Research Article

A Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical Coupling Study of Heat Extraction from the Geothermal Reservoir with a Discrete Fracture Network

Table 2

Parameters of the coupling model.

VariableParameterValueUnit

Rock matrix density2700kg·m-3
Specific heat capacity of water4200J·kg-1·K-1
Specific heat capacity of the rock matrix1000J·kg-1·K-1
Thermal conductivity of water0.7W·m-1·K-1
Thermal conductivity of the rock matrix3W·m-1·K-1
Porosity0.051
Matrix permeabilitym2
Young’s modulus30GPa
Poisson’s ratio0.251
Biot’s coefficient11
Coefficient of volumetric expansion1/K
Storage coefficient of the matrix1/Pa
Initial aperture of fractures0.18mm
Standard deviation of the fracture surface height0.005mm