China is committed to the targets of achieving peak CO2 emissions around 2030 and
realizing carbon neutrality around 2060. To realize carbon neutrality, people are seeking to …

Thermal energy storage (TES) system is a decisive technology for handling intermittent
problems, and ensuring the dispatchability of electrical energy from concentrated solar …

Characterizing the temperature-dependent shear mechanical responses of rock masses
under constant normal stiffness (CNS) boundary conditions is of crucial importance for …

Thermal damage in Beishan granite subjected to high temperature treatment (from 100° C to
800° C at different heating rates, ranging from 1 to 15° C/min) is studied in order to assess …

The thermal effects on micro-properties of granite were experimentally studied. The
volumetric porosity was observed by the X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) technique and …

Packed bed thermal energy storage technology is one of the valid methods to coordinate the
balance of energy sources supply and demand and settle the matter of the time and space …

With the increasing demand for mineral and energy resources, deep underground
operations in mining, oil and gas industries become more frequent. This also resulted in …

The macroscopic mechanical properties of granite collected from the Fujian Province, China
were measured using uniaxial compression and three-point bending after the granite was …

High temperature thermal energy storage (TES) is a crucial technology ensuring continuous
generation of power from solar energy and plays a major role in the industrial field …

This study focuses on the transport properties and permeability evolution characteristics of
fluid flow through thermally treated rock samples containing single fractures. First, splitting …