Geothermal resources characterization of two areas in southern Tuscany

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugenio Trumpy ◽  
Gianluca Gola ◽  
Alessandro Santilano ◽  
Adele Manzella ◽  
Matteo Brambilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Dynamic Modelling ◽  
Geothermal Field ◽  
Joint Analysis ◽  
Geothermal Resources ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
North East ◽  
Geothermal Potential ◽  
Technical Potential

<p>Based on a joint analysis of geothermal indicators (e.g. temperature map at different depth, surface heat flux) and practical features (e.g. restricted areas, existing research lease), two promising areas in southern Tuscany were identified to perform a more detailed geothermal resource characterization. An area is located on the north-east of the Larderello-Travale geothermal field, and the other one is located on the west of the Mt. Amiata geothermal field.</p><p>A quantitative geothermal resources assessment was performed in the aforementioned areas of Tuscany by solving numerical thermo-fluid dynamic models and by computing the geothermal potential using the ‘ThermoGIS’ software, as further developed for the Italian case (Trumpy et al., 2016).</p><p>First of all, geological and geophysical data required for geological and thermo-fluid dynamic modelling were collected and organised. The geological data were used to build a 3D geological model of the two areas of interest suitable for numerical simulations. Static temperature data gathered from the Italian National Geothermal Database together with site-specific heat flow measurements were used to calibrate the simulated steady state temperature distribution.</p><p>The geothermal potential computed by integrating geological, thermal and petro-physical information implementing the volume method used in ThermoGIS provided estimates of the heat in place and the geothermal technical potential maps. The resulting technical potential in the area close to Larderello –Travale is 330 MW<sub>e</sub> and in the Mt. Amiata sector is 50MW<sub>e</sub>.</p><p>References</p><p>Trumpy E., Botteghi S., Caiozzi F., Donato A., Gola G., Montanari D., Pluymaekers M., Santilano A., Van Wees, J.D., Manzella A. Geothermal potential assessment for a low carbon strategy: a new systematic approach applied in southern Italy. Energy 103, 167-181, 2016.</p>

Computational fluid dynamic modelling of maxillary sinus irrigation after maxillary antrostomy and modified endoscopic medial maxillectomy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Z Turfe ◽  
K Zhao ◽  
J N Palmer ◽  
J R Craig
Keyword(s):  
Maxillary Sinus ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Topical Therapy ◽  
Dynamic Modelling ◽  
Posterior Wall ◽  
Medial Maxillectomy ◽  
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis

Abstract Objective For recalcitrant chronic maxillary sinusitis, modified endoscopic medial maxillectomy has been shown to be clinically beneficial after failed maxillary antrostomy as endoscopic medial maxillectomy may offer improved topical therapy delivery. This study compared irrigation patterns after maxillary antrostomy versus endoscopic medial maxillectomy, using computational fluid dynamic modelling. Case report A 54-year-old female with left chronic maxillary sinusitis underwent maxillary antrostomy, followed by endoscopic medial maxillectomy. Computational fluid dynamic models were created after each surgery and used to simulate irrigations. Results After maxillary antrostomy, irrigation penetrated the maxillary sinus at 0.5 seconds, initially contacting the posterior wall. The maxillary sinus was half-filled at 2 seconds, and completely filled at 4 seconds. After endoscopic medial maxillectomy, irrigation penetrated the maxillary sinus at 0.5 seconds and immediately contacted all maxillary sinus walls. The maxillary sinus was completely filled by 2 seconds. Conclusion Computational fluid dynamic modelling demonstrated that endoscopic medial maxillectomy allowed faster, more forceful irrigation to all maxillary sinus walls compared with maxillary antrostomy.

scholarly journals New methods of geothermal potential assessment in the Pannonian basin

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annamária Nádor ◽  
László Sebess-Zilahi ◽  
Ágnes Rotár-Szalkai ◽  
Ágnes Gulyás ◽  
Tamara Markovic
Keyword(s):  
Pannonian Basin ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Heat Content ◽  
Geothermal Resources ◽  
Geothermal Potential ◽  
Technical Potential ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Geothermal Model ◽  
Bounding Surfaces ◽  
Direct Use

Abstract The Pannonian basin in Central Europe is well known for its rich geothermal resources. Although geothermal energy has been utilised, mainly for direct use purposes, for a long time, there are still a lot of untapped resources. This paper presents novel methods for outlining and assessing the theoretical and technical potential of partly still unknown geothermal reservoirs, based on a case study from the Dráva basin, one of the sub-basins of the Pannonian basin along the Hungarian–Croatian border. The presented methods include reservoir delineation based on combining geological bounding surfaces of the Upper Pannonian basin-fill units with a set of isotherms deriving from a conductive geothermal model. The geothermal potential of each identified reservoir was calculated by a Monte Carlo method, which was considered as being represented by the heat content of the fluids stored in the effective pore space (‘moveable fluid’). The results underline the great untapped geothermal potential of the Dráva basin, especially that of the reservoir storing thermal water of 50–75°C, which has the largest volume and the greatest stored heat content.

scholarly journals A Methodology for Assessing the Favourability of Geopressured-Geothermal Systems in Sedimentary Basin Plays: A Case Study in Abruzzo (Italy)

Geofluids ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Santilano ◽  
Eugenio Trumpy ◽  
Gianluca Gola ◽  
Assunta Donato ◽  
Davide Scrocca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Sedimentary Basin ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Geothermal Systems ◽  
Geothermal Resources ◽  
Unconventional Resource

We exploit the concept of the geothermal favourability, widely used for hydrothermal and EGS systems, to present an innovative methodology for assessing geopressured-geothermal resources occurring in terrigenous units in sedimentary basin plays. Geopressured-geothermal systems are an unconventional resource for power trigeneration exploiting three forms of energy from hydrocarbons, hydrothermal fluids, and well-head overpressure. This paper is intended to be a practical analytical framework for the systematic integration of the relevant data required to assess geopressured-geothermal resources. For this purpose, innovative parameters were also implemented in the methodology. The final result is the favourability map for identifying prospective areas to be further investigated for the appraisal of the geopressured-geothermal potential. We applied our methodology to the foredeep-foreland domains of the Apennines thrust belt in the Abruzzo region (central Italy). We analysed hundreds of deep hydrocarbon wells in order to create 3D geological and thermo-fluid dynamic models at a regional scale as well as to obtain information on the pressure regimes and on the chemistry of the system. The final favourability map for the Abruzzo case study is a first attempt at ranking these kinds of unconventional geothermal resources in a region that has been historically explored and exploited mostly for hydrocarbons.

scholarly journals Classification of geothermal resources by potential

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Rybach
Keyword(s):  
Energy Resources ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Geothermal Resources ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
Geothermal Potential ◽  
Technical Potential ◽  
Available Technology

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> When considering and reporting resources, the term "geothermal potential" is often used without clearly stating what kind of potential is meant. For renewable energy resources it is nowadays common to use different potentials: theoretical, technical, economic, sustainable, developable – decreasing successively in size. In such a sequence, the potentials are progressively realizable and more and more rewarding financially. The theoretical potential describes the physically present energy, the technical potential the fraction of this energy that can be used by currently available technology and the economic potential the time- and location-dependent fraction of the previous category; the sustainable potential constrains the fraction of the economic potential that can be utilized in the long term; the developable potential is the fraction of the economic resource which can be developed under realistic conditions. In converting theoretical to technical potential, the recovery factor (the ratio extractable heat/heat present at depth) is of key importance. An example (global geothermal resources) is given, with numerical values of the various potentials. The proposed classification could and should be used as a kind of general template for future geothermal energy resources reporting.</p>

Fiber energy efficiency Part I: Extended entropy model

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Karlström ◽  
Karin Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Temperature Profile ◽  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Multiscale Model ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Entropy Model ◽  
Refining Zone ◽  
Energy Balances ◽  
Flat Zone

Abstract This is the first in a series of papers presenting the development of a comprehensive multiscale model with focus on fiber energy efficiency in thermo mechanical pulp processes. The fiber energy efficiency is related to the defibration and fibrillation work obtained when fibers and fiber bundles interact with the refining bars. The fiber energy efficiency differs from the total refining energy efficiency which includes the thermodynamical work as well. Extracting defibration and fibrillation work along the radius in the refining zone gives information valuable for fiber development studies.Models for this process must handle physical variables as well as machine specific parameters at different scales. To span the material and energy balances, spatial measurements from the refining zone must be available. In this paper, measurements of temperature profile and plate gaps from a full-scale CD-refiner are considered as model inputs together with a number of process variables. This enables the distributed consistency in the refining zone as well as the split of the total work between the flat zone and the CD-zone to be derived. As the temperature profile and the plate gap are available in the flat zone and the CD-zone at different process conditions it is also shown that the distributed pulp dynamic viscosity can be obtained. This is normally unknown in refining processes but certainly useful for all fluid dynamic models describing the bar-to-fiber interactions. Finally, it is shown that the inclusion of the machine parameters will be vital to get good estimates of the refining conditions and especially the split between the thermodynamical work and the defibration/fibrillation work.

Towards real-time fire data synthesis using numerical simulations

2021 ◽  
pp. 073490412199344
Author(s):  
Wolfram Jahn ◽  
Frane Sazunic ◽  
Carlos Sing-Long
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Computing Time ◽  
Temperature Correction ◽  
Dynamic Simulations ◽  
Conservation Of Energy ◽  
Fire Scenarios

Synthesising data from fire scenarios using fire simulations requires iterative running of these simulations. For real-time synthesising, faster-than-real-time simulations are thus necessary. In this article, different model types are assessed according to their complexity to determine the trade-off between the accuracy of the output and the required computing time. A threshold grid size for real-time computational fluid dynamic simulations is identified, and the implications of simplifying existing field fire models by turning off sub-models are assessed. In addition, a temperature correction for two zone models based on the conservation of energy of the hot layer is introduced, to account for spatial variations of temperature in the near field of the fire. The main conclusions are that real-time fire simulations with spatial resolution are possible and that it is not necessary to solve all fine-scale physics to reproduce temperature measurements accurately. There remains, however, a gap in performance between computational fluid dynamic models and zone models that must be explored to achieve faster-than-real-time fire simulations.

Hyperbolic versus Parabolic Asymptotics in Kinetic Theory toward Fluid Dynamic Models

2013 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 1327-1346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelghani Bellouquid ◽  
Juan Calvo ◽  
Juan Nieto ◽  
Juan Soler
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Theory ◽  
Dynamic Models ◽  
Fluid Dynamic

Fluid dynamic modelling of electric arcs for industrial applications

1998 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 1163-1168 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Delalondre ◽  
Alain Bouvier ◽  
Ange Caruso ◽  
Namane Méchitoua ◽  
O. Simonin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Dynamic Modelling ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Electric Arcs

Analysis of Metallogenic Conditions of Geothermal Resources in Heiyu Lake of Daqing

2012 ◽  
Vol 550-553 ◽  
pp. 2472-2477
Author(s):  
Yu Chun Bai ◽  
Yong Li Li ◽  
Fu Li Qi ◽  
Feng Long Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Zone ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Major Elements ◽  
Geothermal Field ◽  
Geophysical Data ◽  
Geothermal Resources ◽  
Lake Zone ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Geothermal Drilling ◽  
Geological Background

Heiyu Lake zone of Daqing is located in the southwest hollow borderland of Heiyu Lake and on the arching transitional zone of Daqing placanticline. Based on the geological background of Heiyu Lake, this paper analyzes the landform, the regional geological structure, the formation lithology and the irruptive rock and other metallogenic conditions in detail. The indispensable geological conditions for forming geothermal field in layers were summed up. Combining with the development characteristics and geophysical data of formation, the bore hole site of geothermal well and target stratum were ascertained. The four major elements of forming geothermal resources in this region were confirmed by carrying out geothermal drilling.

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