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{"title":"Surface heat loss assessment at the Waiotapu Geothermal Field, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand","authors":"Anya M Seward ,&nbsp;Robert R Reeves ,&nbsp;Ed Mroczek ,&nbsp;Nick Macdonald ,&nbsp;Thomas Brakenrig","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103205","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103205","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Assessments of surface heat loss from <span><span>geothermal systems</span><svg><path></path></svg></span> can provide information and insight into the size and dynamics of the underlying <span><span>geothermal resource</span><svg><path></path></svg></span> and provide constraints for numerical models. Historically, many different methods have been used to measure heat loss. However different techniques, and assumptions can result in a wide range of estimates with large errors. Surface heat loss is estimated in this paper using a variety of terrestrial based measurements and remote sensing data. Aerial thermal infrared data, calorimetry, temperature-depth profiles and chloride flux measurements were collected at the Waiotapu Geothermal Field, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand. Terrestrial measurements are integrated to determine a total heat loss for the area using a groundcover (vegetation) map determined from aerial photography.</div><div>A variety of methods for calculating heat loss are compared, with each technique providing insight into surface and subsurface heat transfer characteristics. Of note is the vast difference in the amount of heat lost from the transport of geothermal fluid to the surface compared to the amount of heat transferred through the ground compared to other New Zealand geothermal fields. Over 50% of the surface heat loss is emitted through evaporation, convection and conduction processes at the surface of water bodies, and an additional 40% is lost through directly discharging geothermal fluids into the Waiotapu Stream and tributaries. Less than 10% of heat is lost through heat transport from the ground.</div><div>Comparisons between heat loss determined from temperature-depth profiles and calorimetry vary drastically. We propose two potential causes for this. Firstly, a sinter deposit is present in the shallow subsurface which is acting as an insulator and preventing heat from reaching the surface, or secondly, the high air temperatures at the time of measurements suppressed the surface heat loss signal.</div><div>Aerial thermal infrared data are used to estimate the total heat loss from the ground and pool surfaces, while chloride flux of stream water is used to estimate the mass discharge into stream channels. A total heat loss from the Waiotapu Geothermal Field is estimated to be 456 MW which compares favourably to historically estimated heat loss values, ranging from 410 to 520 MW, using a variety of techniques.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 103205"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142720778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Notably high salinity of geothermal water in the coastal area in Hainan Island, China, predominantly dominated by tectonic activities","authors":"Zhikeng Huang ,&nbsp;Zhi Chen ,&nbsp;Yang Liu ,&nbsp;Chunguo Liu ,&nbsp;Zheming Shi ,&nbsp;Lei Liu ,&nbsp;Zhaofei Liu ,&nbsp;Hongyi He ,&nbsp;Ying Li","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103202","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103202","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Notably high levels of salinity were detected in the geothermal water of the coastal area on Hainan Island. The underlying mechanism of this phenomenon was identified by analysing the geochemical and isotopic data from geothermal water samples, which is crucial for the development and utilization of these geothermal resources. From the acquired results, it was demonstrated that the geothermal water samples with obviously higher concentrations of Na⁺, Ca²⁺, and Cl⁻ were concentrated in the coastal areas. In addition, the Ca²⁺ concentration in some geothermal water samples was even higher than that of the seawater. On the contrary, a negligible difference between the other components and hydrogen-oxygen isotopic ratios was observed in these geothermal water samples, compared to the other geothermal water samples in Hainan Island. These outcomes contradicted the assumption of seawater infiltration into the geothermal water in the coastal areas. In our study, we revealed that the halite-water interaction could have dominated the notably high salinity of geothermal water in the coastal area, and four stages of the interaction were illustrated. Further study indicated that the enhanced water-rock interactions by the tectonic activities could be responsible for the distinct high concentrations of Na⁺, Ca²⁺, and Cl⁻ in geothermal water at the intersection of faults in the coastal areas, where concentrated earthquakes occurred. The preliminary findings suggested that monitoring Na⁺, Ca²⁺, and Cl⁻ concentrations in geothermal water within the coastal regions is a promising method for regional earthquake prediction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 103202"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142720790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The EGS Collab project: Outcomes and lessons learned from hydraulic fracture stimulations in crystalline rock at 1.25 and 1.5 km depth","authors":"Tim Kneafsey ,&nbsp;Pat Dobson ,&nbsp;Doug Blankenship ,&nbsp;Paul Schwering ,&nbsp;Mark White ,&nbsp;Joseph P. Morris ,&nbsp;Lianjie Huang ,&nbsp;Tim Johnson ,&nbsp;Jeff Burghardt ,&nbsp;Earl Mattson ,&nbsp;Ghanashyam Neupane ,&nbsp;Chris Strickland ,&nbsp;Hunter Knox ,&nbsp;Vince Vermuel ,&nbsp;Jonathan Ajo-Franklin ,&nbsp;Pengcheng Fu ,&nbsp;William Roggenthen ,&nbsp;Tom Doe ,&nbsp;Martin Schoenball ,&nbsp;Chet Hopp ,&nbsp;Michelle Robertson","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103178","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103178","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the goal of better understanding stimulation in crystalline rock for improving enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), the EGS Collab Project performed a series of stimulations and flow tests at 1.25 and 1.5 km depths. The tests were performed in two well-instrumented testbeds in the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, United States. The testbed for Experiment 1 at 1.5 km depth contained two open wells for injection and production and six instrumented monitoring wells surrounding the targeted stimulation zone. Four multi-step stimulation tests targeting hydraulic fracturing and nearly year-long ambient temperature and chilled water flow tests were performed in Experiment 1. The testbed for Experiments 2 and 3 was at 1.25 km depth and contained five open wells in an outwardly fanning five-spot pattern and two fans of well-instrumented monitoring wells surrounding the targeted stimulation zone. Experiment 2 targeted shear stimulation, and Experiment 3 targeted low-flow, high-flow, and oscillating pressure stimulation strategies. Hydraulic fracturing was successful in Experiments 1 and 3 in generating a connected system wherein injected water could be collected. However, the resulting flow was distributed dynamically, and not entirely collected at the anticipated production well. Thermal breakthrough was not observed in the production well, but that could have been masked by the Joule-Thomson effect. Shear stimulation in Experiment 2 did not occur – despite attempting to pressurize the fractures most likely to shear – because of the inability to inject water into a mostly-healed fracture, and the low shear-to-normal stress ratio. The EGS Collab experiments are described to provide a background for lessons learned on topics including induced seismicity, the correlation between seismicity and permeability, distributed and dynamic flow systems, thermoelastic and pressure effects, shear stimulation, local geology, thermal breakthrough, monitoring stimulation, grouting boreholes, modeling, and system management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"126 ","pages":"Article 103178"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142720791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Scaling in fractured geothermal carbonate reservoir rocks: An experimental approach","authors":"Ozioma Carol Uwakwe ,&nbsp;Sylvia Riechelmann ,&nbsp;Mathias Mueller ,&nbsp;Thomas Reinsch ,&nbsp;Martin Balcewicz ,&nbsp;Onyedika Anthony Igbokwe ,&nbsp;Adrian Immenhauser","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103199","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103199","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mineral precipitates along thermal fluid pathways (scaling) and clogging by unconsolidated grains inversely affect the efficiency of geothermal systems. An experimental approach is presented to quantify dissolution-precipitation processes in fractured, geologically complex carbonate rocks of Devonian age. The outcome suggests that the dissolution-precipitation processes must be placed in the context of different fluid properties and pressure conditions between the injection and the production well. A geochemical monitoring program documenting the processes in the carbonate aquifer rocks is presented. Experimental work must be combined with field and modelling approaches to unfold its full strength.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 103199"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A novel machine learning approach for reservoir temperature prediction","authors":"Haoxin Shi ,&nbsp;Yanjun Zhang ,&nbsp;Yuxiang Cheng ,&nbsp;Jixiang Guo ,&nbsp;Jianqiao Zheng ,&nbsp;Xin Zhang ,&nbsp;Yude Lei ,&nbsp;Yongjie Ma ,&nbsp;Lin Bai","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103204","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103204","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accurately assessing geothermal potential is a significant global challenge, and the development of reservoir temperature prediction models is a key aspect of evaluating this potential. Machine learning modeling serves as an effective tool in this process. However, before modeling, the inability to fully screen complex and nonlinear input features, combined with the insufficiency of datasets, often impacts the predictive accuracy of the models. This study collected hydrochemical test data from 65 groundwater samples in the Guide area of Qinghai Province from 2009 to 2016. To address the issue of missing data, we employed the LRTC-TNN method to supplement the dataset. Subsequently, we conducted correlation analysis on the data features using normalization and Pearson correlation coefficients to identify important features. Based on the processed dataset, we constructed XGBoost and LightGBM models and used 5-fold cross-validation and Bayesian optimization model to select the optimal combination of model parameters. In the modeling analysis, we explored the advantages and disadvantages of both models and evaluated their performance in terms of accuracy, robustness, and generalization capability. The results indicate that the model performs best when 80% of the training data is used. The LRTC-TNN model effectively fills in missing data, achieving an accuracy exceeding 95%. When applying the XGBoost and LightGBM models to the training set, test set, and complete dataset, the XGBoost model consistently yielded significant predictive results, specifically an R² value of 98.09%, a RMSE of 0.546, and a MAE of 0.396. Robustness analysis showed that the XGBoost model is more robust, while feature importance and sensitivity analysis revealed that chloride ions are the key independent variable affecting reservoir temperature predictions. Furthermore, generalization capability validation indicated that the model can adapt well to different datasets and provide accurate predictive results. In conclusion, the XGBoost model, which considers complementary data, demonstrates excellent generality in reservoir temperature prediction, providing a reliable solution for accurately determining underground reservoir temperatures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 103204"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research on acidizing blockage removal and perfusion enhancement technology for sandstone geothermal reservoir recharge wells","authors":"Yaoshun Yuan,&nbsp;Juan Du,&nbsp;Pingli Liu,&nbsp;Ming Wang,&nbsp;Jinming Liu,&nbsp;Xiang Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103200","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Geothermal tailwater recharge is an inevitable way to achieve sustainable and efficient development of geothermal resources and water resource recycling. However, as the recharge time of sandstone geothermal recharge wells increases, the recharge rate decreases, severely restricting the development and utilization of geothermal resources. The mechanism of water injection damage and the process of enhancing permeability have not been comprehensively studied, and effective measures to improve the efficiency and permeability of sandstone geothermal reservoirs are lacking. This study takes three reservoir rock samples from the Zhangjiapo Group, Lantian-Bahe Group, and Gaolingqun Group in the Xianyang geothermal field as the research objects. The ``micro+macro'' analysis method was used to study the reservoir characteristics. Water injection damage simulation experiments and scaling trend prediction were conducted. The mechanism of geothermal well damage is clarified from multiple aspects. Four acid systems including mud acid, fluoroboric acid, multi-hydro acid, and solid acid were used to conduct core flooding experiments, revealing the mechanism of permeability enhancement and simulating the acidification stimulation effect indoors. The results show that three layers of the Xianyang geothermal field are composed mainly of sandy mudstone, and fine and medium-fine sandstone, with strong heterogeneity. During the process of tailwater recharge, blockage damage must occur, and environmental conditions such as pressure and temperature changes can easily cause scaling damage. Mud acid causes severe dissolution of the rock core end face, and cannot achieve deep unblocking. The ability of multi-hydro acid stimulation is good, and the permeability increases by 3.18–15.47 times. Multi-hydro acid formed a single acid channel in the core of the Zhangjiapo Group, effectively removing blockages in deep layers. Solid acid can effectively protect the integrity of rock cores. After solid acid stimulation, the core structures of the three layers were intact, and the permeability has increased by 1.66–3.17 times. For loosely cemented reservoirs, solid acids can be used for acid stimulation. This study examined the effectiveness of chemical stimulation with four types of acid in sandstone geothermal reservoirs, demonstrated the feasibility of acidizing sandstone geothermal wells, and provided a scientific reference for improving the permeability and recharge rate of sandstone geothermal reservoirs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 103200"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Present-day deep geothermal field and lithospheric thermal structure in the Ordos Basin","authors":"Kai Qi ,&nbsp;Zhanli Ren ,&nbsp;Junping Cui ,&nbsp;Qiang Yu ,&nbsp;Fenfei Bai ,&nbsp;Xinshe Liu ,&nbsp;Zhipeng Chen ,&nbsp;Guangyuan Xing","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103198","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103198","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Ordos Basin, a pivotal large-scale superimposed basin in China, boasts substantial oil and gas reserves. This article employs steady-state temperature (SST) from 42 wells and oil testing temperature (OTT) data from over 400 wells to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the present-day geothermal gradient, thermal properties, heat flow, and deep temperature (4 000 m, 6 000 m, and the top surface of the Proterozoic and Ordovician) in the Ordos Basin. Furthermore, the thermal lithospheric thickness (TLT), Moho temperature, and heat flow ratio of crustal to mantle are calculated. The findings reveal that the geothermal gradient within the basin mainly distributed between 22-31 °C/km, averaging at 28 °C/km. The surface heat flow, ranging from 46 to 71 mW/m², with a mean of 62 mW/m², positions the basin as a medium-temperature. Temperatures at 4 000 m and 6 000 m depths vary from 105-155 °C and 150-230 °C respectively, exhibiting a \"high in the east and south and low in the west and north\" pattern. Temperature at the top surface of the Ordovician ranges from 60 to 130 °C and exceeds 145 °C in the Proterozoic. The present-day TLT in the basin varies between 80 and 160 km, gradually increasing towards the west. Intriguingly, heat flow ratio of crustal to mantle in the west is significantly greater than 1, indicating a lithospheric structure of \"hot crust and cold mantle\". The present-day geothermal field in the basin is primarily influenced by deep thermal structures and rock thermal properties. This study contributes to the deep oil and gas exploration and basin dynamics in the Ordos Basin.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 103198"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Three-dimensional temperature maps of the Williston Basin, USA: Implications for deep hot sedimentary and enhanced geothermal resources","authors":"Sarah E. Gelman,&nbsp;Erick R. Burns","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103196","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103196","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As part of U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) efforts to identify and assess geothermal energy resources of the US, a three-dimensional (3D) geologic and thermal model has been constructed for the Williston Basin, USA. The geologic model consists of all sedimentary units above the Proterozoic and Archean crystalline rock (called basement herein), with a total sedimentary thickness of up to 5 km near the basin center. Twenty-nine geologic units were mapped from interpreted formation tops from 16,465 wells. A 3D temperature model was constructed to a depth of 7 km by constructing a 3D heat flow model for the sedimentary units, followed by estimating underlying temperature using a one-dimensional (1D) analytic solution for heat flow within the underlying crystalline basement. Using the sedimentary basin model, heat flow was simulated in 3D and was calibrated using three temperature datasets: 1) 24 high-confidence static temperature logs (equilibrium thermal profiles), 2) more than15,000 drill stem test (DST) measurements from &gt;7,000 wells, and 3) more than 45,000 bottomhole temperature (BHT) measurements from &gt;14,000 wells. The DST and BHT datasets provide broad spatial coverage, but are lower confidence, primarily because measurements were made prior to attaining thermal equilibrium. DST and BHT measurements were binned regionally to develop representative thermal profiles that generally agree with these lower quality data (hereafter called pseudowell temperature profiles). Layer properties (primarily thermal conductivity and compaction curves) were set to best estimate values, then the heat flow model was calibrated to fit pseudowell and static temperature logs primarily by adjusting basal heat flow to approximate the overall temperature profile. Minor adjustments to thermal conductivity allowed adjusting changes in slope at lithologic contacts. Resulting maps include 3D temperature and basal (bottom of sedimentary units) heat flow estimates, which are used as input for the temperature model of the basement. The crystalline basement temperature model uses an analytic 1D solution to the heat flow equation that requires estimates of heat flow and temperature at the upper boundary (i.e., the sediment/basement contact), radiogenic heat production within the crystalline basement, and reference thermal conductivity (i.e., uncorrected for temperature). Two regions of high heat flow are identified: 1) in western North Dakota along the North American Central Plains Conductivity Anomaly and 2) in eastern Montana near the Poplar dome. Within the sedimentary column in the center of the basin of the basin, an area of approximately 100,000 km&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt; is predicted to have moderate- to high-temperature geothermal resources (&gt;90 °C) under the thickest sequences of sediments. Where thick insulation and high heat flow coincide, electric-grade resources can be less than 4 km deep. Assuming a maximum feasible drilling depth of 7 km, temperatures ar","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 103196"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experimental investigation on the impact of the asymmetrical heat exchange and operation modes on the thermal performance of a bored energy pile in unsaturated soil: A case study in Brazil","authors":"Ricardo Caires Formigari,&nbsp;Cristina de Hollanda Cavalcanti Tsuha","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Energy piles are a type of geothermal exchanger, used in ground source heat pump systems, to provide heating or cooling energy for thermal comfort purposes, due to their cost advantages compared to deep borehole heat exchangers. This type of technology is still not used in Brazil, where the hot dominating weather and space-cooling demand predominate, and soils in unsaturated condition cover a significant part of the land surface. In this case of unbalanced heat transfer to the ground, this system may cause the increase of pile and ground temperatures over time, reducing its efficiency. Additionally, in unsaturated soils the ground thermal conductivity is normally inferior compared to saturated soils, and for this reason the increase of pile and ground temperatures with time may be more significant. Moreover, the positive impact of a groundwater flow on the heat transfer performance does not occur. Therefore, the current work investigates the thermal performance of energy piles with three different heat exchanger pipe configurations, in a typical Brazilian unsaturated tropical soil, with the aim of providing fundamental guidance for future application of this sustainable technology for the challenging combination of predominant cooling demand and unsaturated soil condition. For this study, asymmetrical and spiral pipe configurations and different operation modes were evaluated by field experiments to verify if these variables can influence the energy pile performance. Thermal performance tests were carried out on bored energy piles installed at a site of unsaturated soil in São Carlos city, Brazil. The energy pile of asymmetrical W-pipe configuration under intermittent operation mode presented a better heat transfer performance, and a lower increase of the average pile temperature compared to the spiral configuration case. These aspects can be advantageous for energy pile groups and also for the heat transfer performance and thermo-mechanical behaviour of a single energy pile.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 103201"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Thermal budget of hydrothermal systems for the Xianshuihe fault belt in the SE Tibetan Plateau: Insights to the geothermal accumulation processes","authors":"Xin Tang ,&nbsp;Yingchun Wang ,&nbsp;Haoxin Jia ,&nbsp;Guangzheng Jiang ,&nbsp;Yinhui Zuo ,&nbsp;Rongcai Song","doi":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103189","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.geothermics.2024.103189","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The behavior of fault belt is related to temperature, pressure, rock characteristics and fluid activity while the heat transfer processes play crucial role on the dynamic behavior of the fault. However, the thermal characteristic of large strike-slip fault in activity orogenic belt is still unclear. This study constructed a thermal budget model of the Xianshuihe Fault Zone by using four elements model—pure conduction, rainfall infiltration, groundwater discharge, and frictional heating—the different heat fluxes at various depths in the study area were calculated. The spatial characteristics and variations of heat flux with depth were analyzed. The results show that the surface heat flux in the study area is approximately 22 W/m² which is consistent with the soil heat flux measurement. Among the heat flux models, rainfall convection and groundwater discharge are the primary controls of heat transfer which contributing 9.84 W/m² and 8.67 W/m², respectively. These two parts account for over 80 % of the surface heat flux at shallow depths (1–3 km). The pure conduction contributes around 0.16 W/m² approximately 1 % of the total while the frictional heating model provides a surface heat flux of 3.13 W/m², accounting for about 14 % of the total. At depths exceeding 9 km, the frictional heating increasing and contribution exceeds 95 % that is the primary controls of heat transfer in the deeper parts. Our thermal budget results are therefore crucial to understanding the heat accumulation processes and earthquake regime on the fault zone.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55095,"journal":{"name":"Geothermics","volume":"125 ","pages":"Article 103189"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}