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A study of a water curtain around a gas store in rock

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Abbreviations

a :

inner radius of the flow region

b :

radius of the water curtain

d :

diameter of the beads

h :

thickness of the slot

k :

permeability

N :

number of sources in the water curtain

p :

pressure

p 0 :

total pressure drop across the flow region

p t :

pressure at a source in the water curtain

P R :

pressure at the outer radius of the flow region

Q :

dimensionless flow rate from the water curtain

q 0 :

flow rate from the cavity

q s :

flow rate from one source in the water curtain

q t :

flow rate from the water curtain

r :

radial coordinate

R :

outer radius of the flow region

R i :

smallest influence distance between the cavity and a source

v :

bulk velocity

α :

dimensionless inner radius of the flow region

β :

dimensionless radius of the water curtain

Γ :

auxiliary variable

μ :

viscosity

θ n :

azimuthal position of the n-th source of the water curtain

θ i :

influence angle of the water curtain

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  1. The Swedish State Power Board, S-162 87, Vällingby, Sweden

    G. Rehbinder

  2. The Swedish State Power Board, S-810 71, Älvkarleby, Sweden

    R. Karlsson

  3. The Royal Institute of Technology, S-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden

    A. Dahlkild

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Rehbinder, G., Karlsson, R. & Dahlkild, A. A study of a water curtain around a gas store in rock. Applied Scientific Research 45, 107–127 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386207

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