Open AccessPrediction of rocks thermal conductivity from elastic wave velocities, mineralogy and microstructure
Author(s) -
Lucas Pimienta,
Joël Sarout,
Lionel Esteban,
Claudio Delle Piane
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
geophysical journal international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0956-540X
DOI - 10.1093/gji/ggu034
Subject(s) - geology , thermal conductivity , mineralogy , porosity , microstructure , elasticity (physics) , thermal , sedimentary rock , geophysics , geotechnical engineering , materials science , thermodynamics , composite material , geochemistry , physics
While knowledge on Thermal Conductivity (TC) of rocks is of interest in many fields, determining this property remains challenging. In this paper, a modelling approach for TC prediction from Elastic Wave Velocity (EWV) measurements is reported. To this end, a new effective TC model for a typical sedimentary rock is introduced that explicitly accounts for the presence of pores, pressure-sensitive m...
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