The modelling of fluid flow and heat transfer under coupled conditions remains a
challenging issue particularly for industrial-scale enhanced geothermal systems. This paper …

The use of sequestered carbon dioxide (CO 2) as the heat exchange fluid in enhanced
geothermal system (EGS) has significant potential to increase their productivity, contribute …

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 …

Most rock masses contain natural fractures. In many engineering applications, a detailed
understanding of the characteristics of fluid flow through a fractured rock mass is critically …

Simulations of fluid flow in naturally fractured rocks have implications for several subsurface
applications, including energy storage and extraction, and waste disposal. We are interested …

Under mining conditions, rock masses can experience progressive damage that leads to
fracture initiation, propagation and coalescence and thus trigger fracture-controlled …

The efficiency of a coal bed as a reservoir of methane and CO 2 sink primarily depends on
its fracture permeability. Conventional techniques of permeability estimation from drilled …

The deformation and failure process of rock masses is accompanied by the initiation,
propagation and connection of fractures. The behaviors of fractures under engineering …

Coal contains a large number of fractures, whose characteristics are difficult to describe in
detail, while their spatial distribution patterns may follow some macroscopic statistical laws …

The authors provide their assessment of current challenges in strategic mine planning and
some approaches for addressing them. Challenges covered are quantification of …