Continuum-fracture approach to modelling crystalline rock

Abstract: We start with a statistical description of the fracture networks in real (crystalline) rocks and related heterogeneous material properties. Next, we shall present continuum-fracture (CF) approach to the description of the processes in real rock. CF description has been consistently applied in the Flow123d simulator of THMC proceses. We will summarize simulated processes, numerical schemes, and software tools. Finally, we present particular applications in the safety of deep nuclear waste repositories and the efficiency of enhanced geothermal systems.

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Audience: researchers in the topic

Nečas Seminar on Continuum Mechanics

Series comments: This seminar was founded on December 14, 1966.

Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Sokolovská 83, Prague 8. If not written otherwise, we will meet on Mondays at 15:40 in lecture hall K3 (2nd floor)