A Macroscale Hydrogeological Numerical Model of the Suio Hydrothermal System (Central Italy)
The complex behaviour of the Suio hydrothermal system (central Italy) and its potential exploitation as a renewable energy source are still unclear. To quantitatively evaluate the geothermal resource, the Suio hydrothermal system has been investigated with a hydrogeological numerical model that coup...
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| author | Michele Saroli Matteo Albano Gaspare Giovinco Anna Casale Marco Dell’Isola Michele Lancia Marco Petitta |
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| description | The complex behaviour of the Suio hydrothermal system (central Italy) and its potential exploitation as a renewable energy source are still unclear. To quantitatively evaluate the geothermal resource, the Suio hydrothermal system has been investigated with a hydrogeological numerical model that couples fluid flow, thermal convection, and transport of diluted species inside a hybrid continuum-discrete medium. The numerical model, calibrated and validated with available and new experimental data, unveiled the complex behaviour of the hydrothermal system. The normal tectonic displacements, the fracturing of the karst hydrostructure, and the aquitard distribution strongly influence the hydrothermal basin. In particular, a dual fluid circulation, sustained by steady-state thermal and pressure gradients, modulates the hydrothermalism at the several springs and wells. The presence of a medium to a low-temperature reservoir allows for potential exploitation of the geothermal resource. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e01e7ba1a0cb4eb890df82d03817dcc62025-08-20T03:26:05ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81151468-81232019-01-01201910.1155/2019/54850685485068A Macroscale Hydrogeological Numerical Model of the Suio Hydrothermal System (Central Italy)Michele Saroli0Matteo Albano1Gaspare Giovinco2Anna Casale3Marco Dell’Isola4Michele Lancia5Marco Petitta6Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Meccanica, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Cassino 03043, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome 00143, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Meccanica, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Cassino 03043, ItalyAnderson, Eckstein and Westrick, Inc., Shelby Charter Township, MI 48315, USADipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Meccanica, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Cassino 03043, ItalyGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaDST-Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome 00185, ItalyThe complex behaviour of the Suio hydrothermal system (central Italy) and its potential exploitation as a renewable energy source are still unclear. To quantitatively evaluate the geothermal resource, the Suio hydrothermal system has been investigated with a hydrogeological numerical model that couples fluid flow, thermal convection, and transport of diluted species inside a hybrid continuum-discrete medium. The numerical model, calibrated and validated with available and new experimental data, unveiled the complex behaviour of the hydrothermal system. The normal tectonic displacements, the fracturing of the karst hydrostructure, and the aquitard distribution strongly influence the hydrothermal basin. In particular, a dual fluid circulation, sustained by steady-state thermal and pressure gradients, modulates the hydrothermalism at the several springs and wells. The presence of a medium to a low-temperature reservoir allows for potential exploitation of the geothermal resource.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5485068 |
| spellingShingle | Michele Saroli Matteo Albano Gaspare Giovinco Anna Casale Marco Dell’Isola Michele Lancia Marco Petitta A Macroscale Hydrogeological Numerical Model of the Suio Hydrothermal System (Central Italy) Geofluids |
| title | A Macroscale Hydrogeological Numerical Model of the Suio Hydrothermal System (Central Italy) |
| title_full | A Macroscale Hydrogeological Numerical Model of the Suio Hydrothermal System (Central Italy) |
| title_fullStr | A Macroscale Hydrogeological Numerical Model of the Suio Hydrothermal System (Central Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Macroscale Hydrogeological Numerical Model of the Suio Hydrothermal System (Central Italy) |
| title_short | A Macroscale Hydrogeological Numerical Model of the Suio Hydrothermal System (Central Italy) |
| title_sort | macroscale hydrogeological numerical model of the suio hydrothermal system central italy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5485068 |
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