Engineering and Technological Sciences
Abstract
Gas storage caverns are critical components of compressed air energy storage power plants. Lined rock cavern gas storage facilities have garnered widespread attention in the industry due to their flexible site selection and controllable scale. Accurately determining the internal pressure load borne by each structural layer of a lined rock cavern gas storage facility is a prerequisite for its safety assessment and structural design analysis.
Based on the elastoplastic theory of structural stress analysis, this study proposes a calculation method for the load-sharing ratio among various structural layers of lined rock cavern gas storage facilities and verifies its accuracy. On this basis, the effects of factors such as sealing layer type, surrounding rock grade, lining structure type, lining reinforcement ratio, and maximum operating pressure on the internal pressure sharing ratio of each structural layer are investigated.
The research results indicate that the surrounding rock is the main component bearing the internal pressure load in underground gas storage, with its load-sharing ratio reaching over 90%. Variations in factors such as lining structure type, lining thickness, and operating pressure have a relatively small impact on the internal pressure sharing ratio, while factors such as sealing material type, surrounding rock grade, and lining reinforcement ratio significantly influence the load-sharing ratio of the lining and surrounding rock structural layers.
Under the premise that the lining enters a plastic state, whether preset cracks are set in the lining has essentially no effect on the load-sharing ratio, whereas increasing the lining reinforcement ratio can substantially enhance the internal pressure share borne by the lining. The research findings can provide theoretical support for the structural design and safety evaluation of lined rock cavern gas storage facilities.
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Study on the Internal Pressure Load Sharing Ratio of Lined Rock Cavern Gas Storage Structures (Postprint)
Zhang Yunlong1,2, Zheng Kexun1,2*, Jiang Zhongming3, Zhou Wanfen3, Zou Shenwei1,2, Zhao Daiyao1,2
(1. PowerChina Guiyang Engineering Corporation Limited, Guiyang, Guizhou 550081, China; 2. Geotechnical Engineering Department, HydroChina Guiyang Engineering Corporation, Limited Company, Guiyang 550081, Guizhou, China; 3. School of Water Conservancy and Ocean Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, Hunan, China)
(1. Power China Guiyang Engineering Corporation Limited, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550081, China; 2. China Hydropower Consulting Group Guiyang Survey and Design Institute Geotechnical Engineering Corporation Limited, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550081, China; 3. School of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410114, China)
Abstract
Gas storage reservoirs are critical components of compressed air energy storage power plants. Lined rock cavern gas storage reservoirs are characterized by their flexible site selection and controllable scale.
It has garnered widespread attention in the industry. Accurately determining the magnitude of internal pressure loads borne by each structural layer of a lined rock cavern gas storage facility is crucial for its safety evaluation and structural design.
The premise of analysis. Based on the elastoplastic theory of structural stress analysis, this study proposes a calculation method for the load-sharing ratio of each structural layer in lined rock cavern gas storage.
Method and verified its accuracy. On this basis, the effects of sealing layer type, surrounding rock grade, lining structure type, and lining reinforcement ratio were investigated.
And the maximum operating pressure on the internal pressure sharing ratio of each structural layer. The research findings indicate that the surrounding rock is the primary component sharing the internal pressure load in underground gas storage.
The main body of the tunnel can bear over 90% of the load share. Factors such as the type of lining structure, lining thickness, and operating pressure influence the internal pressure distribution.
The influence of the bolt-to-rock ratio is relatively small, while factors such as the type of sealing material, the grade of surrounding rock, and the reinforcement ratio of the lining have a significant impact on the load-sharing proportion between the lining and the surrounding rock structural layers.
The influence is significant. Under the premise that the lining enters a plastic state, whether the lining is equipped with preset cracks has essentially no effect on the load-sharing ratio, while increasing...
Increasing the reinforcement ratio of the lining can significantly raise the internal pressure proportion borne by the lining. The research findings can provide support for the structural design and safety assessment of lined rock cavern gas storage facilities.
Theoretical Foundations
Keywords: compressed air energy storage; lined rock cavern gas storage; plastic deformation theory; sealing structure; load sharing
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This version posted 2025-09-02.