Research Article

A Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Model of Jointed Hard Rock for Compressed Air Energy Storage

Table 2

Material parameters and boundary conditions used in the example.

Parameters

Young's modulus of rock (GPa)35
Poisson's ration of rock 0.3
Density of rock (kg/m3)2800
Pore ratio 1.0
Permeability coefficient (m2)
Permeability coefficient along crack (m2)
Crack width (m)
Viscosity of air (Pa s)
Biot's consolidation coefficient 0.95
Heat conduction of rock (W/m K)3
Heat conduction of air (W/m K)1000
Heat specific of air under constant pressure (J/kg K)1000
Heat specific of rock (J/kg K)900
Expansion coefficient (1/K)
Initial pressure (atm)1
Initial temperature (K)286.15
Air injection temperature (K)296.65