期刊
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
卷 200, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117716
关键词
3D fractal fracture; Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling; Thin elastic layer; Thermal breakthrough
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [12002270]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2020M683686XB, 2020M673451, 2021T140553, 2021M692600]
- Youth Talent Promotion Project of the Xi'an Association for Science and Technology [095920211334]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education [18JK0582]
The study demonstrates that the thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling model considering the deformation of fractal fractures is remarkably robust for modeling fracture opening and closing under coupling conditions. The evolution of fracture permeability presents certain heterogeneity related to fractal dimension, in-situ stress, and geothermal wells layout. Fractures with larger fractal dimension can interact more fully with the bedrock and further affect the thermal breakthrough.
The existence of preferential flow paths, such as fractures and/or fault play an vital role on the thermal breakthrough of geothermal doublet system. The interaction between the preferential flow path and bedrock is often uneven and may have typical fractal characteristic. This study proposes a thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling model considering the deformation of fractal fractures. The fractal fracture is regarded as a thin elastic layer existed in the bedrock, whoes deformation depends to the bedrock and its own mechanical properties. Subsequently, the geothermal doublet system with a three-dimensional fractal fracture is modelled and the parameters affecting thermal breakthrough are investigated numerically. Research results indicate that the thin elastic layer assumption is remarkably robust for modelling fracture opening and closing under coupling conditions. Owing to complex fracture geometry, the fracture permeability evolution presents certain heterogeneity, which is related to fractal dimension, in-situ stress, and geothermal wells layout. The cool water in fracture with larger fractal dimension can interact with the bedrock more fully and further affect the thermal breakthrough. This further suggests that the site selection of geothermal wells should consider the specific geometry of preferential flow paths to avoid premature thermal breakthrough inducing low system efficiency.
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