A semi-analytical approach for modelling heat transfer during salt-cavern leaching process

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1617-1634

  Rouabhi, Ahmed ^a   Tijani, M ^a   Stab, O ^a   Charnavel, Y ^b   You, T ^c  

^a CENTRE DE GÉOSCIENCES   (France)

^b GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

^c Geostock   (France)

Author keywords

Finite element simulations; Heat transfer; Leaching; Salt cavern; Semi analytical approach

Indexed keywords

CAVES; DIGITAL STORAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; SALT DEPOSITS;

FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; GEOMETRICAL MODELLING; HEAT TRANSFER PROBLEMS; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE; SALT CAVERNS; SEMI-ANALYTICAL APPROACHES; SURROUNDING FORMATIONS; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS;

UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CAVERN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS STORAGE; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; LEACHING; MODELING; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 52949117208     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.686     Document Type: Article

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