Effects of surface roughness and shear processes on solute transport through 3D crossed rock fractures
The influences of surface roughness and shear processes on fluid flow and solute transport
through three-dimensional (3D) crossed rock fractures, a vital element of fracture networks …
through three-dimensional (3D) crossed rock fractures, a vital element of fracture networks …
Quantitative assessments on fluid flow through fractures embedded in permeable host rocks: Experiments and simulations
Z Zhong, X Meng, Y Hu, F Zhang, F Wu, G Wang - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
An accurate understanding on hydraulic behaviors of fluid flow through fractured rocks is of
central importance for both underground resources exploitation and CO 2 geological …
central importance for both underground resources exploitation and CO 2 geological …
[HTML][HTML] Moose navier–stokes module
Abstract The MOOSE Navier–Stokes module solves mass, momentum, energy, and passive
scalar conservation equations in the context of fluid flow. The module supports solution of …
scalar conservation equations in the context of fluid flow. The module supports solution of …
Impact of structural uncertainty on tracer test design in faulted geothermal reservoirs
Abstract Evaluation of underground processes requires numerical modeling based on
sophisticated and reliable meshing. Our new GeoMeshPy library focuses on the …
sophisticated and reliable meshing. Our new GeoMeshPy library focuses on the …
Risk of surface movements and reservoir deformation for high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage (HT-ATES)
High-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage (HT-ATES) systems are designed for
seasonal storage of large amounts of thermal energy to meet the demand of industrial …
seasonal storage of large amounts of thermal energy to meet the demand of industrial …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of thermosiphoning on long-term behavior of closed-loop deep geothermal systems for sustainable energy exploitation
Circulation of working fluid in closed geothermal loops is an alternative environmentally
friendly approach to harvest subsurface energy compared to open hole geothermal doublet …
friendly approach to harvest subsurface energy compared to open hole geothermal doublet …
Investigating Izbash's law on characterizing nonlinear flow in self-affine fractures
Y Zhang, J Chai, C Cao, Z Xu - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Izbash's law, which has a simpler form and exhibits narrower variations of coefficients than
Forchheimer's law, has been successfully used to describe nonlinear flow in rough fractures …
Forchheimer's law, has been successfully used to describe nonlinear flow in rough fractures …
Pore-scale insight into the effect of porous walls on fluid flow in rough-walled fractures
C Li, Y Zhu, JQ Zhou, L Xiang, X Jiang, W Zhu - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the influence of porous walls on fluid flow behavior in single rough-
walled fractures. A series of direct numerical simulations (DNS) were conducted to examine …
walled fractures. A series of direct numerical simulations (DNS) were conducted to examine …
Finite‐Size Scaling for the Permeability of Discrete Fracture Networks
We formulate a finite‐size scaling hypothesis to predict the global permeability of fracture
networks. To validate the hypothesis, numerous discrete fracture networks are generated …
networks. To validate the hypothesis, numerous discrete fracture networks are generated …
Water‐mineral reactions in a translated single realistic fracture: Consequences for contaminant uptake by matrix diffusion
P Trinchero, A Iraola, P Bruines… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We use a realistic fracture along with pore‐scale reactive transport simulations to investigate
the impact of fracture filling minerals and water‐mineral reactions on in‐plane groundwater …
the impact of fracture filling minerals and water‐mineral reactions on in‐plane groundwater …