Optimization of energy extraction for closed shallow geothermal systems using linear programming

Geothermics

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-65

  De Paly, Michael ^a   Hecht Méndez, Jozsef ^a   Beck, Markus ^a   Blum, Philipp ^b   Zell, Andreas ^a   Bayer, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Linear programming; Optimization; Shallow geothermal systems; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE HEAT EXCHANGERS; ENERGY EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; EQUAL FLOW; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE THRESHOLDS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; LINEAR PROGRAMING; OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

EID: 84861954872     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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