[HTML][HTML] Numerical simulations of supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing: A review
As an emerging waterless fracturing technology, supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO 2)
fracturing can reduce reservoir damage and dependence on water resources, and can also …
fracturing can reduce reservoir damage and dependence on water resources, and can also …
Coupled thermal–hydraulic–mechanical model for an enhanced geothermal system and numerical analysis of its heat mining performance
L Zhou, Z Zhu, X Xie, Y Hu - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The operation of an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) involves a complex thermal–
hydraulic–mechanical (THM) coupling process, which is important for exploiting the …
hydraulic–mechanical (THM) coupling process, which is important for exploiting the …
[HTML][HTML] Fracture initiation and propagation of supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing in calcite-rich shale: A coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical simulation
The initiation and propagation mechanisms of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO 2)
fracturing are more complex than those of hydraulic fracturing in calcite-rich shale due to the …
fracturing are more complex than those of hydraulic fracturing in calcite-rich shale due to the …
Tensile strength degradations of mineral grain interfaces (MGIs) of granite after thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) treatment
Granite for hosting the deep geological repository (DGR) is subjected to thermo-hydro-
mechanical (THM) treatment for decades of years, while the variations in the tensile …
mechanical (THM) treatment for decades of years, while the variations in the tensile …
Embedded discrete fracture network method for numerical estimation of long-term performance of CO2-EGS under THM coupled framework
J Liao, K Hu, F Mehmood, B Xu, Y Teng, H Wang… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In enhanced geothermal system (EGS), the artificial fracture networks created by hydraulic
fracturing provide highly conductive channel for heat extraction. Very complicated thermo …
fracturing provide highly conductive channel for heat extraction. Very complicated thermo …
Simulation of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled heat extraction process of geothermal reservoir under varied geological conditions with CO2 as working fluid
The use of supercritical CO 2 as a working fluid instead of H 2 O in an enhanced geothermal
system (EGS) for extracting heat from hot dry rock geothermal resources has garnered …
system (EGS) for extracting heat from hot dry rock geothermal resources has garnered …
A hydro-thermo-damage-mechanical fully coupled cohesive phase-field model for fracking in quasi-brittle thermo-poroelastic media
A hydro-thermo-damage-mechanical fully coupled cohesive phase-field method is
developed for modelling of fracking in quasi-brittle thermo-poroelastic media. A new sigmoid …
developed for modelling of fracking in quasi-brittle thermo-poroelastic media. A new sigmoid …
Sustainable electricity generation from an Enhanced Geothermal System considering reservoir heterogeneity and water losses with a discrete fractures model
Abstract Electricity production from Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) is faced with
premature thermal breakthrough due to the preferential flow path of the geofluid which is the …
premature thermal breakthrough due to the preferential flow path of the geofluid which is the …
A modified 3D-EDFM method considering fracture width variation due to thermal stress and its application in enhanced geothermal system
The successful utilization of hot dry rock is contingent upon the implementation of the
development of the enhanced geothermal system (EGS) to create a complex fracture …
development of the enhanced geothermal system (EGS) to create a complex fracture …
Production performance optimization of water-enhanced geothermal system based on effective time-averaged volume
W Ma, Y Xu, SF Ahmed, C Yang, G Liu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) hold great promise for geothermal energy extraction.
However, accurately evaluating reservoirs and fractures remains a primary challenge in …
However, accurately evaluating reservoirs and fractures remains a primary challenge in …