Geothermal Power Plants

Informationen zum Autor Ronald DiPippo is a geothermal expert and renewable energy consultant.. He is also Chancellor Professor Emeritus and former Associate Dean of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, United States. Zusammenfassung A resource that covers various aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for power generation using fundamental scientific and engineering principles. It includes chapters that cover Hot Dry Rock, Enhanced Geothermal Systems, and Deep Hydrothermal Systems. It also features international case studies that provide practical knowledge.

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Ronald DiPippo is a geothermal expert and renewable energy consultant.. He is also Chancellor Professor Emeritus and former Associate Dean of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, United States.

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Covers various aspects of the utilization of geothermal energy for power generation using fundamental scientific and engineering principles. This title includes chapters that cover Hot Dry Rock, Enhanced Geothermal Systems, and Deep Hydrothermal Systems.

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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

5. Double-Flash Steam Power Plants
6. Dry-Steam Power Plants
7. Binary Cycle Power Plants
8. Advanced Geothermal Energy Conversion Systems
9. Hot Dry Rock/Enhanced Geothermal Systems/Deep Hydrothermal Systems

10. Exergy Analysis Applied to Geothermal Power Systems

    PART THREE GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT CASE STUDIES
    12. Larderello Dry-Steam Power Plants, Tuscany, Italy

11. The Geysers Dry-Steam Power Plants, Sonoma and Lake Counties, California, U.S.A.
12. Cerro Prieto Power Station, Baja California Norte, Mexico
13. Hatchobaru Power Station, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
14. Mutnovsky Flash-Steam Power Plant, Kamchakta Peninsula, Russia
15. Miravalles Power Station, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
16. Heber Binary Plants, Imperial Valley, California, USA
17. Magmamax Binary Power Plant, East Mesa, Imperial Valley California, USA
18. Raft River Plants, Idaho, USA
19. Kizildere and Salavatli Plants, Turkey
20. Nesjavellir and Hellisheidi Plants, Iceland
21. Environmental Impact of Geothermal Power Plants