Michael A. Kant

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 et al. · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 2018 · 126 citations · Full text

Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Strength, Engineering +9

Thermal properties of Central Aare granite for temperatures up to 500°C: Irreversible changes due to thermal crack formation

Michael A. Kant, Jens Ammann, Edoardo Rossi et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2017 · 66 citations

Materials Science, Earth Science, High Temperature Materials +14

A theory on thermal spalling of rocks with a focus on thermal spallation drilling

Michael A. Kant, Edoardo Rossi, Claudio Madonna et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth · 2017 · 43 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Drilling +18

Minimal required boundary conditions for the thermal spallation process of granitic rocks

Michael A. Kant, Philipp Rudolf von Rohr · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2016 · 40 citations

Boundary Conditions, Granitic Rocks, Engineering +8

Demonstration of thermal borehole enlargement to facilitate controlled reservoir engineering for deep geothermal, oil or gas systems

Michael A. Kant, Edoardo Rossi, Jonas Duss et al. · Applied Energy · 2018 · 34 citations

Thermal Borehole Enlargement, Petroleum Reservoir, Engineering +10