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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-921-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-921-2017
Research article
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13 Sep 2017
Research article |  | 13 Sep 2017

Flexible parallel implicit modelling of coupled thermal–hydraulic–mechanical processes in fractured rocks

Mauro Cacace and Antoine B. Jacquey

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The paper describes theory and numerical implementation for coupled thermo–hydraulic–mechanical processes focusing on reservoir (mainly related to geothermal energy) applications.
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