Thermal-hydraulic measurements and modelling of the brine circuit in a geothermal well

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3481-3495

  Francke, Henning ^a   Kraume, Matthias ^b   Saadat, Ali ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brine properties; Degassing; Geothermal well; Heat flow model; Simulator; VLE

Indexed keywords

HEAT-FLOW MODELS; HIGH SALINITY; PARAMETERIZED; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; THERMAL MODELLING; VAPOUR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM; VLE; WELLHEAD TEMPERATURE;

DEGASSING; EARTH SCIENCES; SIMULATORS; SOILS;

GEOTHERMAL WELLS;

BRINE; DEGASSING; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT FLOW; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84888359327     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2612-8     Document Type: Article

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