A review of mathematical models for geothermal wellbore simulation

RA Tonkin, MJ O'Sullivan, JP O'Sullivan - Geothermics, 2021 - Elsevier
A wellbore simulator is an important tool for understanding flow in geothermal wells,
however, the literature on the topic is confusing because previous wellbore simulators have …

[HTML][HTML] Research status and development trend of key technologies for enhanced geothermal systems

L Gong, D Han, Z Chen, D Wang, K Jiao, X Zhang… - Natural Gas Industry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhanced geothermal system (EGS) is a primary method to develop geothermal resources
stored in hot dry rock (HDR), but it faces several key problems, such as unreasonable …

Modelling an unconventional closed-loop deep borehole heat exchanger (DBHE): sensitivity analysis on the Newberry volcanic setting

HR Doran, T Renaud, G Falcone, L Pan, PG Verdin - Geothermal Energy, 2021 - Springer
Alternative (unconventional) deep geothermal designs are needed to provide a secure and
efficient geothermal energy supply. An in-depth sensitivity analysis was investigated …

[HTML][HTML] A Peaceman-type well model for the 3D Control Volume Finite Element Method and numerical simulations of supercritical geothermal resource utilization

A Yapparova, B Lamy-Chappuis, SW Scott, T Driesner - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
While supercritical geothermal resources receive increasing attention, it has so far remained
unclear if and how they could be utilized. In order to provide a tool that can simulate both the …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of standalone PV-based hybrid systems for power generation in Rural area

M Jahangiri, A Khosravi, HA Raiesi… - … research in electrical …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Renewable energy-based distributed power generators that are known for low pollution and
low greenhouse effects are among the best known research interests of today's literature …

Application of a geothermal wellbore simulator in evaluating an enhanced geothermal system

J **e, R Tonkin, A Yeh, J Wang, M O'Sullivan - Geothermics, 2025 - Elsevier
Generally, the exploitation of a high-temperature geothermal resource mainly includes heat
extraction from the thermal reservoir, geothermal fluid transportation in the wellbore and …

A transient geothermal wellbore simulator

R Tonkin, J O'Sullivan, M Gravatt, M O'Sullivan - Geothermics, 2023 - Elsevier
A new transient geothermal wellbore simulator is presented. It is based on a mathematical
model consisting of three conservation equations (mass, momentum and energy) and a slip …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced well model for superhot and saline geothermal reservoirs

B Lamy-Chappuis, A Yapparova, T Driesner - Geothermics, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a new well model aimed at simulating deep and superhot geothermal wells
within reservoir-scale flow models. The model uses a classic multi-segment approach to …

增**型地热系统关键技术研究现状及发展趋势.

巩亮, **东旭, 陈峥, 汪道兵, 焦开拓… - Natural Gas …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
增**型地热系统(EGS) 是开发干热岩型地热资源的主要手段, 但其目前存在高温作用下人工压
裂缝网不合理, 多尺度多场耦合规律不明, 井内闪蒸流动造成采热效率低下 …

Simulation of complex transient flows in geothermal wells

R Tonkin, J O'Sullivan, M Gravatt, M O'Sullivan - Geothermics, 2023 - Elsevier
In a recent paper we discussed the development of a new transient geothermal wellbore
simulator. In the present paper we discuss the application of this simulator to the modelling …