본 연구에서는 대수층을 시뮬레이션한 실험장치를 통하여 온도분포를 관찰하 고 자연대류에 관한 단순화된 이론적 모델을 개발하여 실험치와 비교 검토하고자 한 다.
Experiments have been performed on the thermal behavior in a liquid saturated porous medium in a system to simulate a single well aquifer thermal energy storage system. The principal interests in this study are the combined effects of forced and natural convection. Significant buoyancy flow due to natural convection is developed quickly as the temperature difference between the injection and original aquifer temperature increases. Theoretical model under simplified assumptions (called simple buoyancy flow model in this study) has been developed. The results of this model agree well with the experiments. The effects of buoyancy flow on the recovery factor are also examined in this study.
