Numerical Investigation on the Heat Extraction Capacity of Dual Horizontal Wells in Enhanced Geothermal Systems Based on the 3-D THM Model

The Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) constructs an artificial thermal reservoir by hydraulic fracturing to extract heat economically from hot dry rock. As the core element of the EGS heat recovery process, mass and heat transfer of working fluid mainly occurs in fractures. Since the direction of the...

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Main Authors: Zhixue Sun, Ying Xin, Jun Yao, Kai Zhang, Li Zhuang, Xuchen Zhu, Tong Wang, Chuanyin Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/2/280