Field Determination of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Parametersa
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Groundwater
- Vol. 21 (1), 22-35
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.1983.tb00701.x
Abstract
Determination of the potential of a specific confined aquifer as an effective thermal energy storage medium requires thorough knowledge of the geochemical, thermodynamic, and hydraulic properties of the aquifer and its confining layers. A series of laboratory and field studies must be performed in order to determine the fundamental parameters. Procedures and analyses of a series of tests for a confined aquifer near Mobile, Alabama were completed prior to an aquifer thermal energy storage experiment. Parameters determined were: the regional gradient; vertical and horizontal permeabilities of the storage aquifer; horizontal dispersivity of the storage aquifer; vertical permeability of the confining layers; and thermal conductivities, heat capacities, and chemical characteristics of the aquifer matrix and native ground water.Keywords
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