Advective heat transport in an unconfined aquifer induced by the field injection of an open-loop groundwater heat pump

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-259

  Russo, Stefano Lo ^a   Taddia, Glenda ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advective transport; Heat flow; Italy; Low enthalpy GWHP; Turin

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; DATA SET; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENTHALPY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; INSTALLATION; PIEZOMETER; PLUME; PUMP; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; URBAN AREA; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TORINO [PIEDMONT]; TURIN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 79952308006     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2010.253.259     Document Type: Article

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