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Table 4 Summary of permeability calculations for equivalent continuum models (ECMs)

From: Modelling of flow through naturally fractured geothermal reservoirs, Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Component

P10 (m−1)

Number of fractures per km2 in BBN (× 103)

Ratio of BBN fractures per km2 (andesite = 1)

Y component permeability (10–15 m2)

X component permeability (10–15 m2)

Sheet-like andesite

0.6

106

1.00

30.0

2.31

Ignimbrite

0.8

169

1.59

47.6

3.66

Rhyolite

1.7

449

4.23

126.9

9.77

  1. The number of fractures in the BBNs are calculated using the formula in Fig. 3