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Three-dimensional analysis of coupled thermohaline flow and reactive transport in fractured geothermal reservoirs

裂缝性地热储层温盐流与反应输运耦合的三维分析

基本信息

批准号：
175644494
负责人：
Professor Dr. Thomas Graf
金额：
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依托单位：
Institut für Strömungsmechanik und Umweltphysik im Bauwesen
依托单位国家：
德国
项目类别：
Independent Junior Research Groups
财政年份：
2010
资助国家：
德国
起止时间：
2009-12-31 至 2015-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/175644494?language=en
关键词：
Three dimensional analysis coupled thermohaline

项目摘要

Studying coupled 3D thermohaline flow and reactive transport in fractured materials is important in the context of estimating lifetime and efficiency of geothermal reservoirs. Thermal energy extraction with the common Hot Dry Rock method will lead to steep gradients of water temperature, water density and presumably solute concentration. As a result, chemical reactions (precipitation/dissolution) and a modification of the flow regime due to coupled thermal-solutal (“thermohaline”) flow is expected to occur in the 3D fractured reservoir. To date, a number of coupled geoprocesses in the 3D subsurface have not yet been investigated. These include, amongst others, thermohaline flow in fractured rock, 3D variable-density flow in fractured rock, and the effect of reactive transport on geothermal reservoir efficiency. In particular, this project will focus on (i) the study of viscosity-effects on variable-density flow in porous and fractured-porous reservoirs, (ii) the impact of chemical reactions on geothermal reservoir efficiency, (iii) the study of variable-density flow in 3D fractured reservoirs, (iv) thermohaline (“double-diffusive”) convection in fractured geothermal reservoirs, (v) the transient analysis of thermohaline flow in porous media, and (vi) the efficient representation of complex 3D fracture networks in a finite-element mesh of variable topography and inclined hydrogeological units. The goal of this project is to provide adapted and efficient modelling tools to theoretically examine coupled processes. Numerical models are useful tools because systems of high complexity can be studied, which is difficult and sometimes impossible in field or laboratory experiments. The results of this project will (i) yield fundamental knowledge on the above mentioned coupled geoprocesses in 3D fractured rock as well as their interaction, (ii) assist in the identification of important processes relevant for the long-term operation of georeservoirs, (iii) help to identify the relevant parameters, (iv) provide adapted tools for the long-term prediction of reservoir productivity and efficiency, and (v) help to estimate the relative importance of individual coupled processes.

研究耦合的三维热盐流和反应性输运在裂缝材料的地热储层的寿命和效率的估计的背景下是重要的。用普通的干热岩方法提取热能将导致水温、水密度和可能的溶质浓度的陡梯度。因此，化学反应（沉淀/溶解）和流动状态的修改，由于耦合热溶质（“温盐”）流预计将发生在三维裂缝性储层。迄今为止，一些耦合的地质过程中的三维地下尚未进行调查。这些包括，除其他外，热盐流在断裂岩石，三维变密度流在断裂岩石，和地热储层效率的反应性运输的影响。特别是，该项目将侧重于（i）多孔和多孔储层中变密度流的粘度效应研究，（ii）化学反应对地热储层效率的影响，（iii）三维裂缝储层中变密度流的研究，（iv）温盐（“双扩散”）对流，（v）多孔介质中温盐流的瞬态分析，以及（vi）在可变地形和倾斜水文地质单元的有限元网格中有效表示复杂的3D裂缝网络。该项目的目标是提供适应和有效的建模工具，从理论上研究耦合过程。数值模型是有用的工具，因为可以研究高度复杂的系统，这在现场或实验室实验中是困难的，有时甚至是不可能的。该项目的结果将（i）产生关于上述三维裂缝岩石中耦合地质过程及其相互作用的基础知识，（ii）帮助识别与地质储层长期运行相关的重要过程，（iii）帮助识别相关参数，（iv）为储层生产力和效率的长期预测提供适用工具，以及（v）帮助估计单个耦合过程的相对重要性。