Measurements in a low temperature CO2-driven geysering well, viewed in relation to natural geysers

Geothermics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 389-410

  Lu, Xinli ^a   Watson, Arnold ^a   Gorin, Alexander V ^a   Deans, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gas driven flow; Geyser; Geysering well measurements; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; ROCKET ENGINES;

ERUPTIONS; GEYSERING FLOW; TAYLOR BUBBLES;

GEYSERS;

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM;

EID: 22644447149     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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