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Exploring High Temperature reservoirs: new challenges for geothermal energy - Volterra, Italy, Workshop2
Exploring High Temperature reservoirs: new challenges for geothermal energy - Volterra, Italy, Workshop2
1-4 April 2007 Volterra, Tuscany, Italy
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Hydro-thermal coupling in a rough fracture
 
Heat exchange during laminar flow is studied at the fracture scale on the basis of
the Stokes equation. We used a synthetic aperture model (a self-affine model) that
has been shown to be a realistic geometrical description of the fracture morphology.
We developed a numerical modelling using a finite difference scheme of the
hydrodynamic flow and its coupling with an advection/conduction description of the
fluid heat. As a first step, temperature within the surrounding rock is supposed to
be hot and constant. Influence of the fracture roughness on the heat flux through the
wall when a cold fluid is injected, is estimated and a thermalization length is shown
to emerge. Our model shows that fracture roughness is responsible for channelling
effects. Fluid flow is dominant in a significant subpart of the fracture where heat
advection is important. Accordingly, temperature distribution is strongly affected by
small fluctuations of the fracture aperture.
 
Id: 26
Place: Volterra, Tuscany, Italy
Campus SIAF, SP del Monte Volterrano
Localita' Il Cipresso
Volterra, Italy
Starting date:
03-Apr-2007   10:05
Duration: 03'
Primary Authors: Ms. NEUVILLE, Amélie (IPGS)
Co-Authors: Mr. TOUSSAINT, Renaud (IPGS)
Mr. SCHMITTBUHL, Jean (IPGS)
Presenters: Ms. NEUVILLE, Amélie
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