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1 online resource |
| Series |
Woodhead Publishing series in energy ; number 97 |
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Woodhead Publishing in energy ; no. 97.
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| Contents |
Elements of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer Applied to Geothermal Energy Conversion Systems R. DiPippo 10. Flash Steam Geothermal Energy Conversion Systems: Single, Double, Triple Flash and Combined Cycle Plants W. Harvey, K. Wallace 11. Direct Steam Geothermal Energy Conversion Systems: Dry Steam and Superheated Steam Plants K. Phair 12. Total Flow and Other Systems Involving Two-Phase Expansion I. Smith 13. Binary Geothermal Energy Conversion Systems: Basic Rankine, Dual Pressure and Dual-Fluid Cycles G. Mines 14. Combined and Hybrid Geothermal Power Systems R. DiPippo Part III: Design and Economic Considerations 15. Waste Heat Rejection Methods in Geothermal Power Generation A. Chiasson 16. Silica Scale Control in Geothermal Plants -- Historical Perspective and Current Technology P |
| Summary |
Annotation "Geothermal Power Generation: Developments and Innovation" provides an update to the advanced energy technologies that are urgently required to meet the challenges of economic development, climate change mitigation, and energy security. As geothermal resources are considered renewable and can be used to generate baseload electricity while producing very low levels of greenhouse gas emissions, they can play a key role in future energy needs. This book, edited by a highly respected expert, provides a comprehensive overview of the major aspects of geothermal power production. The chapters, contributed by specialists in their respective areas, cover resource discovery, resource characterization, energy conversion systems, and design and economic considerations. The final section provides a range of fascinating case studies from across the world, ranging from Larderello to Indonesia. Users will find this to be an essential text for research and development professionals and engineers in the geothermal energy industry, as well as postgraduate researchers in academia who are working on geothermal energy. Provides readers with a comprehensive and systematic overview of geothermal power generationPresents an update to the advanced energy technologies that are urgently required to meet the challenges of economic development, climate change mitigation, and energy securityEdited by a world authority in the field, with chapters contributed by experts in their particular areasIncludes comprehensive case studies from across the world, ranging from Larderello to Indonesia |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed June 9, 2016) |
| Subject |
Geothermal power plants.
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Geothermal engineering.
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geothermal power plants.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
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Geothermal engineering
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Geothermal power plants
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
DiPippo, Ronald, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780081003442 |
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0081003447 |
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