Table 2 Rock properties (rock grain density ρr, thermal conductivity \(\stackrel{\sim }{\lambda }\), thermal capacity C), and parameters of the elastic medium (volumetric thermal expansion coefficient αT, solid bulk modulus Ks, and Poisson’s ratio ν)
Rock grain density | ρr [kg m−3] | 2000 |
Thermal conductivity | \(\stackrel{\sim }{\lambda }\) [W m−1 K−1] | 1.15 |
Thermal capacity | C [kJ kg−1 K−1] | 1 |
Volumetric thermal expansion | αT [K−1] | 10–5 |
Solid bulk modulus | Ks [GPa] | 30 |
Poisson’s ratio | ν | 0.3 |