Abstract
ABSTRACTThe conductive properties of fractured crystalline rock vary considerably in space, which implies that the flow is very unevenly distributed in space. The large variability raises doubts on modeling the flow with a large scale continuum model. Modeling flow in fractured crystalline rock in a network of discrete fractures provides an increased understanding of the character of the rock heterogeneity. Compared to a continuum model discrete models introduce new parameters such as statistical distributions for fracture orientation, radii, density and transmissivity that need to be estimated. By analyzing the migration experiment in the Stripa research mine in Sweden it is demonstrated how to calibrate and eventually validate a discrete model on field data. The flow analysis shows that the flow distribution on the drift roof and in two out of three vertical boreholes can be modelled with the same discrete model. The properties of the third borehole differ substantially. Initial attempts of analyzing the tracer experiment are also described.
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