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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-293-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-293-2023
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10 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 10 Mar 2023

Transport mechanisms of hydrothermal convection in faulted tight sandstones

Guoqiang Yan, Benjamin Busch, Robert Egert, Morteza Esmaeilpour, Kai Stricker, and Thomas Kohl

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The physical processes leading to the kilometre-scale thermal anomaly in faulted tight sandstones are numerically investigated. The fluid-flow pathways, heat-transfer types and interactions among different convective and advective flow modes are systematically identified. The methodologies and results can be applied to interpret hydrothermal convection-related geological phenomena and to draw implications for future petroleum and geothermal exploration and exploitation in analogous settings.
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