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Analysis and calculation of thermal conductivity of rock in deep strata

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The thermal conductivity of rock is an important parameter for the deep mine and the geothermal development. It is often not possible to measure the thermal conductivity of the rocks present in the deep strata, and the usual approach is to calculate thermal conductivity including mineralogy and porosity. The compositions of core samples from the MID01 borehole in the Björkö area were determined, and the minera composition was classified. The calculation of the thermal conductivity of rock in the borehole was carried out, and the main factors for the thermal conductivity of rock were analyzed. The results show that the calculated thermal conductivity of rock is reliable and useful for the design and calculation of geothermal development in the Björkö area.

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  1. School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, China

    Liu Dun-wen PhD & Gu De-sheng

  2. School of Geoscience and Environmental Engineering, Central South University, 410083, Changsha, China

    Dai Ta-gen

  3. Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), S10044, Stockholm, Sweden

    Herbert Henkel

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Foundation item: Project(50490274) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; project supported by the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China and Björkö project supported by the Energy Agency of Sweden

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Liu, Dw., Gu, Ds., Dai, Tg. et al. Analysis and calculation of thermal conductivity of rock in deep strata. J Cent. South Univ. Technol. 12 (Suppl 1), 114–119 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-005-0383-4

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