Modeling heat extraction from hot dry rock in a multi-well system

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 1676-1681

  Yang, Shaw Yang ^a   Yeh, Hund Der ^b  

^a VANUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Geothermal gradient; Heat extraction; Hot dry rock; Multi well system

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); ROCKS; WELL SPACING;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT EXTRACTION; HOT DRY ROCK; MULTI-WELL SYSTEM;

HOT DRY ROCK SYSTEMS;

EID: 61349195162     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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