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

Now in its 4th 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 global case studies from real plants and applications from around the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author DiPippo, Ronald (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, imprint of Elsevier, 2016.
EditionFourth edition.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780081002902
0081002904
9780081002827
0081002823
0081008791
9780081008799
Physical Description1 online resource : illustrations, map

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Resource identification and development
  • Geology of geothermal regions
  • Exploration strategies and techniques
  • Geothermal well drilling
  • Reservoir engineering
  • 2. Geothermal power generating systems
  • Single-flash steam power plants
  • Double- and triple-flash steam power plants
  • Dry-steam power plants
  • Binary cycle power plants
  • Advanced geothermal energy conversion systems
  • Exergy analysis applied to geothermal power systems
  • 3. Geothermal power plant case studies
  • Larderello dry-steam power plants, Tuscany, Italy
  • The geysers dry-steam power plants, Sonoma and Lake Counties, California, USA
  • Geothermal power plants of New Zealand
  • Geothermal power plants of Indonesia
  • Geothermal power plants in Central America and the Caribbean
  • Geothermal power plants in Nevada, USA
  • Heber binary plants, Imperial Valley, California, USA
  • Magmamax binary power plant, East Mesa, Imperial Valley, California, USA
  • Nesjavellir and Hellisheidi Plants, Iceland
  • Raft River Plants, Idaho, USA
  • Geothermal power plants in Turkey
  • Enhanced geothermal systems
  • projects and plants
  • Enironmental iimpact of geothermal power plants.