Fracture roughness and thermal exchange: A case study at Soultz-sous-Forêts

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 342, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 616-625

  Neuville, Amélie ^a,b   Toussaint, Renaud ^a,b   Schmittbuhl, Jean ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Fracture; France; Heat exchange; Lubrication; Roughness; Soultz sous For ts

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; HEAT FLOW; HEAT FLUX; LAMINAR FLOW; PERMEABILITY; STOKES FORMULA; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ALSACE; BAS RHIN; FRANCE; SOULTZ SOUS FORETS;

EID: 77953292613     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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