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Table 3 Parameters used for calculations

From: An assessment of technical and economic feasibility to install geothermal well systems across Ukraine

Designation

Parameter

Value

Unit

a

Thermal diffusivity of rocks

0.086

m2/day

C v

Volumetric heat capacity of water

4.2

MJ/(m3 °C)

\(H_{0}\)

The depth of the neutral layer

10

m

\(I_{0}\)

Groundwater head pressure gradient

0003

\(k\)

Rock conductivity

2

m/day

\(l\)

Distance between injection and pumping wells

800

m

\(m\)

Aquifer thickness

20

m

\(n\)

Active porosity

0.2

\(r_{\text{w}}\)

Well radius

0.1

m

\(T_{0}\)

Water temperatures in rocks at a depth of the neutral layer

10

°C

\(T_{\text{out}}\)

Cooled water temperature

5–15

°C

\(\lambda\)

Thermal conductivity of rocks

1.8

W/(m °C)

\(_{\text{inj}}\)

Density of injected water

1016–1056

kg/m3

  1. – denotes dimensionless parameters