Design analysis of a drilled geothermal well

An insulated coaxial pipe for a 50,000 ft drilled geothermal well was designed, in order to remove heat from the earth's crust by the circulation of water through a single well. The design took into consideration means of insulating and supporting the inner pipe, thermal expansion, the large hy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Warren, Jeffery Howard
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52230