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Thomas Driesner

Thomas Driesner

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Earth Science

D-Index
46
Citations
6909
World Ranking
4280
National Ranking
103

Overview

Thomas Driesner is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and environmental science, with a significant focus on subfields including mechanics of materials, geophysics, ocean engineering, environmental engineering, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several key topics that include:

  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Landslides and related hazards

Frequent publication venues for Thomas Driesner include:

  • Geothermics
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Some recent notable papers authored by or involving Thomas Driesner are:

  • "Mode I fracture growth in anisotropic rocks: Theory and experiment", 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • "Theory and experiment on true mode II fracturing of rocks", 2020, Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • "On the anisotropy of shear fracture toughness in rocks", 2021, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • "Mechanisms and patterns of magmatic fluid transport in cooling hydrous intrusions", 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Introduction of a Scaling Factor for Fracture Toughness Measurement of Rocks Using the Semi-circular Bend Test", 2021, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Thomas Driesner has collaborated frequently with several coauthors over the course of their research career. These coauthors include:

  • Morteza Nejati
  • Martin O. Saar
  • Benoit Lamy-Chappuis
  • Alina Yapparova
  • Bahador Bahrami

Best Publications

  • The system H2O–NaCl. Part I: Correlation formulae for phase relations in temperature–pressure–composition space from 0 to 1000 °C, 0 to 5000 bar, and 0 to 1 XNaCl

    Thomas Driesner;Christoph A. Heinrich

  • The system H2O–NaCl. Part II: Correlations for molar volume, enthalpy, and isobaric heat capacity from 0 to 1000 °C, 1 to 5000 bar, and 0 to 1 XNaCl

    Thomas Driesner

  • Magmatic vapor contraction and the transport of gold from the porphyry environment to epithermal ore deposits

    Christoph A. Heinrich;Thomas Driesner;Andri Stefánsson;Terry M. Seward

  • Porphyry-Copper Ore Shells Form at Stable Pressure-Temperature Fronts Within Dynamic Fluid Plumes

    P. Weis;T. Driesner;C. A. Heinrich;C. A. Heinrich

  • Numerical simulation of magmatic hydrothermal systems

    S. E. Ingebritsen;Sebastian Geiger;S. Hurwitz;Thomas Driesner

  • 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

  • Numerical simulation of multi-phase fluid flow in structurally complex reservoirs

    S. K. Matthäi;S. Geiger;S. G. Roberts;A. Paluszny

  • Molecular dynamics simulation study of ionic hydration and ion association in dilute and 1 molal aqueous sodium chloride solutions from ambient to supercritical conditions

    T. Driesner;T.M. Seward;I.G. Tironi

  • Geologic controls on supercritical geothermal resources above magmatic intrusions.

    Samuel Scott;Thomas Driesner;Philipp Weis

  • The structure and dynamics of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems.

    D. Coumou;T. Driesner;C. A. Heinrich

  • Phase separation, brine formation, and salinity variation at Black Smoker hydrothermal systems

    D. Coumou;D. Coumou;T. Driesner;P. Weis;C. A. Heinrich;C. A. Heinrich

  • Multiphase Thermohaline Convection in the Earth's Crust: I. A New Finite Element - Finite Volume Solution Technique Combined With a New Equation of State for NaCl-H2O

    Sebastian Geiger;Thomas Driesner;Christoph A. Heinrich;Stephan K. Matthäi

  • Hydraulic stimulation and fluid circulation experiments in underground laboratories: Stepping up the scale towards engineered geothermal systems

    Valentin S. Gischig;Domenico Giardini;Florian Amann;Marian Hertrich

  • Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Fluid Flow in Hydrothermal Systems

    Thomas Driesner;Sebastian Geiger

  • Mode I fracture growth in anisotropic rocks: Theory and experiment

    Morteza Nejati;Ali Aminzadeh;Florian Amann;Martin O. Saar;Martin O. Saar

  • Hydrodynamic modeling of magmatic–hydrothermal activity at submarine arc volcanoes, with implications for ore formation

    Gillian Gruen;Philipp Weis;Thomas Driesner;Christoph A. Heinrich;Christoph A. Heinrich

  • The dynamics of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems: Splitting plumes and fluctuating vent temperatures

    Dim Coumou;Thomas Driesner;Sebastian Geiger;Christoph A. Heinrich

  • Theory and experiment on true mode II fracturing of rocks

    Bahador Bahrami;Bahador Bahrami;Morteza Nejati;Majid Reza Ayatollahi;Thomas Driesner

  • Hydrothermal, multiphase convection of H2O‐NaCl fluids from ambient to magmatic temperatures: a new numerical scheme and benchmarks for code comparison

    Philipp Weis;Thomas Driesner;Dim Coumou;Sebastian Geiger

  • Melt and Fluid Inclusions in Hydrothermal Veins: The Magmatic to Hydrothermal Evolution of the Elatsite Porphyry Cu-Au Deposit, Bulgaria

    Elitsa Stefanova;Thomas Driesner;Zoltan Zajacz;Christoph A. Heinrich

  • The Effect of Pressure on Deuterium-Hydrogen Fractionation in High-Temperature Water

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  • Pressure Effect on Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation Between Brucite and Water at Elevated Temperatures

    Juske Horita;Thomas Driesner;David R. Cole

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin O. Saar
Martin O. Saar ETH Zurich
Sebastian Geiger
Sebastian Geiger Heriot-Watt University
Stephan K. Matthäi
Stephan K. Matthäi University of Melbourne
Dim Coumou
Dim Coumou Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service
Florian Amann
Florian Amann RWTH Aachen University
Simon Loew
Simon Loew ETH Zurich

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