Geothermal power plants : principles, applications, case studies, and environmental impact

Now in its 3rd edition, this single resource covers all aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for power generation using fundamental scientific and engineering principles. Its practical emphasis is enhanced by the use of case studies from real plants that increase the reader's underst...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author DiPippo, Ronald
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2012.
Edition3rd ed.
Subjects
Geothermal power plants.
Geothermal resources.
Geothermal engineering.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780080982069
0080982069
9780123947871
0123947871
1280582464
9781280582462
9786613612243
6613612243
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • PART ONE RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT
  • 1. Geology of Geothermal Regions
  • 2. Exploration Strategies and Techniques
  • 3. Geothermal Well Drilling
  • 4. Reservoir Engineering
  • PART TWO GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS
  • 5. Single-Flash Steam Power Plants
  • 6. Double-Flash Steam Power Plants
  • 7. Dry-Steam Power Plants
  • 8. Binary Cycle Power Plants
  • 9. Advanced Geothermal Energy Conversion Systems
  • 10. Hot Dry Rock/Enhanced Geothermal Systems/Deep Hydrothermal Systems
  • 11. Exergy Analysis Applied to Geothermal Power Systems
  • PART THREE GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT CASE STUDIES
  • 12. Larderello Dry-Steam Power Plants, Tuscany, Italy
  • 13. The Geysers Dry-Steam Power Plants, Sonoma and Lake Counties, California, U.S.A.
  • 14. Cerro Prieto Power Station, Baja California Norte, Mexico
  • 15. Hatchobaru Power Station, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
  • 16. Mutnovsky Flash-Steam Power Plant, Kamchakta Peninsula, Russia
  • 17. Miravalles Power Station, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
  • 18. Heber Binary Plants, Imperial Valley, California, USA
  • 19. Magmamax Binary Power Plant, East Mesa, Imperial Valley California, USA
  • 20. Raft River Plants, Idaho, USA
  • 21. Kizildere and Salavatli Plants, Turkey
  • 22. Nesjavellir and Hellisheidi Plants, Iceland
  • 23. Environmental Impact of Geothermal Power Plants.

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