Reactive Flow Modeling Of Hydrothermal Systems

Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences Editors: S. Bhattacharji, Brooklyn H. J. Neugebauer, Bonn J. Reitner, Göttingen K. Stüwe, Graz Founding Editors: G. M. Friedman, Brooklyn and Troy A. Seilacher, Tübingen and Yale 103 3 Berlin Heidelberg New York Hong Kong London Milan Paris Tokyo Michael Kühn Reactive Flow Modeling of Hydrothermal Systems With 68 Colour Illustrations 123 Author Dr. Michael Kühn CSRIO – ARRC / Exploration and Mining 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Technology Park Kensington, Perth, WA 6151 Australia Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for Bibliographic information published by Die Deutsche Bibliothek. Die Deutsche Bibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliographie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the Internet at . ”For all Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences published till now please see final pages of the book“ ISSN 0930-0317 ISBN 3-540-20338-9 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer-Verlag is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springeronline.com © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004 Printed in Germany The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Erich Kirchner, Heidelberg Typesetting: Camera ready by author Printed on acid-free paper 32/3142/du - 5 4 3 2 1 0 Preface This book introduces the topic of geochemical reaction modeling of the fluids in subsurface and hydrothermal systems. It is designed for readers first entering into this world as well as for sophisticated researchers who want to improve their knowledge especially of the interaction between chemical reactions and other processes like fluid flow and heat transfer in hydrothermal systems. Furthermore, it will be of interest for characterization, delineation, and exploration of geothermal reservoirs as well as for mineral geology, to explain or to reassess existing deposits and to search for new ones. The intention behind this manuscript has been to serve as a textbook for graduate students in aqueous, environmental, and groundwater geochemistry, despite the fact that its focus is on the special topic of geochemistry in hydrothermal systems, and to provide new insights for experienced researches with respect to the topic of reactive transport. The overall purpose of the book is to give the reader an understanding of the processes t