Evaluating MT3DMS for heat transport simulation of closed geothermal systems

Ground Water

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 741-756

  Hecht Méndez, Jozsef ^a   Molina Giraldo, Nelson ^a   Blum, Philipp ^a   Bayer, Peter ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CONVECTION-DOMINATED; EVALUATION APPROACH; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT FLOWS; HEAT SOURCES; HEAT TRANSPORT; MASS TRANSPORT; MULTI-SPECIES; RESIDUAL ERROR; SATURATED POROUS MEDIA; SINGLE BOREHOLES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D);

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HEAT TRANSFER;

BOREHOLE; BUOYANCY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MEDIUM; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; HEAT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HOT TEMPERATURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 77955938442     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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