地ち熱ねつ貯ちょ留りゅう層そう

also: じねつちょりゅうそう

Meanings

1

geothermal reservoir

Technical term in geology and geothermal energy; refers to an underground zone of hot water or steam that can be tapped for power generation or heating.

この地ち域いきには大だい規き模ぼな地ち熱ねつ貯ちょ留りゅう層そうが存そん在ざいする。
A large geothermal reservoir exists in this area.
地ち熱ねつ貯ちょ留りゅう層そうの探たん査さには物ぶつ理り探たん査さが用もちいられる。
Geophysical surveys are used to explore geothermal reservoirs.

Kanji

地ground, earth
熱heat, temperature, fever
貯savings, store, lay in
留detain, fasten, halt
層stratum, social class, layer

Related words

地ち熱ねつ
地熱 means 'geothermal heat' in general, while 地熱貯留層 specifically refers to the underground reservoir containing that heat.
貯ちょ留りゅう層そう
貯留層 is a general term for a reservoir (e.g., oil, gas, water), while 地熱貯留層 specifies a geothermal reservoir.

Built from

地ち熱ねつ+貯ちょ留りゅう+層そう

Written forms

地熱貯留層
- ちねつちょりゅうそう
  Standard kanji spelling for this technical term.
- じねつちょりゅうそう
  Alternate reading with じねつ; both ちねつ and じねつ are used for 地熱.
じねつちょりゅうそう

Etymology

Compound of 地熱 (geothermal heat) and 貯留層 (reservoir).