Research Article

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

Table 1

List of the key parameters of the aquifer.

ParametersValueUnit

Grain density2600kg/m3
Permeability (horizontal)m2
Permeability (vertical)3.0 × 10−14m2
Porosity0.2
Compressibility1.0 × 10−10Pa−1
Heat conductivity2.51W/(m·°C)
Rock grain special heat920J/(kg·°C)
Relative permeability functionvan Genuchten-Mualem model
Capillary pressure functionvan Genuchten function
Power in expression0.60
Aqueous phase residual saturation0.12
Gas phase residual saturation0.05
Capillary pressure strength between aqueous and gas phases675.68Pa
Maximum capillary pressure5.0 × 105Pa