Underground mine water for heating and cooling using geothermal heat pump systems

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Watzlaf, George R ^a   Ackman, Terry E ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal; Heat pump; Mine water; Pittsburgh coal seam

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746880678     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-006-0103-9     Document Type: Article

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