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Thermo-hydro-mechanical modelling
Description
For geothermal exploitation, thermo-hydraulic transfer in geomaterials (soil or rock) under mechanical solicitation is an important geophysical study topic. The objective of this course is to introduce different numerical methods to simulate thermo-hydraulic transfer of a geothermal system considering mechanical conditions.
This module is devised by 3 parts:
- Thermal transfer with finite element method (12H)
- Thermo-hydraulic coupling with finite difference method (12H)
- Mechanical laoding condition with discrete elements method (12H)
At the end of this course, students will be familiarized with different modeling methods and able to simulate simple thermal-hydro-mechanical problems by using software like MatLab.
Compétences visées
- Thermo-hydro-mechanical numerical modeling of geomaterials
- Formalise and model the hydro-mechanical behaviour of the subsoil
- Analyse geophysical, geochemical and geotechnical data and sources of geological information, integrate them into a geomodeller and formalise the problem with a view to modelling subsoil transfers and deformations
- Make autonomous use of advanced digital tools for one or more professions or research sectors in the field
Modalités d'organisation et de suivi
- Teaching mode: 9 x 4 hours in computer classroom
- Numerical tool : numerical modeling softwares and Matlab
Discipline(s)
- Informatique
- Génie informatique, automatique et traitement du signal