Numerical simulation of magmatic hydrothermal systems

SE Ingebritsen, S Geiger, S Hurwitz… - Reviews of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The dynamic behavior of magmatic hydrothermal systems entails coupled and nonlinear
multiphase flow, heat and solute transport, and deformation in highly heterogeneous media …

The system H2O–NaCl. Part I: Correlation formulae for phase relations in temperature–pressure–composition space from 0 to 1000 C, 0 to 5000 bar, and 0 to 1 XNaCl

T Driesner, CA Heinrich - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2007 - Elsevier
Realistic simulations of fluid flow in geologic systems have severely been hampered by the
lack of a consistent formulation for fluid properties for binary salt–water fluids over the …

The system H2O–NaCl. Part II: Correlations for molar volume, enthalpy, and isobaric heat capacity from 0 to 1000 C, 1 to 5000 bar, and 0 to 1 XNaCl

T Driesner - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2007 - Elsevier
A set of correlations for the volumetric properties and enthalpies of phases in the system
H2O–NaCl as a function of temperature, pressure, and composition has been developed …

Suppressing viscous fingering in structured porous media

HS Rabbani, D Or, Y Liu, CY Lai… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Finger-like protrusions that form along fluid− fluid displacement fronts in porous media are
often excited by hydrodynamic instability when low-viscosity fluids displace high-viscosity …

Numerical simulation of multi-phase fluid flow in structurally complex reservoirs

SK Matthäi, S Geiger, SG Roberts… - Geological Society …, 2007 - lyellcollection.org
Realistic simulation of structurally complex reservoirs (SCR) is challenging in at least three
ways:(1) geological structures must be represented and discretized accurately on vastly …

Vent fluid chemistry of the Rainbow hydrothermal system (36 N, MAR): Phase equilibria and in situ pH controls on subseafloor alteration processes

WE Seyfried Jr, NJ Pester, K Ding, M Rough - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2011 - Elsevier
The Rainbow hydrothermal field is located at 36° 13.8′ N–33° 54.15′ W at 2300m depth
on the western flank of a non-volcanic ridge between the South AMAR and AMAR segments …

The structure and dynamics of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems

D Coumou, T Driesner, CA Heinrich - Science, 2008 - science.org
Sub-seafloor hydrothermal convection at mid-ocean ridges transfers 25% of the Earth's heat
flux and can form massive sulfide ore deposits. Their three-dimensional (3D) structure and …

Phase separation, brine formation, and salinity variation at Black Smoker hydrothermal systems

D Coumou, T Driesner, P Weis… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first fully transient 2‐D numerical simulations of black smoker hydrothermal
systems using realistic fluid properties and allowing for all phase transitions possible in the …

Hydrothermal, multiphase convection of H2O‐NaCl fluids from ambient to magmatic temperatures: a new numerical scheme and benchmarks for code comparison

P Weis, T Driesner, D Coumou, S Geiger - Geofluids, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Thermohaline convection of subsurface fluids strongly influences heat and mass fluxes
within the Earth's crust. The most effective hydrothermal systems develop in the vicinity of …

Numerical investigation of transient hydrothermal processes around intrusions: Heat-transfer and fluid-circulation controlled mineralization patterns

K Eldursi, Y Branquet, L Guillou-Frottier… - Earth and Planetary …, 2009 - Elsevier
New insights on the circulation of fluids around magmatic intrusions have been obtained
through coupled hydrothermal numerical modelling that takes into account i) a continuous …