Research Article

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

Table 3

Different coupling factors in four scenarios.

Coupling factorFormula termScenario 1 (TH)Scenario 2 THM)Scenario 3 (TH+roughness)Scenario 4 (THM+roughness)

HMInitial stress equilibrium
TH

,
HM for the matrix
HM for the fracture
TM
Fracture roughness