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Solutions and case studies for thermally driven reactive transport and porosity evolution in geothermal systems (reactive Lauwerier problem)
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Einat Aharonov
Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Piotr Szymczak
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Manolis Veveakis
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Boaz Lazar
Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Laura E. Dalton
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Short summary
Common practices in water resource management and geothermal applications involve the injection of hot or cold water into aquifers. The resulting thermal changes may lead to chemical disequilibrium and consequent mineral dissolution/precipitation in the rock void space. A mathematical model is developed to study the effects of such thermal fluid injection on the evolution of water composition, aquifer porosity, and permeability. The model is then applied to two important case studies.
Common practices in water resource management and geothermal applications involve the injection...
