Modeling the coupling between free and forced convection in a vertical permeable slot: Implications for the heat production of an Enhanced Geothermal System

Geothermics

Volumn 35, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 654-682

  Bataillé, Arnaud ^a   Genthon, Pierre ^a   Rabinowicz, Michel ^a   Fritz, Bertrand ^b  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^b UMR 7063   (France)

Author keywords

EGS; Enhanced Geothermal System; Forced flow; Free convection; Geothermal energy; HDR; Heat transfer; Hot Dry Rock; Soultz sous For ts, France

Indexed keywords

FORCED CONVECTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NATURAL CONVECTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; FORCED FLOW; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; RAYLEIGH NUMBERS;

GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS;

FORCED CONVECTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NATURAL CONVECTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

CONVECTION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; HOT DRY ROCK; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

ALSACE; BAS-RHIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; SOULTZ-SOUS-FORETS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846471074     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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