Numerical simulation of geothermal reservoirs for the sustainable design of energy plants: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 987-1002

  Franco, Alessandro ^a   Vaccaro, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Geothermal reservoirs; History matching simulation; Numerical modeling; Reservoir response

Indexed keywords

ECODESIGN; ENERGY CONVERSION; FORECASTING; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; NUMERICAL MODELS;

ENERGY EXPLOITATION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; HEAT UTILIZATION; HISTORY MATCHING; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS; RESERVOIR MODELING; THERMO-PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN;

NUMERICAL MODELS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 84890540589     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.11.041     Document Type: Review

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