The influence of thermal treatment on rock–bit interaction: a study of a combined thermo–mechanical drilling (CTMD) conceptRossi, E., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2020Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermal Energy 8, Art. 16Abstract ▾(Published: December 1, 2020)DOIDOI: 10.1186/s40517-020-00171-yCite
Simulation of rock failure modes in thermal spallation drillingVogler, D., Walsh, S. D. C., Von Rohr, P. R., and Saar, M. O.2020Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedActa Geotechnica 15, pp. 2327–2340Abstract ▾(Published: August 1, 2020)DOIDOI: 10.1007/s11440-020-00927-7Cite
Field test of a Combined Thermo-Mechanical Drilling technology. Mode I: Thermal spallation drillingRossi, E., Jamali, S., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2020Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedJournal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 190, Art. 107005Abstract ▾(Published: July 1, 2020)DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107005Cite
Field test of a Combined Thermo-Mechanical Drilling technology. Mode II: Flame-assisted rotary drillingRossi, E., Jamali, S., Schwarz, D., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2020Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedJournal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 190, Art. 106880Abstract ▾(Published: July 1, 2020)DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106880Cite
A combined thermo-mechanical drilling technology for deep geothermal and hard rock reservoirsRossi, E., Jamali, S., Wittig, V., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2020Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermics 85, Art. 101771Abstract ▾(Published: May 1, 2020)DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2019.101771Cite
The Effects of High Heating Rate and High Temperature on the Rock Strength: Feasibility Study of a Thermally Assisted Drilling MethodRossi, E., Kant, M. A., Madonna, C., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2018Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedRock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 51, pp. 2957–2964 Abstract ▾(Published: September 1, 2018)DOIDOI: 10.1007/s00603-018-1507-0Cite
Demonstration of thermal borehole enlargement to facilitate controlled reservoir engineering for deep geothermal, oil or gas systemsKant, M. A., Rossi, E., Duss, J., Amann, F., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2018Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedApplied Energy 212, pp. 1501–1509Abstract ▾(Published: February 1, 2018)DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.01.009Cite
Semi-analytic Green’s Function solution for conductive heat transfer in a half-space due to a moving convective boundary condition with adaptable shapesRossi, E., Kant, M. A., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2016Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedInternational Journal of Heat and Mass TransferCite
Advanced drilling technologies to improve the economics of deep geo-resource utilizationRossi, E., Adams, B. M., Vogler, D., Von Rohr, P. R., Kammermann, B., and Saar, M. O.2020Proceedings Refereed Peer-ReviewedIn Conference ProceedingsAbstract ▾(Published: August 13, 2020)DOIDOI: 10.3929/ethz-b-000445213Cite
Laboratory and Field Investigation of a Combined Thermo-Mechanical Technology to Enhance Deep Geothermal DrillingRossi, E., Jamali, S., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2019Proceedings Refereed Peer-ReviewedIn 81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2019, pp. 1–5Abstract ▾(Published: January 1, 2019)DOIDOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201901604Cite
Experiments on Rock-Bit Interaction During a Combined Thermo-Mechanical Drilling MethodRossi, E., Kant, M. A., Borkeloh, O., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2018Proceedings Refereed Peer-ReviewedIn 43rd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir EngineeringAbstract ▾Cite
The effects of flame-heating on rock strength: Towards a new drilling technologyRossi, E., Kant, M. A., Amann, F., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2017Proceedings Refereed Peer-ReviewedIn Conference Proceedings (American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) Symposium - San Francisco, USA)Abstract ▾Cite
Enhancing deep geo-resource utilization by advanced drilling technologies: CTMD and PPGDRossi, E., Adams, B. M., Vogler, D., Kammermann, B., Schiegg, H.-O., Von Rohr, P. R., and Saar, M. O.2020Presentations Talks ContributedTalk (Contributed) at 18th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, SGM 2020 - ETH Zürich, Switzerland, online(Published: November 6, 2020)Cite
Advanced hybrid thermo-mechanical drilling technology to facilitate deep geo-resource exploitationRossi, E., Jamali, S., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2019Presentations Talks ContributedTalk (Contributed) at Swiss Geoscience Meeting SGM 2019 - Swiss Geoscience Meeting - Fribourg, Switzerland(Published: November 22, 2019)Cite
Reducing the efforts to access deep geo-resources by thermally assisting the drilling processRossi, E., Jamali, S., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2019Presentations Talks ContributedTalk (Contributed) at EGW 2019 - Karlsruhe, Germany(Published: October 8, 2019)Cite
A combined thermo-mechanical drilling method: Laboratory experiments towards its implementation in the fieldRossi, E., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2018Presentations Talks ContributedTalk (Contributed) at EGW 2018 - 6th European Geothermal Workshop - Strasbourg, France(Published: October 9, 2018)Cite
Numerical Simulations of Thermo-Mechanical Processes during Thermal Spallation Drilling for Geothermal ReservoirsVogler, D., Walsh, S. D. C., Von Rohr, P. R., and Saar, M. O.2017Presentations Talks ContributedTalk (Contributed) at AGU Fall Meeting 2017 - New Orleans(Published: December 13, 2017)Cite
The effects of flame-heating on the rock strength: Towards a combined thermo-mechanical drilling technologyRossi, E., Kant, M. A., Madonna, C., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2018Presentations PosterPoster at European Geothermal PhD Days 2018 - Zürich, Switzerland(Published: March 11, 2018)Cite
Enhancing drilling performance by combining conventional and thermal spallation drilling: A feasibility studyRossi, E., Kant, M. A., Madonna, C., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2017Presentations PosterPoster at SCCER - SoE Annual Conference 2017 - Birmensdorf, Switzerland(Published: September 14, 2017)Cite
Combining conventional and thermal drilling in order to increase speed and reduce costs of drilling operations to access deep geothermal resources.Rossi, E., Kant, M. A., Von Rohr, P. R., and Saar, M. O.2017Presentations PosterPoster at EGU 2017 - Vienna(Published: April 26, 2017)Cite
An apparatus for thermal spallation of a boreholeVon Rohr, P. R., Kant, M. A., and Rossi, E.2017PatentsWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) / European Patent Office (EPO) #WO 2017/108986 A1 / EP 3184737 A1 • Assignee: ETH Zurich • Filed: 2016-12-22 • Published: 2017-06-29(Published: June 29, 2017)Cite
