The effects of high heating rate and high temperature on the rock strength: feasibility study of a thermally assisted drilling method

E Rossi, MA Kant, C Madonna, MO Saar… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2018 - Springer
In this paper, the feasibility of a thermally assisted drilling method is investigated. The
working principle of this method is based on the weakening effect of a flame-jet to enhance …

Demonstration of thermal borehole enlargement to facilitate controlled reservoir engineering for deep geothermal, oil or gas systems

MA Kant, E Rossi, J Duss, F Amann, MO Saar… - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The creation of deep reservoirs for geothermal energy or oil and gas extraction is impeded
by insufficient stimulation. Direction and extension of the created fractures are complex to …

[PDF][PDF] Innovative drilling technology for supercritical geothermal resources development

S Naganawa, N Tsuchiya, T Okabe, T Kajiwara… - …, 2017 - pangea.stanford.edu
Supercritical geothermal system originated in Japan Trench subduction zone has the
potential to generate a terawatt-scale of energy in Japan. For development of the …

Thermal spalling failure mechanism of heterogeneous granite under moving heat source

W Liu, A Li, C Xiang, X Zhu - Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The conventional mechanical methods employed for rock breaking encounter substantial
challenges in deep, hard formation drilling, characterized by low penetration rates and …

[PDF][PDF] Study of the plasma flow interaction with the borehole surface in the process of its thermal reaming

O Voloshyn, I Potapchuk, O Zhevzhyk… - Mining of mineral …, 2018 - irbis-nbuv.gov.ua
Purpose. Study of the plasma flow interaction with the borehole surface in the process of its
thermal reaming for determination of transient temperature distribution along the borehole …

Multi-geophysical approach for the characterization of thermally-induced cracks in granite: discussion of reproducibility and persistence

MS Boussaid, C Mallet, K Beck, J Clara - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2020 - Springer
We study damage induced by low temperature variations in granite samples given their role
in shallow geological reservoirs. We consider two thermal treatments, slow cooling and …

高温-液氮循环处理下花岗岩损伤劣化机制.

唐旭海, 邵祖亮, 许嬪璟… - Hazard Control in …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
探讨通过高温-液氮循环处理使花岗岩初步劣化以辅助隧道掘进机(tunnel boring machineꎬ
TBM) 掘进的新技术手段ꎮ 对花岗岩进行200℃-液氮, 300℃-液氮及400℃-液氮循环处理ꎬ …

Thermal spallation drilling: Application possibilities and viability assessment of a novel drilling technology

M Kant - 2017 - research-collection.ethz.ch
In order to promote the development of geothermal energy production from deep resources,
cost effective solutions to increase the drilling performance have to be developed. Currently …

[PDF][PDF] Multi-geophysical approach for characterization of thermally-induced cracks in granite: discussion of repetitivity and durability

MS Boussaid, C Mallet, K Beck - hal.science
In this work, we propose an experimental study to characterize micro-scale damage
introduced in a granite with two different thermal treatments performed at low temperature …

The Failure Mechanism of Thermal Spallation in Granitic Rock

W Liu, C Xiang, X Zhu - Available at SSRN 4387953 - papers.ssrn.com
The problems of low rate of penetration and high drilling cost of traditional mechanical rock
breaking methods are extremely prominent in the deep hard formation drilling. It is …