Deposition of amorphous silica in porous packed beds - predicting the lifetime of reinjection aquifers

Geothermics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 737-757

  Mroczek, Edward K ^a   White, Stephen P ^b   Graham, Duncan J ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Numerical modelling; Reinjection; Silica deposition; Wairakei

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PACKED BEDS; PIPE; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICA; ZIRCONIA;

POROUS PACKED BEDS; REINJECTION AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS;

DEPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; SILICA;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034561837     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(00)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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