Temperature field simulation with stratification model of magma chamber under Los Humeros Caldera, Puebla, Mexico

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Geothermics (International Journal of Geothermal Research and its Applications); (UK)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0375-6505(90)90015-4· OSTI ID:6390442

Verma, M P; Verma, S P; Sanvicente, H ^[1]

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1. Dept. de Geotermia, Div. Fuentes de Energia, Inst. de Investigaciones Electricas, Apdo. Postal 475, Cuernavaca, Mor. 62000 (MX)

A simulation of the temperature field underlying Los Humeros caldera is obtained through numerical solution of the energy-conservation equation for a conductive heat flow process. The up-date information on geological, geochemical, geophysical and geochronological studies is used to estimate the parameters of the internal structure of the caldera. The simulation is carried out under a model of the stratification of a magma chamber. The existence of such a stratification is supported by geological and geochemical evidence. The boundary conditions, the equality of temperature and heat flux are programmed in the numeric solution of the energy-conservation equation by considering the boundary of a very small, finite thickness and smoothing the temperature curve at every step of calculation.

• OSTI ID: 6390442
• Journal Information: Geothermics (International Journal of Geothermal Research and its Applications); (UK), Vol. 19:2; ISSN 0375-6505
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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