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

Geothermal power plants : principles, applications, case studies and environmental impact / Ronald DiPippo.

Ron DiPippo, Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is a world-regarded geothermal expert. This single resource covers all aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for power generation from fundamental scientific and engineering principles. The thermodynamic basis fo...

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Main Author: DiPippo, Ronald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Geothermal power plants.
Geothermal power plants > Case studies.
Geothermal resources.
geothermal power plants.
geothermal power.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
Geothermal power plants
Geothermal resources
dissertations.
Case studies
Case studies.
Academic theses.
Études de cas.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
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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. Exergy Analysis Applied to Geothermal Power Systems; PART THREE GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT CASE STUDIES: 11. Larderello Dry-Steam Power Plants, Tuscany, Italy; 12. The Geysers Dry-Steam Power Plants, Sonoma and Lake Counties, California, U.S.A. 13. Cerro Prieto Power Station, Baja California Norte, Mexico. 14. Hatchobaru Power Station, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. 15. Mutnovsky Flash-Steam Power Plant, Kamchakta Peninsula, Russia. 16. Miravalles Power Station, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. 17. Heber Binary Plants, Imperial Valley, California, USA; 18. Magmamax Binary Power Plant, East Mesa, Imperial Valley California, USA; PART FOUR: 19. Environmental Impact and Abatement Technology.

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