Microstructure and Nanoscale Rock Mechanical Properties of Coal: Applications to CO2 Storage

In this thesis, the coal microstructure was investigated to better understand the related nanoscale rock-mechanical properties, and morphological changes for different effective stresses and during water and CO2 adsorption, including related porosity and permeability changes. Using in-situ reservoir...

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Main Author: Zhang, Yihuai
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65384
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description In this thesis, the coal microstructure was investigated to better understand the related nanoscale rock-mechanical properties, and morphological changes for different effective stresses and during water and CO2 adsorption, including related porosity and permeability changes. Using in-situ reservoir condition x-ray micro-computed tomography imaging, it was observed for the first time how the micro cleat structure inside the coal matrix closed induced by supercritical CO2 flooding in-situ, and associated fracturing of the mineral phase.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-653842021-01-11T00:31:08Z Microstructure and Nanoscale Rock Mechanical Properties of Coal: Applications to CO2 Storage Zhang, Yihuai In this thesis, the coal microstructure was investigated to better understand the related nanoscale rock-mechanical properties, and morphological changes for different effective stresses and during water and CO2 adsorption, including related porosity and permeability changes. Using in-situ reservoir condition x-ray micro-computed tomography imaging, it was observed for the first time how the micro cleat structure inside the coal matrix closed induced by supercritical CO2 flooding in-situ, and associated fracturing of the mineral phase. 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65384 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Zhang, Yihuai
Microstructure and Nanoscale Rock Mechanical Properties of Coal: Applications to CO2 Storage
title Microstructure and Nanoscale Rock Mechanical Properties of Coal: Applications to CO2 Storage
title_full Microstructure and Nanoscale Rock Mechanical Properties of Coal: Applications to CO2 Storage
title_fullStr Microstructure and Nanoscale Rock Mechanical Properties of Coal: Applications to CO2 Storage
title_full_unstemmed Microstructure and Nanoscale Rock Mechanical Properties of Coal: Applications to CO2 Storage
title_short Microstructure and Nanoscale Rock Mechanical Properties of Coal: Applications to CO2 Storage
title_sort microstructure and nanoscale rock mechanical properties of coal: applications to co2 storage
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/65384