Coupled Geomechanical Processes and Energy Technologies - Research Experience at Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech (ENPC, France)

耦合地质力学过程和能源技术 - 巴黎理工学院（ENPC，法国）的研究经验

• 批准号: 1357908
• 负责人: Chloe Arson
• 金额: $ 20.03万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-06-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1357908&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Coupled; Geomechanical; Processes; Energy; Technologies

Technical description. The proposed International Research Experience for Students (IRES): Coupled Geomechanical Processes and Energy Technologies - Research Experience at Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech - ENPC, France (?CGPET - ENPC?) aims to expose Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) undergraduate and graduate students to geomechanical research applied to energy technologies, immerse them in the academic culture of a leading European institution (ENPC), and inspire them in the pursuit of a scientific career to improve the sustainability and security of energy sources and production. Undergraduate and graduate students from Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (GT-CEE) will complete a two-month internship at ENPC Navier Laboratory, to work on research planned and supervised by dual ENPC and GT-CEE faculty mentors. Navier Laboratory gathers world?s experts in theoretical poro-mechanics and thermodynamics, and has unique experimental, imaging and computational facilities especially adapted for geomechanics. Topics of study envisioned in this IRES involve fundamental research in the physics of thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical coupled processes in geomaterials, multi-scale modeling of porous networks, three-dimensional image analysis and advanced numerical simulation techniques. The ?CGPET- ENPC? program will start with five teams of dual mentors, who will work on the following subjects: (1) Clay nano-poromechanics for carbon dioxide sequestration, (2) Characterization of particulate pore structures for geological storage, (3) Micro-mechanical modeling of fatigue in salt rock for Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES), (4) Reactive fluid injection and withdrawal in rock, for oil and gas recovery and geothermal energy systems, and (5) Freeze/thaw cycles and sulfate attacks for improved cement-based buffers. Every year, a GT-CEE mentor will spend the last week of IRES participants? internship at ENPC, to work with his/her ENPC collaborator and supervise GT-CEE students? final research presentations; similarly the ENPC mentor will spend the week following the internship period at Georgia Tech. Broader description. Fundamental understanding of soil, rock and cement-based materials is needed to address society?s most pressing needs in energy production (e.g., hydraulic fracturing, geothermal systems), energy storage (e.g., CAES) and waste management (e.g., nuclear waste disposals, carbon capture). Through their engagement in a project aimed to improve energy geotechnologies, IRES participants will discover the responsibility of researchers towards their sponsors, their scientific community and society at large. Students selected for this CGPET ? ENPC program will have an international experience as part of a cohort through cultural and professional activities, and will contribute to build and maintain a global network of scholars through public research presentations at ENPC and GT, wikipage postings, academic publications, and mentoring of new IRES participants. Currently, most students enrolled in Civil and Environmental Engineering discover soil mechanics during their senior year, through the course of Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering. Activities planned before, during and after the ENPC internships will expose a broad population of GT students to geomechanical research, which will provide opportunities to inspire and attract more students in the pursuit of a scientific career. The integration of activities for faculty and undergraduate and graduate students from ENPC and GT-CEE is expected to sustain long-term collaborations between groups focusing on experimental, theoretical and numerical research in energy geomechanics. This IRES will also serve a broader effort to share knowledge, expertise and resources between Europe and the United States, and to explore new ways to initiate scientific collaborations between high-ranked education and research institutions around the world.

技术描述。 The proposed International Research Experience for Students (IRES): Coupled Geomechanical Processes and Energy Technologies - Research Experience at Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech - ENPC, France (?CGPET - ENPC?) aims to expose Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) undergraduate and graduate students to geomechanical research applied to energy technologies, immerse them in the academic culture of a leading European institution （ENPC），并激发他们追求科学职业以提高能源和生产的可持续性和安全性。佐治亚理工技术学院（GT-CEE）的本科生和研究生将在ENPC Navier实验室完成两个月的实习，从事由双重ENPC和GT-CEE教师导师计划和监督的研究。 Navier Laboratory聚集了World的理论毛力学和热力学专家，并且具有独特的实验，成像和计算设施，尤其是针对地质力学的。在此IRES中设想的研究主题涉及在地质材料中热 - 氢化化学机械耦合过程的物理学，多孔网络的多规模建模，三维图像分析和高级数值模拟技术中的基础研究。 ？cgpet- enpc？计划将从五个双重导师团队开始，他们将致力于以下主题：（1）粘土纳米机电用于二氧化碳隔离，（2）（2）表征用于地质储存的颗粒孔结构的表征，（3）盐岩在压缩的空气储存量和蒸发量（4）反应式机油（4）反应式液体式液体储备（4）反应式液化的机电模型（4）系统，（5）冻结/解冻周期和硫酸盐攻击，以改善基于水泥的缓冲液。每年，GT-CEE导师都会在IRES参与者的最后一周度过？在ENPC实习，与他/她的ENPC合作者合作并监督GT-CEE学生？最终研究演示；同样，在佐治亚理工学院实习期之后，ENPC导师将度过一周。更广泛的描述。需要对土壤，岩石和水泥材料的基本了解来满足社会的能源生产最紧迫的需求（例如，液压压裂，地热系统），储能（例如，CAES）和废物管理（例如核废料处理，碳捕集，碳捕获）。通过参与旨在改善能源岩土学的项目，IRES参与者将发现研究人员对赞助商，其科学界和整个社会的责任。学生选择了此CGPET？ ENPC计划将通过文化和专业活动获得国际经验，作为一部分的一部分，并通过在ENPC和GT上的公共研究演讲，Wikipage Postings，学术出版物以及对新IRES参与者的指导来建立和维护全球学者网络。目前，大多数学生在高三期间，在岩土工程介绍的过程中发现土壤力学。在ENPC实习之前，之中和之后计划的活动将使大量的GT学生接触到地质力学研究，这将提供机会，以激发和吸引更多的学生从事科学职业。 ENPC和GT-CEE的教职员工，本科生和研究生的活动的整合预计将维持着关注能源地球力学实验，理论和数值研究的小组之间的长期合作。这项IRES还将为共享欧洲和美国之间的知识，专业知识和资源提供更广泛的努力，并探索新的方法来开始高级教育与世界各地研究机构之间的科学合作。