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.2020Journal Article Peer-ReviewedJournal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 190, pp. 107005–107005Abstract ▾(Paper accepted: 2020-07-01)DOI: 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.2020Journal Article Peer-ReviewedJournal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 190, pp. 106880–106880Abstract ▾(Paper accepted: 2020-07-01)DOI: 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.2020Journal Article Peer-ReviewedGeothermics 85, pp. 101771–101771Abstract ▾DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2019.101771Cite
Simulation of rock failure modes in thermal spallation drillingVogler, D., Walsh, S. D. C., Von Rohr, P. R., and Saar, M. O.2020Journal Article Peer-ReviewedActa Geotechnica 15, pp. 2327–2340Abstract ▾DOI: 10.1007/s11440-020-00927-7Cite
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.2020Journal Article Peer-ReviewedGeothermal Energy 8Abstract ▾DOI: 10.1186/s40517-020-00171-yCite
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.2018Journal Article Peer-ReviewedApplied Energy 212, pp. 1501–1509Abstract ▾DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.01.009Cite
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.2018Journal Article Peer-ReviewedRock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 51, pp. 2957–2964Abstract ▾DOI: 10.1007/s00603-018-1507-0Cite
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.2017Journal Article Peer-ReviewedAbstract ▾Cite
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.2016Journal Article Peer-ReviewedCite
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.2020Presentation Peer-ReviewedZurich, SwitzerlandAbstract ▾DOI: 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.2019Presentation Peer-Reviewed81st EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2019Abstract ▾DOI: 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.2018Presentation Peer-ReviewedTalk (Contributed) at 43rd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir EngineeringAbstract ▾Cite
An apparatus for thermal spallation of a boreholeVon Rohr, P. R., Kant, M. A., and Rossi, E.2017Patent Peer-Reviewed#EP3450675A1Cite
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.2020OtherCite
Advanced hybrid thermo-mechanical drilling technology to facilitate deep geo-resource exploitationRossi, E., Jamali, S., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2019OtherCite
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.2019OtherCite
A combined thermo-mechanical drilling method: Laboratory experiments towards its implementation in the fieldRossi, E., Saar, M. O., and Von Rohr, P. R.2018OtherCite
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.2018OtherCite
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.2017OtherCite
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.2017OtherCite
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.2017OtherCite
