An efficient rotational pressure-correction schemes for 2D/3D closed-loop geothermal system

In this paper, the rotational pressure-correction schemes for the closed-loop geothermal system are developed and analyzed. The primary benefit of this projection method is to replace the incompressible condition. The system is considered consisting of two distinct regions, with the free flow region governed by the Navier–Stokes equations and the porous media region governed by Darcy’s law. At the same time, the heat equations are coupled with the flow equations to describe the heat transfer in both regions. In the closed-loop geothermal system, the rotational pressure-correction schemes are used for the Navier–Stokes equations in the free flow region, and the direct decoupled scheme is used for the other equations. Besides, the stability of the proposed methods is proved. Finally, the high efficiency and applicability of the decoupled scheme are verified by 2D/3D numerical experiments.