A comprehensive review on mechanical responses of granite in enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs)

Z Zhu, S Yang, PG Ranjith, W Tian, H Tian… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanical responses of granites after various thermal shocks is of
utmost significance for heat extraction through from enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs) …

Surrogate-assisted level-based learning evolutionary search for geothermal heat extraction optimization

G Chen, JJ Jiao, C Jiang, X Luo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
An enhanced geothermal system is essential to provide sustainable and long-term
geothermal energy supplies and reduce carbon emissions. Optimal well-control scheme for …

Advancing fractured geothermal system modeling with artificial neural network and bidirectional gated recurrent unit

Y Li, G Peng, T Du, L Jiang, XZ Kong - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy plays a pivotal role in the global energy transition towards carbon-
neutrality, providing a sustainable, renewable, and abundant source of clean energy in the …

Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of an enhanced geothermal system in a fractured reservoir using carbon dioxide as heat transmission fluid-A sensitivity …

S Mahmoodpour, M Singh, K Bär, I Sass - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Geothermal energy has the potential to support direct heat usage and electricity generation
at a low carbon footprint. Using carbon dioxide (CO 2) as a heat transfer fluid can allow us to …

Numerical investigation of temperature distribution and thermal damage of heterogeneous coal under liquid nitrogen freezing

H Lin, B Li, S Li, L Qin, Z Wei, P Wang, R Luo - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As a new water-free fracturing fluid, liquid nitrogen (LN 2) has been widely studied and
applied in coalbed methane (CBM) production. The heterogeneity of the reservoir has a …

A robust optimization approach of well placement for doublet in heterogeneous geothermal reservoirs using random forest technique and genetic algorithm

J Wang, Z Zhao, G Liu, H Xu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Reinjection is important for sustainable utilization of geothermal energy, and geothermal
well placement determines the fate and recovery efficiency of doublet system. The …

Effect of fracture geometry, topology and connectivity on energy recovery from enhanced geothermal systems

M Cao, MM Sharma - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A combination of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal wells is now being used to tap
geothermal energy from naturally fractured reservoirs. Fully grid-based numerical models …

The magnitudes of multi-physics effects on geothermal reservoir characteristics during the production of enhanced geothermal system

G Song, Y Shi, F Xu, X Song, G Li, G Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The multi-physics coupling process during the heat extraction from enhanced geothermal
system, encompassing thermo (T)-hydro (H)-mechanical (M)-chemical (C) interactions, plays …

Comparative study on heat extraction from Soultz-sous-Forêts geothermal field using supercritical carbon dioxide and water as the working fluid

M Singh, S Mahmoodpour, R Ershadnia, MR Soltanian… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy extraction from the deep subsurface requires engineering using a working fluid
circulation in well doublet. This study developed a field-scale hydro-thermal model to …

Robust optimization of geothermal recovery based on a generalized thermal decline model and deep learning

B Yan, M Gudala, S Sun - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Geothermal reservoir simulation often considers the coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical
physics, so the computational cost is remarkably expensive, which brings challenges for …