| Title | Numerical Modeling of Hydrothermal Convection Systems Including Super-Critical Fluid |
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| Authors | Mineyuki Hanano and Mohan S. Seth |
| Year | 1995 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | geothermal systems, hydrothermal systems, magma intrusion, natural convection, numerical modeling, super-critical fluid |
| Abstract | Development of deep geothermal resources exceeding 300?C has become very important in many geothermal fields. To adequately describe the entire picture of a total fluid circulation which is very important to understand the nature of such deep high-temperature geothermal resources, we have developed a numerical simulator capable of simulating geothermal reservoirs which may contain super-critical fluid, up to and 1000 bars. To overcome computational problems associated with rapid changes in fluid properties around and within a certain region above the critical point, we employed interpolation in the vicinity of the region. Using this simulator, we demonstrate that we are able to model deep hydrothermal convection systems. |