The effect of moisture content on retention of fluorocarbon tracers on sand

Geothermics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-60

  Maxfield, Blake T ^a   Ginosar, Daniel M ^a   McMurtrey, Ryan D ^a   Rollins, Harry W ^a   Shook, G Michael ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Freons; Hydrofluorocarbons; Perfluorocarbons; Tracers

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUOROCARBONS; HEATING; METHANE; SAND;

GEOTHERMAL TRACERS; SAND COLUMNS; SUPERHEATING; TRIFLUOROMETHANE;

MOISTURE;

FLUOROCARBON; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; SAND; TRACER;

EID: 12944288014     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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