Māpuna

Reservoir

Māpuna -

to well up, to form a pool

Definition / Whakamārama

The reservoir is the portion of a geothermal field below ground that is so hot and permeable that fluid can be economically extracted for the production of fluid and heat. This contains: (1) an aquifer or fracture network containing hot fluid, (2) a path through which cold water can flow to recharge the system or an input of magmatic fluid and (3) a source of heat.

He wāhanga hana rawa, pōareare rawa te māpuna no te apa hanawhatu e āhei ā-utu nei te tango ake hei wē, hei hana. Kei roto rā, ka tahi ko te mātāwai rānei, ko te whatunga rānei e mau ana te wē hana; ka rua ko te ara e rere iho ai te wai mātao rānei, te rewanga nukutoto rānei hei whakakīkī atu; ka toru ko te pūnga o te hana.

USAGE / Whakatauira

Reservoirs are geothermal resources of hot fluid that exist at varying temperatures and depths below the Earth's surface.

He rawa waiwhatu ngā māpuna e hia nei ngā paemahana, e hia nei te hōhonu iho i te mata o te whenua.

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