Modeling the dynamics of a geothermal reservoir fed by gravity driven flow through overstanding saturated rocks

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 233-234, Issue , 2012, Pages 37-54

  Cerminara, Matteo ^a,b   Fasano, Antonio ^c,d  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Matematica U Dini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fractured media; Geothermal reservoirs; Permeability estimation; Porous media

Indexed keywords

FRACTURED MEDIA; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; GRAVITY DRIVEN FLOW; GREEN POWER; LOW PERMEABILITY; LOW POROSITY ROCKS; MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS; PERMEABILITY ESTIMATION; RADIAL SYMMETRYS; SATURATED ROCK; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; THERMAL VARIATION; TUSCANY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GRAVITY FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SYMMETRY; THERMAL EXPANSION; VAPORIZATION; VISCOSITY;

ITALY; MOUNT AMIATA; SIENA [TUSCANY]; TUSCANY;

EID: 84861014036     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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