Hawaii Geothermal Project : buoyancy induced flows in a saturated porous medium adjacent to impermeable horizontal surfaces

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dc.contributor.authorCheng, Ping
dc.contributor.authorChang, I-Dee
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-26T00:50:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-29T20:11:06Z
dc.date.available2011-07-26T00:50:39Z
dc.date.available2011-09-29T20:11:06Z
dc.date.issued1975
dc.description.abstractBoundary-layer analysis is performed for the buoyancy-induced flows in a saturated porous medium adjacent to horizontal impermeable surfaces. Similarity solutions are obtained for the convective flow above a heated surface or below a cooled surface, where wall temperature is a power function of distance from the origin. Analytical expressions for boundary layer thickness, local and overall surface heat flux are obtained. Applications to convective flow in a liquid-dominated geothermal reservoir are discussed.
dc.description.sponsorshipPrepared under National Science Foundation Research Grant No. GI-38319 and Energy Research and Development Administration Research Grant No. E(04-3)-1093.
dc.format.extent21 pages
dc.identifier.citationCheng P, Chang ID. 1975. Hawaii Geothermal Project: Buoyancy induced flows in a saturated porous medium adjacent to impermeable horizontal surfaces. Honolulu (HI): University of Hawaii. HGP technical report, 12.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/20982
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherHawaii Geothermal Project, University of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHawaii Geothermal Project: Technical Report No. 12
dc.subjectgeothermal
dc.subjectreservoir impacts
dc.subjectHawaii Geothermal Project
dc.subjectgroundwater flow
dc.subjectPuna
dc.titleHawaii Geothermal Project : buoyancy induced flows in a saturated porous medium adjacent to impermeable horizontal surfaces
dc.typeReport
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