Theoretical and numerical analyses of pore-fluid flow focused heat transfer around geological faults and large cracks

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-371

  Zhao, Chongbin ^a,b   Hobbs, Bruce E ^b   Ord, Alison ^b   Hornby, Peter ^b   Mühlhaus, Hans ^b   Peng, Shenglin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fluid focusing; Geological faults; Heat transfer; Numerical simulation; Pore fluid flow; Theoretical analysis

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PORE PRESSURE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

FLUID FOCUSING; GEOLOGICAL FAULTS; PORE-FLUID FLOW;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

BENCHMARKING; CRACK; FAULT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER;

EID: 42649129735     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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