The influences of heating and uniaxial loading on granite subjected to liquid nitrogen cooling
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105614
Abstract: Abstract Understanding and controlling rock breaking is critical in many geological projects, such as mining, tunneling and other underground engineering projects. Tunnel boring machine (TBM) is widely used in such geological projects owing to its… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; ln2 cooling; hard rock; uniaxial loading ... See more keywords
Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanism of high-temperature granite cooled with liquid nitrogen for geothermal reservoir applications
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0253668
Abstract: Liquid nitrogen (LN2) fracturing technology is an innovative method for enhancing geothermal energy extraction from hot dry rock reservoirs. This study investigates the impact of LN2 cooling on the mechanical properties of granite subjected to… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; fracture; ln2 cooling; liquid nitrogen ... See more keywords