Numerical investigation on heat extraction performance of a downhole heat exchanger geothermal system

•A 3D model couples flow and heat transfer processes of DHE, wellbore and reservoir.•The model is validated against experimental data with a maximum error of 8.3%.•The entire temperature and flow fields of DHE system is analyzed comprehensively.•Performances of single U-tube, double U-tube and spira...

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