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Martin O. Saar

Martin O. Saar

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Earth Science

D-Index
52
Citations
8955
World Ranking
3076
National Ranking
81

Overview

Martin O. Saar is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has produced significant research contributions primarily in the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers subfields including Environmental Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research topics span a diverse range of areas with emphasis on CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications, Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Groundwater Flow and Contamination Studies, and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)
  • Geothermics
  • Transport in Porous Media
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water Resources Research

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Martin O. Saar are:

  • Combining natural gas recovery and CO2-based geothermal energy extraction for electric power generation, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Mode I fracture growth in anisotropic rocks: Theory and experiment, 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Review: Induced Seismicity During Geoenergy Development-A Hydromechanical Perspective, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Accelerating Reactive Transport Modeling: On-Demand Machine Learning Algorithm for Chemical Equilibrium Calculations, 2020, Transport in Porous Media
  • Heat depletion in sedimentary basins and its effect on the design and electric power output of CO2 Plume Geothermal (CPG) systems, 2020, Renewable Energy

Martin O. Saar collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Benjamin M. Adams, Daniel Vogler, Moira Gatens, Étienne Balibar, and Warren Montag.

Best Publications

  • Using pyrosequencing to shed light on deep mine microbial ecology.

    Robert A Edwards;Beltran Rodriguez-Brito;Linda Wegley;Matthew Haynes

  • Permeability‐porosity relationship in vesicular basalts

    Martin O. Saar;Michael Manga

  • Combining geothermal energy capture with geologic carbon dioxide sequestration

    Jimmy B. Randolph;Martin O. Saar

  • Seismicity induced by seasonal groundwater recharge at Mt. Hood, Oregon

    Martin O. Saar;Martin O. Saar;Michael Manga;Michael Manga

  • Depth dependence of permeability in the Oregon Cascades inferred from hydrogeologic, thermal, seismic, and magmatic modeling constraints

    M. O. Saar;M. O. Saar;M. Manga;M. Manga

  • Coupling carbon dioxide sequestration with geothermal energy capture in naturally permeable, porous geologic formations: Implications for CO2 sequestration

    Jimmy B. Randolph;Martin O. Saar

  • Numerical models of the onset of yield strength in crystal–melt suspensions

    Martin O Saar;Michael Manga;Katharine V Cashman;Sean Fremouw

  • Accelerating Lattice Boltzmann Fluid Flow Simulations Using Graphics Processors

    Peter Bailey;Joe Myre;Stuart D.C. Walsh;David J. Lilja

  • The seismo-hydromechanical behavior during deep geothermal reservoir stimulations: open questions tackled in a decameter-scale in situ stimulation experiment

    Florian Amann;Florian Amann;Valentin Gischig;Keith Evans;Joseph Doetsch

  • A comparison of electric power output of CO2 Plume Geothermal (CPG) and brine geothermal systems for varying reservoir conditions

    Benjamin M. Adams;Thomas H. Kuehn;Jeffrey M. Bielicki;Jimmy B. Randolph

  • Review: Geothermal heat as a tracer of large-scale groundwater flow and as a means to determine permeability fields

    Martin O. Saar

  • On the importance of the thermosiphon effect in CPG (CO2 plume geothermal) power systems

    Benjamin M. Adams;Thomas H. Kuehn;Jeffrey M. Bielicki;Jimmy B. Randolph

  • Did melting glaciers cause volcanic eruptions in eastern California? Probing the mechanics of dike formation

    A. Mark Jellinek;Michael Manga;Martin O. Saar

  • CO2 sequestration in feldspar-rich sandstone: Coupled evolution of fluid chemistry, mineral reaction rates, and hydrogeochemical properties

    Benjamin M. Tutolo;Andrew J. Luhmann;Xiang Zhao Kong;Martin O. Saar

  • Experimental dissolution of dolomite by CO2-charged brine at 100°C and 150bar: Evolution of porosity, permeability, and reactive surface area

    Andrew J. Luhmann;Xiang Zhao Kong;Benjamin M. Tutolo;Nagasree Garapati

  • A new partial-bounceback lattice-Boltzmann method for fluid flow through heterogeneous media

    Stuart D. C. Walsh;Holly Burwinkle;Martin O. Saar

  • Carbon dioxide-based geothermal energy generation systems and methods related thereto

    Martin O. Saar;Jimmy Bryan Randolph;Thomas H. Kuehn

  • The Effects of High Heating Rate and High Temperature on the Rock Strength: Feasibility Study of a Thermally Assisted Drilling Method

    Edoardo Rossi;Michael A. Kant;Claudio Madonna;Martin O. Saar

  • Brine displacement by CO2, energy extraction rates, and lifespan of a CO2-limited CO2-Plume Geothermal (CPG) system with a horizontal production well

    Nagasree Garapati;Jimmy B. Randolph;Martin O. Saar;Martin O. Saar

  • Review: Induced Seismicity During Geoenergy Development—A Hydromechanical Perspective

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  • Depth dependence of permeability in the Oregon cascades inferred from hydrogeologic, thermal, seismic, and magmatic modeling constraints

    M.O. Saar;M. Magna

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Seyfried
William E. Seyfried University of Minnesota
Keith F. Evans
Keith F. Evans ETH Zurich
Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley
Florian Amann
Florian Amann RWTH Aachen University
David J. Lilja
David J. Lilja University of Minnesota
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service

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