Numerical Investigation of the Influences of Wellbore Flow on Compressed Air Energy Storage in Aquifers

Figure 10

Temperature profiles along the wellbore among the three energy storage scales of the CAESA system during the 40–50 cycles. (a) 3.9 MW (injection 3 kg/s, production 12 kg/s); (b) 6.6 MW (injection 5 kg/s, production 20 kg/s); (c) 13.1 MW (injection 10 kg/s, production 40 kg/s).

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