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We present numerical solutions and analytical approximate solutions to problems of gas flow in porous media arising in the modelling of outbursts in coal mines and the efficient recovery of methane from coal seams.
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Chan, D.Y.C., Hughes, B.D. & Paterson, L. Transient gas flow around boreholes. Transp Porous Med 10, 137–152 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00617005
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