BBAuthors: Guiltinan, E.J.; Advisor: -; Participants: Kuhlman, K.L.; Rutqvist, J.; Hu, M.; Boukhalfa, H.; Mills, M.; Otto, S.; Weaver, D.J.; Dozier, B.; Stauffer, P.H. (2020)
The experiments successfully achieved the targeted temperature of 120 °C when using the 750‐W radiative heater. Simulations using FEHM (Finite Element Heat and Mass transfer code) and TOUGH‐FLAC (Transport Of Unsaturated Groundwater and Heat–Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua) were able to accurately predict the coupled thermo–hydro–mechanical–chemical response of salt, matching the observed temperature and brine production. Due to the extremely low permeability of salt, these systems take many years to reach steady state when perturbed by mining activities. Long‐term numerical simulations are used to develop the initial pressure and saturation conditions. The inclusion of a damaged... 
