The thermal quantity released/absorbed during gas adsorption/desorption significantly influences the evolution of permeability rebound and recovery in coal seams. Based on the thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupling theory, this study investigates the temporal evolution of permeability rebound and recovery under single/multiple gas adsorption thermal effects and further assesses their impact on coalbed methane (CBM) extraction. Results indicate that under a single-factor influence, permeability rebound and recovery time exhibit a positive correlation with adsorption heat intensity, and its response to Langmuir’s constant is characterized similarly to the former and tends to stabilize when the adsorption performance parameter exceeds the critical value. Under multi-factor coupling, adsorption heat enhances permeability rebound and recovery on the temporal scale while the spatial scale is less susceptible to adsorption heat. Furthermore, neglecting adsorption thermal effects may lead to an over-estimation of the gas production increase induced by permeability rebound and recovery.
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