Numerical investigation of double diffusive natural convection of CO2 in a brine saturated geothermal reservoir

Geothermics

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-111

  Islam, Akand W ^a   Sharif, Muhammad A R ^b   Carlson, Eric S ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

^b Box 870280   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Double diffusion; Geothermal effect; Natural convection; Porous media

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE DIFFUSION; DOUBLE-DIFFUSIVE NATURAL CONVECTION; GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATIONS; GEOTHERMAL EFFECT; NATURAL CONVECTION EFFECTS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; SINUSOIDAL PERTURBATIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES;

AQUIFERS; ASPECT RATIO; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; HYDROGEOLOGY; NATURAL CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AQUIFER; BRINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DARCY LAW; DOUBLE DIFFUSION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 84881274474     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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