The discrete fracture network (DFN) method is essential for estimating the mechanical
properties of naturally fractured rock masses. A three-dimensional (3D) equivalent DFN …

This paper provides an overview and information on radon migration in the crust. In the past
several decades, numerous studies on radon migration have been published. However …

This paper reviews the heat transfer model for geothermal reservoirs, the fracture network in
reservoirs, and the numerical model of hydraulic fracturing. The first section reviews the heat …

Understanding of water and mass transfer in fractured rock mass is essential to the safety
and environmental problems associated with rock engineering. It is still challenging to …

The intelligent identification of and information extraction from discontinuities in fractured
rock masses is crucial for the construction of a 3D fracture network model. A Deterministic …

Fluid flow tests were conducted on four kinds of fracture intersections, namely straight
fracture intersection, buckling fracture intersection, crossing fracture intersection and …

Groundwater flow in sparsely fractured crystalline rocks is highly channelized due to the
existing complex hydrogeological heterogeneity in fracture networks. The impacts of …

Dilatancy controlled gas flow is characterized by a series of gas pressure-induced dilatant
pathways in which the pathway aperture is a function of the effective stress within the solid …

In this study, fluid flow and solute transport processes are assessed in three-dimensional (3-
D) intersected rock fractures with stressed-induced void heterogeneity. Specifically, flow …

The effectiveness of the multi-well arrangement mode in enhanced geothermal systems in
large-scale fields has been well established. However, the mechanisms that lead to …