3D non-conforming mesh model for flow in fractured porous media using Lagrange multipliers

P Schädle, P Zulian, D Vogler, SR Bhopalam… - Computers & …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work presents a modeling approach for single-phase flow in 3D fractured porous media
with non-conforming meshes. To this end, a Lagrange multiplier method is combined with a …

Laboratory investigation of thermal stresses in fractured granite: Effects of fracture surface roughness and initial stress

C Sun, L Zhuang, DJ Youn, JS Yoon, KB Min - … and Underground Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the effects of fracture surface roughness and initial stress on thermal
stresses generated in fractured rock masses, we conducted laboratory heating experiments …

Simulation of hydro-mechanically coupled processes in rough rock fractures using an immersed boundary method and variational transfer operators

C Von Planta, D Vogler, X Chen, MGC Nestola… - Computational …, 2019 - Springer
Hydro-mechanical processes in rough fractures are highly non-linear and govern
productivity and associated risks in a wide range of reservoir engineering problems. To …

Frontiers in Mortar methods for isogeometric analysis

C Hesch, U Khristenko, R Krause, A Popp… - … Methods in Solid …, 2022 - Springer
Complex geometries as common in industrial applications consist of multiple patches, if
spline based parametrizations are used. The requirements for the generation of analysis …

Modelling of hydro-mechanical processes in heterogeneous fracture intersections using a fictitious domain method with variational transfer operators

C von Planta, D Vogler, X Chen, MGC Nestola… - Computational …, 2020 - Springer
Fluid flow in rough fractures and the coupling with the mechanical behaviour of the fractures
pose great difficulties for numerical modeling approaches due to complex fracture surface …

[PDF][PDF] Swiss Potential for Geothermal Energy and CO2 Storage: Synthesis Report

T Driesner, V Gischig, M Hertrich, S Loew, H Maurer… - 2021 - research-collection.ethz.ch
In the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster the Swiss Federal Office of Energy proposed the
Energy Strategy 2050 which is largely based on the report by Prognos (2012). The main …