Research Summary
Research includes geomechanics and fluid dynamics and their applications in unconventional resources development, underground mining, carbon sequestration and natural hazard prevention. His current research interests include reservoir assessment of coal and shale resources; geomechanics modeling with continuous gas depletion; ground control for mines; coal mine gas control and management; carbon sequestration in deep rocks; nanoscale rock imaging.
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Recent Publications
Constraints on triggered seismicity and its control on permeability evolution
Elsworth, D., Li, Z., Yu, P., An, M., Zhang, F., Huang, R., Sun, Z., Cui, G., Chen, T., Gan, Q., Zhao, Y., Liu, J. & Liu, S., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17, 1, p. 20-30 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research on the promotion of ultrasonic vibration on the development of coal pore fractures and permeability
Huang, Q., Yu, B., Wang, G., Yan, G., Liu, S., Li, M., Liu, H., Yan, Y. & Wang, X., Jan 1 2025, In: Physics of Fluids. 37, 1, 017107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Competitive sorption of CH₄ and CO₂ on coals: Implications for carbon geo-storage
Liu, A., Liu, S., Zhang, K. & Xia, K., Feb 19 2025, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 354, 129399.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Upscaling mechanical properties of shale obtained by nanoindentation to macroscale using accurate grain-based modeling (AGBM)
Liu, Y., Liu, Q., Feng, G., Lyu, Q., Liu, S., Wang, Y. & Tang, X., Jan 1 2025, In: Energy. 314, 134126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dynamic behavior and permeability evolution of CO2 hydrates during dissociation by depressurization: Insights from low-field nuclear magnetic resonance
Wang, F., Dong, Y., Li, S., Zhao, Y. & Liu, S., Mar 2025, In: Gas Science and Engineering. 135, 205548.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Quantifying and modeling of coal permeability spatiotemporal response: Implications for gas recovery and CO2 sequestration
Zhang, J., Hou, X., Liu, S., Zhu, Y., Liu, A., Fan, L., Wang, Y. & Zhang, H., May 15 2025, In: Fuel. 388, 134561.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessing the hazard of diesel particulate matter (DPM) in the mining industry: A review of the current state of knowledge
Azam, S., Liu, S., Bhattacharyya, S. & Zheng, S., Dec 2024, In: International Journal of Coal Science and Technology. 11, 1, 62.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prevalence of nano-sized coal mine dust in North and Central Appalachian coal mines – Insights from SEM-EDS imaging
Azam, S., Liu, S., Bhattacharyya, S. & Mishra, D. P., Sep 5 2024, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 476, 135226.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A critical review of ScCO2-enhanced gas recovery and geologic storage in shale reservoirs
Chang, X., Lin, S., Yang, C., Wang, K., Liu, S. & Guo, Y., May 2024, In: Gas Science and Engineering. 125, 205317.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Re-thinking methane storage mechanism in highly metamorphic coalbed reservoirs — A molecular simulation considering organic components
Fu, S., Wang, L., Li, S., Ni, S., Cheng, Y., Zhang, X. & Liu, S., Apr 15 2024, In: Energy. 293, 130444.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Millisecond-resolved gas sorption kinetics and time-dependent diffusivity of coal
He, X., Elsworth, D. & Liu, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multiscale characterization of surfactant-enhanced coal rock pore-fracture imbibition
Huang, Q., Yan, Y., Yu, B., Wang, G., Liu, S., Xu, H., Liu, T., Li, M. & Feng, X., Oct 2024, In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 190, p. 1494-1505 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Expulsion of small molecule hydrocarbons and expansion of nanopores effect in tectonically deformed coal evolution
Li, Y., Guo, X., Song, D., Liu, S., Pan, J. & Wang, H., Feb 1 2024, In: Fuel. 357, 129961.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cross-scale mechanical softening of Marcellus shale induced by CO2-water–rock interactions using nanoindentation and accurate grain-based modeling
Liu, Y., Liu, Q., Wu, Z., Liu, S., Kang, Y. & Tang, X., Dec 2024, In: Underground Space (new). 19, p. 26-46 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluation of parameters impacting grey H2 storage in coalbed methane formations
Liu, A. & Liu, S., Sep 2024, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 202, 114686.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review