A new shape design method of salt cavern used as underground gas storage

Applied Energy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-61

  Wang, Tongtao ^a   Yan, Xiangzhen ^a   Yang, Henglin ^b   Yang, Xiujuan ^a   Jiang, Tingting ^a   Zhao, Shuai ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

Energy storage; Numerical simulation; Pressure arch; Shape design; Slope instability; Underground salt cavern gas storage

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ARCHES; CAVES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY STORAGE; FRICTION; INFILTRATION; SAFETY FACTOR; SALT DEPOSITS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CALCULATING MODEL; EFFECTIVE STRAIN; FRICTION ANGLES; GAS PRESSURES; GAS STORAGE; ROCK SALT; SALT CAVERNS; SHAPE DESIGNS; SLOPE INSTABILITY; VOLUME RATE;

UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE;

COHESION; FRICTION; GAS STORAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SLOPE STABILITY; STRAIN RATE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

CHINA;

EID: 84870803156     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.11.037     Document Type: Article

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