Abstract
Abstract This paper contains THM analyses simulating the drift scale test (DST) at Yucca Mountain. By introducing appropriate hydrological parameters the analysis is performed in single porosity-permeability. The predicted temperatures and degrees of saturation are quite close to the measurements obtained in the test. The THM calculation is used to investigate gas permeability variations that were measured at different locations during the test. These gas permeability variations may be associated to hydraulic effects but also to mechanical effects. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is performed to study the influence of permeability changes induced by deformations on the shape and size of the dried zone.
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