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Lbfgs Csamt 1d Inversion Of Limited Memory Based On Boundary Constraint And Its Application, Tang Chuanzhang, Cheng Jianzhong, Yan Liangjun, Feng Guangye, Zhou Lei, Xu Fengjiao

Coal Geology & Exploration

CSAMT is characterized by time-consuming calculation and low accuracy. The conventional inversion method has simple boundary processing, needs big memory, it is difficult to have accurate search direction, influencing severely the effect of inversion. In order to achieve rapid and high-precision forward modeling of CSAMT, to improve the boundary processing method, to reduce memory usage, to optimize the searching direction to reduce the times of iterative inversion, LBFGS CSAMT 1D inversion method based on boundary constraint and limited memory was proposed. Firstly in CSAMT forward modeling, double-precision and parallel algorithm was adopted, realizing rapid and high-precision calculation of the horizontal …

Calibration And Experiment Of Mine Electromagnetic Lwd Gamma Logging Tool, Wang Xiaolong, Jiang Bici, Wang Kaibin

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to effectively identify coal seam, roof and floor, mine electromagnetic LWD gamma logging tool was developed for directional drilling in coal mine. The calibration coefficient of the instrument can be obtained by natural gamma logging scale, and various measurement curves of mine electromagnetic LWD gamma logging tool can be obtained by standard well test and crossing borehole test in coal mine. Through comparing with the gamma curve of standard well and analyzing the geological data of the crossing borehole, the measurement result accuracy of mine electromagnetic LWD gamma logging tool is verified. The application test in underground coal …

Stability Of Cement-Based Grouting Slurry And Test Of Its Bleeding Law, Xu Bin, Dong Shuning, Xu Lulu, Zhou Yan, Chen Junjun, Dai Zhenxue, Wang Hao

Coal Geology & Exploration

To better understand the stability performance and bleeding property of cement-based grouting slurry, a new test device was improved to get the separated-water thickness value of slurry samples at every time, and these samples were made and sorted according to the certain proportion of the water-solid ratio(0.6:1 to 3:1), fly ash content(0-90%) and sodium silicate content(0-12%). The growth theory for separated-water thickness was introduced, and the growth curves for all formulations were plotted. The slurry stability measurement method was classified, and the equivalence relation between the direct measurement method of slurry stability and the indirect measurement method was verified. The …

Identification Model Of The Independence Right-Fuzzy Variable Theory Of Water Inrush Source, Dong Donglin, Li Xiang, Lin Gang, Bian Jianling, Cao Chenglong, Wu Heng

Coal Geology & Exploration

In the process of coal mining, mine water hazard accidents occur frequently. In order to find out the water source of mine water inrush quickly and accurately, and reduce the harm caused by mine water inrush to coal mine production, taking Zhaogezhuang mine as an example, and the method of combining independent weight coefficient with fuzzy variable theory was used to select six kinds of hydrochemical indexes of Na⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl^-, SO₄^2- and HCO₃^-, 20 sets of water sample data of Zhaogezhuang mine were analyzed and …

Experimental Study Of Three-Component Down-Hole Tem For Detecting Water-Filled Goaf, Yao Weihua, Wang Peng, Li Mingxing, Su Chao, Cheng Siyuan

Coal Geology & Exploration

The borehole geophysical prospecting method is a research hotspot in recent years. Considering that the down-hole transient electromagnetic method used in metal mines has the characteristics of long radial detection distance and less susceptible to surface electromagnetic interference, it is applied to the exploration of water-filled goaf in coal mines. Three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain(FDTD) algorithm is used to simulate the total field response and abnormal response of the goaf model with different orientations of boreholes. The total field three-component could reflect the water-filled goaf obviously, and the abnormal field three-component shape combination can distinguish the azimuth of the abnormal body. Based …

Micro Ct-Based Meticulous Characterization Of Porosity Evolution Of Coal In The Process Of Biodegradation, Dong Zhiwei, Guo Hongyu, Xia Daping, Liu Xile, Bai Yang, Zhao Guojun

Coal Geology & Exploration

To explore the bio-permeability enhancing effect via methanogen treatment on different rank coals after anaerobic fermentation, micro-CT was used to analyze the change characteristics of pore structure of coal before and after biodegradation. At the same time, the adsorption characteristics of methanogens on the coal surface after anaerobic biodegradation were observed by scanning electron microscopy to analyze the reasons for the effect difference of biological transformation of different rank coals. The results show that the porosity and total throat length of the coal samples biodegraded increase and the connectivity of the pores is enhanced, it is indicated that coal samples …

Comprehensive Outburst Prevention Technology Of Outburst-Prone Coal Seam Uncovered By Crossdrift In Hongshan Coal Mine, Wang Beifang, Liang Bing, Zhang Jing, Chi Haibo, Huang Pujiang

Coal Geology & Exploration

Coal and gas outburst is a complex geo-dynamic disaster induced by a coal seam uncovered by crossdrift, threatens the safety and efficient production of coal mines seriously. For this, Hongshan coal mine was selected as engineering background to simulate mechanical response characteristics of surrounding rock during uncovering No.12 coal seam in a gas bursting hazardous zone with FLAC^3D software. Then the outburst mechanism during uncovering a coal seam by a crossdrift was revealed, and comprehensive outburst prevention technology combining mine gas pre-drainage and improved metal skeleton was put forward. The results showed that the abutment pressure ahead of the …

Reasons Of Low Yield And Stimulation Measures For Vertical Cbm Wells In High-Rank Coal, Jia Huimin, Hu Qiujia, Qi Kongjun, Liu Chunchun, Fan Bin, He Jun

Coal Geology & Exploration

The CBM production is usually low and development effect is poor in China, which are mainly due to the poor adaptability of the stimulation measures to the geological conditions. This article, based on the low-yield reasons for vertical CBM wells in Zhengzhuang block in southern Qinshui basin, puts forth corresponding stimulation measures, analyzes the mechanism and the geological adaptability, optimizes the parameters of specific stimulation measures and carries out pilot test. The research and practices show that in deeply buried area, fractures are difficult to form, and re-fracturing technology can make the fracture turn and increase the crack length, which …

Estimation Method And Application Of Free Gas Content In Coal, Jiang Wenping, Zhang Qun, Zhang Peihe, Dong Mintao, Tian Xinjuan, Ru Ting

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to study the distribution characteristics of free gas content in coal reservoirs, based on the understanding that free gas mainly exists in coal pores, the estimation method of free gas content is optimized. Based on the test data of coalbed methane arameters of 42 groups of coals with different ranks from lignite to anthracite in typical coal-bearing areas of China, the free gas content of different coal samples were calculated by using the optimized method of free gas content estimation, and compared with the results of desorption gas content. The results show that the ratio of free gas …

Development And Test Of Self-Adjusting Deflected Wellhead Sealing Device For Coalbed Methane Wells, Pang Tao

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to solve the problem of fluid and gas leakage in coal seam gas well, a self-adjusting deflected wellhead sealing device suitable for coal seam gas wells is developed. The device consists of three parts:Smooth rod sealing box, self-adjusting deflected part and lower sub. The self-adjusting deflected part is a smart combination of universal joint and high pressure flexible rubber tube, which makes the sealing box and the polished rod always keep good concentricity. Practical application shows that this kind of polished rod sealing device has reliable sealing performance, simple structure and the prospect of popularization and application.

Evaluation Method Of Compressibility Of Shale Gas Reservoir In Consideration Of The Influence Of Fracture Toughness, Zhang Chenqing, Xu Jiang, Peng Shoujian, Yan Fazhi, Wu Bin, Yue Yuqing

Coal Geology & Exploration

Compressibility is an important basis for measuring the response of shale gas reservoirs to hydraulic fracturing. Currently, the brittleness index commonly used for shale compressibility has been evaluated. However, in practice, there are problems in which the brittleness index is similar and the actual fracturing effect is far different. In order to make up for the lack of brittleness index for the evaluation of compressibility of shale gas reservoirs, this study incorporated critical mechanical energy release rate in consideration of the influence of fracture toughness, and defined the average critical mechanical energy release rate of the integrated modes I and …

Influence Of The Freezing-Thawing Cycles On Soil-Water Characteristics Of Soil In Open-Pit Mine Dumping Sites, Wang Xuedong, Li Shiyu, Sun Yanfeng, Ye Guo

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to study the unsaturated soil-water characteristics of soil under freezing-thawing cycles, the soil in Yuanbaoshan open-pit mine dumping site was selected as the research object. The variation of matrix suction and structure of soil under different water content after different freezing-thawing cycles was studied. The results show that during the same freezing-thawing cycles, the matrix suction increases with the decrease of water content, and the range increases gradually. The soil-water characteristic curve can be divided into sensitive stage, sub-sensitive stage and insensitive stage. With the increase of freezing-thawing cycles, the curvature of soil-water characteristic curve increases first and …

Influence Of Loading Rate On The Fracture Characteristics Of Large-Size Specimen, Chen Juntao, Li Ming, Cheng Binbin, Yang Fan, Men Huili, Shao Zhujuan

Coal Geology & Exploration

According to the high mining speed of modern mines in China, the fracture characteristics of rock mass under different uniaxial loading rate was systematically analyzed. Based on the geological condition of deep rock mass in Jining area, the optimum mortar composed of 425 Portland cement, sand with particle size less than 2 mm, gypsum, water and high efficient water reducer was used, which had the mechanical properties similar to real rock mass was ascertained. Applying the triaxial rock test system of coupled stress-seepage and PCI-2 real-time monitoring system of AE, the fracture process of specimens of large size under biaxial …

A New Instability Criterion Of Double Strength Reduction Method For Slope, Fang Hongwei, Wu Jianxun, Hou Zhenkun

Coal Geology & Exploration

Based on the slip line field theory(SLFT), a new instability criterion of strength reduction method with double re-duction factors for homogeneous slopes was proposed. It is judged that the slope is in the limit equilibrium state when the slope contour under limit equilibrium state(abbreviated as the critical slope contour) calculated by the SLFT intersects with the slope line at the toe. The critical curve was constructed in the plane of the inverse of the double reduction factors, and the comprehensive safety factor was derived. The slope calculation results show that three relative position relationships between the initial point and the …

The Effect Of Viscoelasticity And Velocity Anisotropy On The Reflections Of A Thin Bed, Chen Benchi, Wang Chao, Chen Changxing, Shi Lei

Coal Geology & Exploration

The coal seam is a typical thin bed characterized by much lower elastic impedance than that of the surrounding rock. Coal seam has viscoelasticity and velocity anisotropy and its reflection amplitude changes with frequency. In order to analyze the effect of viscoelasticity and velocity anisotropy on seismic responses of a thin bed, this paper aims at a thin-bed model with strong impedance contrast and simulates seismic responses under three different assumptions, elastic and velocity isotropy, viscoelastic and velocity isotropy, and viscoelastic and velocity anisotropy, through numerical simulation method based on wave equations. Comparison of these seismic reflections shows that the …

Acquisition Platform Of Frequency Domain Ip Signal, Fu Guohong, Zhang Qianfeng, Cheng Hui, Xie Tiancai

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to improve the versatility of the induced polarization(IP) signal receiver of traditional frequency domain, a signal acquisition platform was designed, which can acquire and process IP signals of frequency domain such as variable-frequency signals, dual-frequency IP signals, and pseudo-random multi-frequency IP signals and so on. Hardware circuits were established based on STM32 to execute low-pass filtering, program-controlled amplification, analog-to-digital conversion, and data communication. The host computer was developed in LabVIEW to achieve parameter settings, digital filtering, spectrum analysis, amplitude measurement and calculation to obtain target parameters such as PFE, and has waveform display and playback, data storage and …

Design And Application Of Multi-Section Bundled Bag Wire-Line Coring Drilling Tools, Han Yi, Zhang Shaohe, Bai Rui, Sun Pinghe, Shu Biao, Cao Han, Zhang Xinxin

Coal Geology & Exploration

Because the existing conventional wire-line coring drilling tool lacks the water-proof and core-protecting device, the broken core is easily eroded when the core is drilled in a complicated layer such as loose, weak, broken layers and the core is easy to fall off during the lifting process, so that the coring rate and core quality are not up to the design requirements, and even core can not be taken to. In response to the above problems, a bag-type wire-line coring drilling tool was designed. The drill adds a multi-section bundled bag assembly structure to the conventional wire-line coring drilling tool …

Development Of Impact Screw Motor, Wang Siyi, Li Quanxin, Liu Jianlin, Zhao Jiangpeng, Yang Dongdong

Coal Geology & Exploration

Aiming at the problems of low efficiency and high consumption of bits and drilling tools in drilling hard rock with conventional single bend screw motor, an impact screw motor is developed by adding an impact mechanism between the universal shaft of a common screw motor and the drill bit. The impact screw motor has dual functions of impact and orientation. The structure and the working principle of impact mechanism, the design of key components and the characteristics of the impact screw motor are introduced. Laboratory tests were carried out on the φ89 mm impact mechanism, and the peak impact …

Biochar Enhances Nitrous Oxide Reduction In Acidic But Not In Near-Neutral Ph Soil, Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira, Jerome Lechot, Rafaela Feola Conz, Abmael Da Silva Cardoso, Johan Six

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

We quantified nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes and total denitrification (N2O + N2) in an acidic (Ferralsol) and a near-neutral pH soil (Cambisol) to determine whether biochar’s alkalinization effect could be the mechanism inducing potential reductions in N2O fluxes. In Ferralsol, decreases in N2O emissions and in the N2O to N2O + N2 ratio were observed in both biochar and lime treatments. In Cambisol, neither biochar nor lime decreased N2O emissions, despite significantly increasing soil pH. The abundance and community structure of nosZ gene-bearing microorganisms indicated that gene abundances did not explain biochar effects, but a higher diversity of nosZ gene-bearing …

Development Of A Tunable Platform For The Study Of Geomacromolecular Matrices Using Controlled Radical Polymerization, Arjun Pandey

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Soil is an important environmental component, and the study of soil processes have many practical implications such as improvement in agriculture, mitigation of climate change etc. The widespread use of Agricultural Chemicals (ACs) in modern agriculture has resulted in adverse effects in environment and human health mostly through contamination into food and water sources. Study of fate, bioavailability, and transport of ACs involves molecular level understanding of their interactions with soil. This can be challenging due to complex and heterogeneous nature of soil. One common approach used is the correlation of macroscopic properties of soil, (e.g. sorption) with empirical parameters …

Investigation Of Subsurface Stratigraphy And Groundwater Dynamics In The Mississippi River Delta, An Li

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The Mississippi River Delta (MRD) is socioeconomically important to the state of Louisiana and the United States. Various types of land-water system data have been collected in the MRD. However, very few efforts have been made to utilize these datasets in modeling regional stratigraphy and groundwater dynamics in the MRD, especially for the upper 50 m of the depth. In this interval of depth, the Mississippi River and surrounding interdistributary bays intensively interact with the groundwater system. The lack of knowledge in regional stratigraphy and groundwater dynamics hinder an understanding of how hydrogeological setting affects processes such as surface-groundwater interaction, …

A Terrestrial Reconstruction Of Gona, Ethiopia Before And During The African Humid Period, Marie N. White, Gary E. Stinchcomb

Posters-at-the-Capitol

The African Humid Period (AHP) resulted in more humid conditions across Northern and Eastern Africa from 15 to 5 thousand years ago (ka). This wetter climate affected flora, fauna and the Homo sapiens living in East Africa. The lack of terrestrial paleoenvironmental reconstructions is a problem in East Africa, especially during the AHP, where most are done utilizing lacustrine or marine proxies. In the case of Gona, Ethiopia, terrestrial proxies are desired due to the rich archaeological and fossil concentrations that occur in the area. Paleosols provide more direct, localized reconstructions that provide context for these finds. This study utilizes …

Magnetite Magnetosome Biomineralization In Magnetospirillum Magneticum Strain Amb-1: A Time Course Study, Lucas Le Nagard, Xiaohui Zhu, Hao Yuan, Karim Benzerara, Dennis A. Bazylinski, Cécile Fradin, Adrien Besson, Sufal Swaraj, Stefan Stanescu, Rachid Belkhou, Adam P. Hitchcock

Life Sciences Faculty Research

Magnetotactic bacteria are a highly studied group of diverse prokaryotes that biomineralize chains of magnetosomes, single domain, single crystal magnetic nanoparticles of magnetite or greigite, enclosed by a lipid bilayer membrane whose synthesis is under strict genetic control.

Spatial And Seasonal Differences In The Top Predators Of Easter Island: Essential Data For Implementing The New Rapa Nui Multiple‐Uses Marine Protected Area, Naiti A. Morales, Erin E. Easton, Alan M. Friedlander, Euan S. Harvey, Rodrigo Garcia, Carlos F. Gaymer

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

1. Reef fishes are an important component of marine biodiversity, and changes in the composition of the assemblage structure may indicate ecological, climatic, or anthropogenic disturbances. To examine spatial differences in the reef fish assemblage structure around Easter Island, eight sites were sampled during autumn and summer 2016–2017 with baited remote underwater video systems.
2. To determine seasonal changes, quarterly (seasonal) sampling was conducted at five of those eight sites. Fifteen pelagic species of fishes were recorded during this study, some of which have not previously been recorded in scuba surveys, including the Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis, Snodgrass & Heller, …

The Effects Of Combinations Of Limited Ration And Diazinon Exposure On Acetylcholinesterase Activity, Growth And Reproduction In Oryzias Latipes, The Japanese Medaka, Kevin Flynn, Rodney Johnson, Doug Lothenbach, Joe Swintek, Frank Whiteman, Matthew Etterson

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Environmental contamination can negatively impact fish populations. In addition to acute toxicity leading to death, toxicants can reduce fish growth and lower reproduction. The potential for adverse population level effects of environmental contaminants are estimated to conduct risk assessments from laboratory toxicity tests that most often measure apical endpoints related to growth, survival and reproduction. The relationships between these effect endpoints are being evaluated to predict shifts in fish population demography better after exposure to environmental toxicants. Environmental contaminants can also affect fish populations indirectly by reducing prey biomass. However, estimating the magnitude of the combined effects of prey reduction …

A Numerical Investigation Of Sediment Dynamics In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico In Connection With Hurricanes, Fluid Mud, Climate Change, And Biogeochemical Cycling, Zhengchen Zang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Sediment transport and deposition in marginal seas is jointly controlled by many factors including hydrodynamics, fluvial inputs, and the characteristics of sediment particles. This dissertation study employs the coupled ocean-atmosphere-wave-and-sediment transport modeling system (COAWST) to investigate the mechanism of sediment transport in the northern Gulf of Mexico (nGoM) on different temporal scales, as well as its interaction with biogeochemical processes.

First of all, a three-way coupled (atmosphere-wave-ocean) hurricane model reproduced the hydro- and sediment dynamics during hurricane Gustav (2008). Intensive alongshore and offshore currents were simulated on the eastern/western sectors of hurricane track, respectively. High suspended sediment concentration (SSC) was …

On The Ablation Of Meteors And The Implications On Organic Delivery To Earth, Christopher Alan Mehta

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The synthesis of prebiotic organic compounds is a key step in the origin of life. Sources of these materials are divided into endogenous and exogenous sources. Endogenous synthesis—occurring potentially on the surface of the Earth—includes such historic experiments as the Miller spark discharge and formose chemistry. However, one avenue for exogenous synthesis to occur is when meteors enters an atmosphere. Using principles of orbital mechanics, geology, physics, and chemistry, we study meteor ablation and the transport of organic matter to the surface of Earth. To do so, I create numerical models that simulates meteors traveling through the atmosphere of Earth …

Usable Science For Managing The Risks Of Sea-Level Rise, Robert E. Kopp, Elisabeth A. Gilmore, Christopher M. Little, Jorge Lorenzo-Trueba, Victoria C. Ramenzoni, William V. Sweet

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Sea-level rise sits at the frontier of usable climate climate change research, because it involves natural and human systems with long lags, irreversible losses, and deep uncertainty. For example, many of the measures to adapt to sea-level rise involve infrastructure and land-use decisions, which can have multigenerational lifetimes and will further influence responses in both natural and human systems. Thus, sea-level science has increasingly grappled with the implications of (1) deep uncertainty in future climate system projections, particularly of human emissions and ice sheet dynamics; (2) the overlay of slow trends and high-frequency variability (e.g., tides and storms) that give …

Short Term Effects Of Hurricane Irma And Cyanobacterial Blooms On Ammonium Cycling Along A Freshwater-Estuarine Continuum In South Florida, Justyna J. Hampel, Mark J. Mccarthy, Megan H. Reed, Silvia E. Newell

Faculty Publications

Lacustrine and coastal systems are vulnerable to the increasing number and intensity of tropical storms driven by climate change. Strong winds associated with tropical storms can mobilize nutrients in sediments and alter nitrogen and phosphorus cycling, leading to amplification of preexisting conditions, such as eutrophication and cyanobacterial blooms (cyanoHABs). In 2016, Florida declared a State of Emergency within and downstream of Lake Okeechobee (LO) due to toxic cyanobacterial blooms (primarily Microcystis). The blooms originated in LO, but flood control measures released water from LO to the brackish St. Lucie Estuary (SLE). In September 2017, Hurricane Irma traversed the Florida …

Nanoscale Evidence For Temperature-Induced Transient Rheology And Postseismic Fault Healing, Alexis K. Ault, Jordan L. Jensen, Robert G. Mcdermott, F.-A. Shen, B. R. Van Devener

Geosciences Faculty Publications

Friction-generated heat and the subsequent thermal evolution control fault material properties and thus strength during the earthquake cycle. We document evidence for transient, nanoscale fault rheology on a high-gloss, light-reflective hematite fault mirror (FM). The FM cuts specularite with minor quartz from the Pleistocene El Laco Fe-ore deposit, northern Chile. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy data reveal that the FM volume comprises a2+ suboxides. Sub–5-nm-thick silica films encase hematite grains and connect to amorphous interstitial silica. Observations imply that coseismic shear heating (temperature >1000 °C) generated transiently amorphous, intermixed but immiscible, and rheologically weak Fe-oxide and silica. Hematite regrowth in …