Sensitivity analysis of low-temperature geothermal reservoirs: Effect of reservoir parameters on the direct use of geothermal energy

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 36 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 1255-1261

  Bedre, Madhur G ^a   Anderson, Brian J ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Low temperature geothermal; One factor at a time method; Plackett Burman design; Reservoir simulation; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY; LOW-TEMPERATURE GEOTHERMAL; ONE-FACTOR; PLACKETT-BURMAN DESIGNS; PLACKETT-BURMAN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITIES;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; DESIGN; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; POROUS MATERIALS; PUBLIC UTILITIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL GRADIENTS; WATER INJECTION; WELL SPACING;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84876229162     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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