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Field Determination of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage Parameters a
Author(s) -
Parr A. David,
Molz Fred J.,
Melville Joel G.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1983.tb00701.x
Subject(s) - aquifer , specific storage , aquifer properties , thermal , aquifer test , geology , thermal energy storage , permeability (electromagnetism) , groundwater , soil science , hydraulic conductivity , environmental science , geotechnical engineering , thermodynamics , chemistry , soil water , physics , groundwater recharge , membrane , biochemistry
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.