scholarly journals A three-dimensional lithospheric-scale thermal model of Germany

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 225-234
Author(s):  
Denis Anikiev ◽  
Adrian Lechel ◽  
Maria Laura Gomez Dacal ◽  
Judith Bott ◽  
Mauro Cacace ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Model ◽  
Sedimentary Cover ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Upper Rhine Graben ◽  
Heterogeneous Distribution ◽  
Radiogenic Heat ◽  
Central European Basin ◽  
Crystalline Crust ◽  
Central European Basin System

Abstract. We present a 3-D lithospheric-scale model covering the area of Germany that images the regional characteristics of the structural configuration and of the thermal field. The structural model resolves major sedimentary, crustal and lithospheric mantle units integrated from previous studies of the Central European Basin System, the Upper Rhine Graben and the Molasse Basin, together with published geological and geophysical data. A combined workflow consisting of 3-D structural, gravity and thermal modelling is applied to derive the 3-D thermal configuration. The modelled temperature distribution is highly variable in response to an imposed heterogeneous distribution of thermal properties assigned to the different units. First order variations in the temperature field are mainly attributed to the thermal blanketing effect from the sedimentary cover, the variability in the amount of radiogenic heat produced within the different crystalline crust compartments and the implemented topology of the thermal Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary.

scholarly journals Influence of the Main Border Faults on the 3D Hydraulic Field of the Central Upper Rhine Graben

Geofluids ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Freymark ◽  
Judith Bott ◽  
Mauro Cacace ◽  
Moritz Ziegler ◽  
Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transport ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Upper Rhine Graben ◽  
Rhine Graben ◽  
Dimensional Interaction ◽  
Geothermal Potential ◽  
Hydraulic Regime ◽  
Upper Rhine

The Upper Rhine Graben (URG) is an active rift with a high geothermal potential. Despite being a well-studied area, the three-dimensional interaction of the main controlling factors of the thermal and hydraulic regime is still not fully understood. Therefore, we have used a data-based 3D structural model of the lithological configuration of the central URG for some conceptual numerical experiments of 3D coupled simulations of fluid and heat transport. To assess the influence of the main faults bordering the graben on the hydraulic and the deep thermal field, we carried out a sensitivity analysis on fault width and permeability. Depending on the assigned width and permeability of the main border faults, fluid velocity and temperatures are affected only in the direct proximity of the respective border faults. Hence, the hydraulic characteristics of these major faults do not significantly influence the graben-wide groundwater flow patterns. Instead, the different scenarios tested provide a consistent image of the main characteristics of fluid and heat transport as they have in common: (1) a topography-driven basin-wide fluid flow perpendicular to the rift axis from the graben shoulders to the rift center, (2) a N/NE-directed flow parallel to the rift axis in the center of the rift and, (3) a pronounced upflow of hot fluids along the rift central axis, where the streams from both sides of the rift merge. This upflow axis is predicted to occur predominantly in the center of the URG (northern and southern model area) and shifted towards the eastern boundary fault (central model area).

scholarly journals 3D reconstruction of salt movements within the deepest post-Permian structure of the Central European Basin System - the Glueckstadt Graben

2006 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Maystrenko ◽  
U. Bayer ◽  
M. Scheck-Wenderoth
Keyword(s):  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Thickness Distribution ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Central European ◽  
Central European Basin ◽  
Central European Basin System ◽  
Permian Salt ◽  
Early Cenozoic ◽  
Basin System

AbstractThe Glueckstadt Graben is a prominent structure of the Central European Basin System, where the sedimentary patterns are extensively affected by Permian salt movements. The relations of the sedimentary patterns to salt structures have been analyzed through present-day distributions of sediments. In addition, a three-dimensional backward modelling approach has been applied to determine the original salt distribution in response to the unloading due to sequential backstripping of the stratigraphic layers. The results of the modelling reveal the thickness distribution of the Permian salt for 5 time intervals from the end of the Triassic to present day. Spatial agreement has been found between the development of the depleted zone of the Permian salt through time and the observed distribution of the maximum subsidence for the different stratigraphic units above the salt. The sedimentation centres for each time interval are always located above the zone of reduced or depleted Permian salt. In the central part of the Glueckstadt Graben, the depletion occurred already in the Triassic and perfectly correlates with the thickest Triassic. During the Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary, the areas of depleted Permian salt shifted towards the basin flanks, and the same occurred with the centres of maximum sediment deposition. Thus, the results of the modelling strongly support the conclusion that salt withdrawal has played a major role during the Meso-Cenozoic evolution of the Glueckstadt Graben and that the progressive depletion of the Permian salt layer, from the central part towards the margins, created the large part of the accommodation space for sedimentation in addition to tectonic subsidence.Furthermore, our study has several important implications for salt behaviour in different tectonic settings. In general, the results of modelling indicate a good correlation between the main phases of salt movements and tectonic events in the area under consideration. During the Triassic, the first stage of diapirism in the Glueckstadt Graben occurred within the central part of the basin. Regional extension may have triggered reactive diapirism and caused the formation of the deep primary rim synclines. Once the salt structures had reached the critical size, buoyancy forces supported their continued growth until the Jurassic when extension-induced regional stresses once more affected the Glueckstadt Graben. The results of the modelling indicate very little salt activity during the late Early Cretaceous-early Late Cretaceous when the area of the Glueckstadt Graben was tectonically silent. Therefore, our study supports the concept of tectonically induced salt movements which can be interrupted during the absence of tectonic forces. Salt movements were reactivated in the marginal troughs by compressional forces during the latest Late Cretaceous-Early Cenozoic. Paleogene-Neogene salt withdrawal led to the growth of N-S oriented salt structures mainly at the margins of the basin. This phase of salt tectonics correlates temporally with almost W-E extension. This indicates a renewed change in tectonic regime after Late Cretaceous-Early Cenozoic compression.

Three-dimensional Reconstruction of Microscopic Image Based on Multi-ST Algorithm

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 20506-1-20506-7
Author(s):  
Min Zhu ◽  
Rongfu Zhang ◽  
Pei Ma ◽  
Xuedian Zhang ◽  
Qi Guo
Keyword(s):  
3D Reconstruction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Microscopic Image ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Gaussian Pyramid ◽  
Cost Aggregation ◽  
Dimensional Reconstruction ◽  
Image Pairs ◽  
Accurate Matching

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction is extensively used in microscopic applications. Reducing excessive error points and achieving accurate matching of weak texture regions have been the classical challenges for 3D microscopic vision. A Multi-ST algorithm was proposed to improve matching accuracy. The process is performed in two main stages: scaled microscopic images and regularized cost aggregation. First, microscopic image pairs with different scales were extracted according to the Gaussian pyramid criterion. Second, a novel cost aggregation approach based on the regularized multi-scale model was implemented into all scales to obtain the final cost. To evaluate the performances of the proposed Multi-ST algorithm and compare different algorithms, seven groups of images from the Middlebury dataset and four groups of experimental images obtained by a binocular microscopic system were analyzed. Disparity maps and reconstruction maps generated by the proposed approach contained more information and fewer outliers or artifacts. Furthermore, 3D reconstruction of the plug gauges using the Multi-ST algorithm showed that the error was less than 0.025 mm.

Modeling and Assessment of the Produced Water Discharges from Offshore Petroleum Platforms

2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Chen ◽  
Lin Zhao ◽  
Kenneth Lee ◽  
Charles Hannath
Keyword(s):  
Random Walk ◽  
Produced Water ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Ecological Monitoring ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Water Stream

Abstract There has been a growing interest in assessing the risks to the marine environment from produced water discharges. This study describes the development of a numerical approach, POM-RW, based on an integration of the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) and a Random Walk (RW) simulation of pollutant transport. Specifically, the POM is employed to simulate local ocean currents. It provides three-dimensional hydrodynamic input to a Random Walk model focused on the dispersion of toxic components within the produced water stream on a regional spatial scale. Model development and field validation of the predicted current field and pollutant concentrations were conducted in conjunction with a water quality and ecological monitoring program for an offshore facility located on the Grand Banks of Canada. Results indicate that the POM-RW approach is useful to address environmental risks associated with the produced water discharges.

Numerical Study of the Mean and Filtered Characteristics of Turbulent Jets Impinging on Convex and Flat Surfaces Using LES

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adra Benhacine ◽  
Zoubir Nemouchi ◽  
Lyes Khezzar ◽  
Nabil Kharoua
Keyword(s):  
Convex Surface ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Turbulent Jets ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Wall Jet ◽  
Potential Core ◽  
Flat Surfaces ◽  
Free Jet ◽  
Eddy Simulation

A numerical study of a turbulent plane jet impinging on a convex surface and on a flat surface is presented, using the large eddy simulation approach and the Smagorinski-Lilly sub-grid-scale model. The effects of the wall curvature on the unsteady filtered, and the steady mean, parameters characterizing the dynamics of the wall jet are addressed in particular. In the free jet upstream of the impingement region, significant and fairly ordered velocity fluctuations, that are not turbulent in nature, are observed inside the potential core. Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities in the shear layer between the jet and the surrounding air are detected in the form of wavy sheets of vorticity. Rolled up vortices are detached from these sheets in a more or less periodic manner, evolving into distorted three dimensional structures. Along the wall jet the Coanda effect causes a marked suction along the convex surface compared with the flat one. As a result, relatively important tangential velocities and a stretching of sporadic streamwise vortices are observed, leading to friction coefficient values on the curved wall higher than those on the flat wall.

scholarly journals Regional Distribution and Kinetics of Three Sites on the GABAA Receptor: Lack of Effect of Portacaval Shunting

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anke M. Mans ◽  
Kelli M. Kukulka ◽  
Keith J. McAvoy ◽  
Norman C. Rokosz
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Parameters ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Portacaval Shunt ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Significant Heterogeneity ◽  
Heterogeneous Distribution ◽  
Dimensional Reconstruction ◽  
Benzodiazepine Site ◽  
Gaba Neurotransmission

The regional distribution of binding sites on the GABAA receptor and their kinetic parameters were measured by quantitative autoradiography in brains from normal rats and rats with a portacaval shunt, a model of portal systemic encephalopathy in which GABA neurotransmission may be altered. The ligands used were [3H]flunitrazepam (a benzodiazepine-site agonist), [3H]-Ro 15-1788 (a benzodiazepine-site antagonist), [3H]muscimol (a GABA-site agonist), and [35S] t-butylbicyclo-phosphorothionate (35S-TBPS, a convulsant that binds to a site near the chloride channel). Some brains were analyzed by computerized image analysis and three-dimensional reconstruction. The regional distribution of binding of the benzodiazepines was very similar, but the patterns obtained with [3H]muscimol and [35S]TBPS were different in many areas, suggesting a heterogeneous distribution of several subtypes of the GABAA receptor. The kinetic parameters were determined in brain regions for [3H]flunitrazepam, [3H]Ro15-1788, and [3H]muscimol. For each ligand, the Kd showed a significant heterogeneity among brain regions (at least threefold), contrary to conclusions drawn from earlier studies. In portacaval shunted rats, binding of all four ligands was essentially unchanged from that in control rats, indicating that, if there was an abnormality in GABA neurotransmission during portal systemic shunting, it was not reflected by altered binding to the main sites on the GABAA receptor.

scholarly journals Na3Co2(As0.52P0.48)O4(As0.95P0.05)2O7

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. i85-i86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youssef Ben Smida ◽  
Abderrahmen Guesmi ◽  
Mohamed Faouzi Zid ◽  
Ahmed Driss
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Reaction ◽  
Title Compound ◽  
General Position ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Other ◽  
Coordination Polyhedra ◽  
Bond Valence Sum ◽  
Full Occupancy

The title compound, trisodium dicobalt(II) (arsenate/phosphate) (diarsenate/diphosphate), was prepared by a solid-state reaction. It is isostructural with Na3Co2AsO4As2O7. The framework shows the presence of CoX22O12(X2 is statistically disordered with As0.95P0.05) units formed by sharing corners between Co1O6octahedra andX22O7groups. These units form layers perpendicular to [010]. Co2O6octahedra andX1O4(X1 = As0.54P0.46) tetrahedra form Co2X1O8chains parallel to [001]. Cohesion between layers and chains is ensured by theX22O7groups, giving rise to a three-dimensional framework with broad tunnels, running along thea- andc-axis directions, in which the Na+ions reside. The two Co2+cations, theX1 site and three of the seven O atoms lie on special positions, with site symmetries 2 andmfor the Co,mfor theX1, and 2 andm(× 2) for the O sites. One of two Na atoms is disordered over three special positions [occupancy ratios 0.877 (10):0.110 (13):0.066 (9)] and the other is in a general position with full occupancy. A comparison between structures such as K2CdP2O7, α-NaTiP2O7and K2MoO2P2O7is made. The proposed structural model is supported by charge-distribution (CHARDI) analysis and bond-valence-sum (BVS) calculations. The distortion of the coordination polyhedra is analyzed by means of the effective coordination number.

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