Discrepancies in brine density databases at geothermal conditions

Geothermics

Volumn 35, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 600-606

  Champel, Bénédicte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brine density; Buoyancy effect; Pumping requirements

Indexed keywords

BRINES; BUOYANCY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS;

BRINE DENSITY; ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

BRINES; BUOYANCY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS;

BRINE; BUOYANCY; DATABASE; DENSITY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HOT DRY ROCK; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PUMPING;

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

EID: 33846492383     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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