Numerical models of HDR geothermal reservoirs-a review of current thinking and progress

Geothermics

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 507-518

  Hayashi, Kazuo ^a   Willis Richards, Jonathan ^b   Hopkirk, Robert J ^c   Niibori, Yuichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Georgian House   (United Kingdom)

^c Polydynamics Engineering   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HDR; Hot dry rock; Modelling; Numerical simulation; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHEMICAL EFFECT; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS; HEAT EXTRACTION OPERATION; HOT DRY ROCK; HYDRAULIC EFFECT; HYDRAULIC STIMULATION; MECHANICAL EFFECT;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HOT DRY ROCK; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 0033429377     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(99)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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