FEHM: finite element heat and mass transfer code

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5495517· OSTI ID:5495517

Zyvoloski, G; Dash, Z; Kelkar, S

The finite element heat and mass (FEHM) transfer code is a computer code developed to simulate geothermal and hot dry rock reservoirs. It is also applicable to natural-state studies of geothermal systems and ground-water flow. It solves the equations of heat and mass transfer for multiphase flow in porous and permeable media using the finite element method. The code also has provisions for a noncoupled tracer; that is, the tracer solutions do not affect the heat and mass transfer solutions. It can simulate two-dimensional, two-dimensional radial, or three-dimensional geometries. A summary of the equations in the model, the numerical solution procedure, and model verification and validation are provided in this report. A user's guide and sample problems are included in the appendices. 17 refs., 10 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5495517
• Report Number(s): LA-11224-MS; ON: DE88005902
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
F CODES
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
FLUID FLOW
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
Geothermal Legacy
HEAT TRANSFER
HOT-DRY-ROCK SYSTEMS
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
MULTIPHASE FLOW
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
POROUS MATERIALS
SIMULATION
WELLS