Numerical simulation of the thermal interaction between pumping and injecting well groups

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 10-19

  Gao, Qing ^a   Zhou, Xue Zhi ^a   Jiang, Yan ^a   Chen, Xiang Liang ^a   Yan, Yu Ying ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groundwater energy system; Multi well group; Pumping and injection water; Thermal interaction; Well arrangement mode

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; CLOSED LOOPS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER SOURCE HEAT PUMP; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; INJECTION WATER; MULTI-WELL GROUP; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TEST DATA; TEST SYSTEMS; THERMAL BREAKTHROUGH; THERMAL INTERACTION; WELL GROUP; WELL LOCATION; WELL PATTERNS;

AQUIFERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; PUMPS; WATER INJECTION;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 84867479222     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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