Numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer in fractured crystalline rocks: Application to the hot dry rock site in rosemanowes (U.K.)

Geothermics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-23

  Kolditz, Olaf ^a   Clauser, Christoph ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Geowissenschaftliche G   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discrete fracture network; Finite elements; Geothermal energy; Hot dry rock; Modelling strategy; Rosemanowes; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; HYDRAULIC RESERVOIRS; ROSEMANOWES;

HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS;

GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR;

GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR;

UK;

EID: 0032004411     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(97)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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