Influence of variation in temperature on groundwater flow nets in a geothermal system

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1045-1056

  Jingbo, Zhao ^a   Xun, Zhou ^a,b   Ruige, Chen ^c   Chao, Song ^a   Yaping, Liu ^a   Xiaocui, Wang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c Haidian District   (China)

Author keywords

Equipotential lines; Finite element method; Flow net; Streamlines; Temperature; Thermal groundwater

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; AQUIFERS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAT TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EQUIPOTENTIAL LINES; FLOW NET; GALERKIN FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; MASS CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; STEADY-STATE MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STREAMLINES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL GROUNDWATER;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84921068527     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3453-9     Document Type: Article

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