Geoenergy Modeling I, 1st ed. 2016
Geothermal Processes in Fractured Porous Media
Computational Modeling of Energy Systems Series

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This introduction to geothermal modeling deals with flow and heat transport processes in porous and fractured media related to geothermal energy applications. Following background coverage of geothermal resources and utilization in several countries, the basics of continuum mechanics for heat transport processes, as well as numerical methods for solving underlying governing equations are discussed. This examination forms the theoretical basis for five included step-by-step OpenGeoSys exercises, highlighting the most important computational areas within geothermal resource utilization, including heat diffusion, heat advection in porous and fractured media, and heat convection. The book concludes with an outlook on practical follow-up contributions investigating the numerical simulation of shallow and deep geothermal systems.
Geothermal Energy.- Theory.- Numerical Methods.- Heat Transport Exercises.- Introduction to Geothermal Case Studies.- Symbols.- Keywords.- References.
Dr. Norbert Böttcher is currently working as a scientist at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources in Hanover, Germany. After his graduation in Water Supply Management and Engineering, Dr. Böttcher had worked at the Institute for Groundwater Management at Dresden University of Technology, Germany, as a lecturer and a research scientist. He received his PhD for developing a mathematical model for the simulation of non-isothermal, compressible multiphase flow processes within the context of subsurface CO2 storage. As a post-doc, Dr. Böttcher was employed at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig, Germany. His research topics include numerical simulations and model development of geotechnical applications.

Dr.-Ing. Norihiro Watanabe is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Environmental Informatics at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig, Germany. He studied civil engineering and environmental science at Okayama University in Japan for his Bachelor and Master degrees, and received his doctoral degree in engineering from Dresden University of Technology in Germany. His research interest is in developing numerical models for coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical processes in fractured rocks for various geotechnical applications such as deep geothermal systems and underground waste disposals. 

Dr. Uwe-Jens Görke is currently working as a senior scientist at the Department of Environmental Informatics of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ in Leipzig, Germany. He studied Theoretical Mechanics and Applied Mathematics at the V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkov, Ukraine, and received his doctoral degree in Solid Mechanics from the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Germany. From 1996-2008 he worked at Chemnitz University of Technology. His research interests are related to numerical method

Demonstrates how to model flow and heat transport processes in porous and fractured media related to geothermal energy applications

Provides theoretical scientific background and suggestions for future applications

Includes five step-by-step OpenGeoSys exercises, highlighting the most important geothermal computational areas, including heat diffusion, heat advection in porous and fractured media, and heat convection

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras