Temperature Response of Different Ranks of Coal to Liquid Nitrogen Soaking. Nat Resour Res 30, 1467–1480 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-020-09768-3

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