Modeling of thermodynamic and chemical changes in low-temperature geothermal systems

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6755538· OSTI ID:6755538

Spencer, A L

A method was developed to incorporate the transport of several chemical components into a model of the transport of fluid mass and heat within a geothermal system. It was demonstrated that the use of coupled hydrological, thermal and chemical data allows for the determination of field porosities, amounts and regions of cool recharge into the system as well as field permeabilities and the hot reservoir volume. With the additional information a reliable prediction of the long-term cooling rate can be made.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6755538
• Report Number(s): LBL-22719; ON: DE87006930
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis. Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
HOT-WATER SYSTEMS
HEAT TRANSFER
MASS TRANSFER
THERMODYNAMICS
COOLING
GEOCHEMISTRY
GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS
LIQUID FLOW
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
POROSITY
RECHARGE
RESERVOIR ROCK
CHEMISTRY
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS
Geothermal Legacy