The geothermal convector: Experimental and numerical results

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-374

  Carotenuto, A ^a   Casarosa, C ^b   Martorano, L ^b  

^a Dipto di Ingegneria Industriale   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Energetica Lorenzo Poggi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down hole exchanger; Geothermal energy; Heat pipe

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006024229     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1359-4311(98)00065-9     Document Type: Article

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