A lumped parameter model of the operating limits of one-well geothermal plant with down hole heat exchangers

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2931-2948

  Carotenuto, Alberto ^a   Casarosa, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GEOTHERMAL CONVECTORS (GTC); LUMPED PARAMETER MODELS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL POWER; HEAT EXCHANGER; NATURAL CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER; LIMIT ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0343673796     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(99)00361-0     Document Type: Article

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