Effect of non-condensable gases on the flow of water and steam in geothermal wells

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 377-383

  García, Alfonso ^a   Espinosa Paredes, Gilberto ^b   Barragán, Rosa Ma ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ELÉCTRICAS   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Flow simulation; Geothermal wells; Incondensible gases; Production characteristics; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW MODELING; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 29144470497     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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