Fluid circulation and heat extraction from engineered geothermal reservoirs

Geothermics

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 553-572

  Brown, Donald ^a   DuTeaux, Robert ^b   Kruger, Paul ^b   Swenson, Daniel ^b   Yamaguchi, Tsutomu ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

HDR; Hot dry rock; HWR; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

FLUID CIRCULATION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS; HEAT EXTRACTION; RESERVOIR ROCK TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL POWER PRODUCTION;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HOT DRY ROCK;

EID: 0033408527     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(99)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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