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Geohydrologic characterization for aquifer thermal energy storage [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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23 pages : digital, PDF file
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Pacific Northwest Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Successful operation of an aquifer thermal energy storage system depends on three elements: (1) the presence of a suitable aquifer for ground-water supply and energy storage; (2) the availability of a source of free or low-cost thermal energy, such as industrial waste heat or environmental chill; and (3) a temporal mismatch between thermal energy availability and thermal energy use. Using conventional hydrogeologic methods for aquifer characterization, the presence of a suitable aquifer is the most difficult of these three elements to assess quantitatively. By combining conventional methods with drift-and-pumpback and point-dilution single-well tracer tests, however, the rate of ground-water flow, the effective porosity, and the vertical distribution of hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer can be estimated quickly and economically.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:pnl-sa--20796
E 1.99: conf-920801--24
conf-920801--24
pnl-sa--20796
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Published through SciTech Connect.
08/01/1992.
"pnl-sa--20796"
" conf-920801--24"
"DE92041333"
27. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference,San Diego, CA (United States),3-7 Aug 1992.
Hall, S.H.; Raymond, J.R.
Funding Information
AC06-76RL01830
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