Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1742775 | Geothermics | 2007 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
System dynamics software STELLA is used to obtain mass and thermal balances of a spring in the Orakeikorako geothermal field, New Zealand, based on field measurements of water level, barometric pressure, rainfall and spring temperature. The model identifies the interactions of the principal influences on spring behaviour of rainfall, groundwater, geothermal steam and barometric pressure. The geothermal steam inflow estimated from the model, of about 0.022 kg/s, confirms the existence of a weak hydraulic connection with a deeper geothermal reservoir.
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Authors
Jonathan D. Leaver, Charles P. Unsworth,