Numerical simulation study of rock breaking mechanism by high voltage electric pulse

Liu Weiji; Zhang Youjian; Zhu Xiaohua; Feng Wenrong

doi:10.19606/j.cnki.jmst.2023.05.006

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Liu Weiji, Zhang Youjian, Zhu Xiaohua, Feng Wenrong. Numerical simulation study of rock breaking mechanism by high voltage electric pulse[J]. Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 2023, 8(5): 642-653. doi: 10.19606/j.cnki.jmst.2023.05.006

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Numerical simulation study of rock breaking mechanism by high voltage electric pulse

doi: 10.19606/j.cnki.jmst.2023.05.006

Liu Weiji^{1, 2, 3
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Zhang Youjian¹,
Zhu Xiaohua^{1, 2, 3
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Feng Wenrong¹

1.
School of Mechatronic Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu Sichuan 610500, China
2.
Key Laboratory of Oil and Natural Gas Equipment, Ministry of Education, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu Sichuan 610500, China
3.
Geothermal Energy Research Center, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu Sichuan 610500, China

Received Date: 2023-03-08
Rev Recd Date: 2023-05-17
Publish Date: 2023-10-31

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High-voltage electric pulse(HVEP)drilling has become a new and efficient rock breaking method, which is also the research focus in the field of drilling speed increase. To probe into rock breaking mechanism of high voltage electric pulse, this study establishes a two-dimensional numerical model of multi-physical field coupling electric breakdown of single pair of electrodes. The model reproduces the generation of plasma channels in homogeneous red sandstone from the coupling of current field, electric breakdown field and circuit field. This paper analyzes the effect of electrode pair angle, voltage and electrode spacing on rock electrical breakdown(that is, the formation of plasma channel in rock). The model includes the circuit structure parameters of pulse tool, the occurrence and development of electrical breakdown, and the relationship between electrical breakdown intensity and time. Results indicate that the plasma channel begins to sprout from the partial area near the top of the discharge electrode and develops towards the partial weak dielectric strength. With the voltage value of loading pulse increasing gradually, the time of electrical breakdown decreases gradually; comparatively, the equivalent failure volume of rock model increases gradually, and there is a positive correlation between them. On the precondition that the rock can be electrically broken, increasing the electrode spacing can improve the rock breaking efficiency of high voltage electric pulse. The equivalent failure volume of rock shows significant fluctuations during the gradual increase of electrode inclination angle of discharge electrode, and its extreme value mostly appears in the range of electrode inclination angle of 35°~ 55°. To further promote the industrial application of high-voltage electric pulse rock breaking, this paper proposes a three-dimensional numerical model of multi-physical field coupling dynamic electric breakdown of red sandstone based on two-dimensional model, reproducing the appearance of the fracture crater in the rock during the rock breaking process with electrode bit. At the same time, the self-designed coaxial electrode bit is selected for experiments of electric breakdown, and the laboratory experimental results of electric breakdown confirm the simulation experimental results.
- high voltage electric pulse,
- rock breaking,
- electrode bit,
- electric breakdown,
- plasma channel

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