Thermal energy storage (TES) system is a decisive technology for handling intermittent
problems, and ensuring the dispatchability of electrical energy from concentrated solar …

High temperature thermal energy storage (TES) is a crucial technology ensuring continuous
generation of power from solar energy and plays a major role in the industrial field …

Recently, it was reported a novel method of deep geothermal energy exploitation by using
the super-long gravity heat pipe (SLGHP) in a single-well geothermal system. However, the …

The changes of porosity and microcracks of high-temperature granite under water-cooling
have a great influence on the safety and efficiency of geothermal resources exploitation. To …

Crystalline rocks are potential host rock types for the construction of high-level radioactive
waste (HLW) repositories. A better understanding of thermal conductivity of rocks is essential …

Heat generated from the decay of K, Th, and U plays a fundamental role in the differentiation
and stabilization of Earth's continental crust. This is particularly important in the construction …

Granitic rocks are potential rock types for hosting high-level radioactive waste (HLW)
repositories at depth. A better understanding of rock thermal conductivity is essential to …

Shale is a very important sedimentary rock that is used as building construction material and
found predominantly underground. Shales have been found to contain both oil and gas …

The evolution of the lunar interior is constrained by samples of the magnesian suite of rocks
returned by the Apollo missions. Reconciling the paradoxical geochemical features of this …

The rock thermal parameters is of basic interest in geophysical, underground and
engineering applications. The most relevant properties are thermal conductivity, specific …