GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY AND GEOLOGY

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY AND GEOLOGY

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY, GEOLOGY, GREENHOUSE GASES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. HEAT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

3. HEAT PUMPS CAPABILITIES

4. GROUND TEMPERATURES

5. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

6. TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT

7. HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN

8. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

9. GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS

CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES

APPENDIX (1) SOME DEFINITIONS

APPENDIX (2) GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND DIRECT USE AT END 2000

Chapter 2: GEOTHERMAL WATERS FROM COMPOSITE CLASTIC SEDIMENTARY RESERVOIRS: GEOLOGY, PRODUCTION, OVER EXPLOITATION, WELL CYCLING AND LEAKAGE – A CASE STUDY OF THE MURA BASIN (SW PANNONIAN BASIN)

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES

GEOLOGICAL SETTING

THE SYSTEMS OF THERMAL AQUIFERS IN THE MURA BASIN

FURTHER GEOCHEMICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE WATER COMPOSITION; THE WELLS SOB-1 AND SOB-2

PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE WELL CONSTRUCTION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: CALCIMETRY AT SOULTZ-SOUS-FORÊTS ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM: RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRACTURE ZONES, FLOW PATHWAYS AND RESERVOIR CHEMICAL STIMULATION RESULTS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM OF SOULTZ-SOUS-FORETS

HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS

MATERIAL AND METHOD

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN ACTIVE EXTENSIONAL BASINS: AN EXAMPLE FROM WESTERN ANATOLIA, TURKEY

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. GEOLOGICAL SETTING

3. HEAT FLOW DENSITY AND CRUSTAL STRUCTURE BENEATH WESTERN ANATOLIA

4. EXTENSIONAL STRUCTURES AND GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 5: IMPROVED ASSESSMENT OF DEEP CRUSTAL THERMAL FIELD BASED ON JOINT INVERSION OFHEAT FLOW, ELEVATION AND GEOID ANOMALY DATA

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE METHOD EMPLOYED

3. COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURE

4. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FFZV AND AH MODELS

5. AH MODEL RESULTS FOR THE SÃO FRANCISCO PROVINCE

DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 6: GEOPHYSICAL APPROACH FOR THE DETECTION AND EVALUATION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY POTENTIAL STIMULATED FROM GEOLOGY AND TECTONICS IN CAPPADOCIA REGION (CENTRAL TURKEY)

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

GEOLOGICAL SETTINGS

MAGNETIC DATA

SPECTRAL ANALYSIS METHOD

CONVENTIONAL HEAT FLOW METHOD

SILICA HEAT FLOW METHOD

THERMAL REGIME OF THE REGION

RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES AND PARAMETERS

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 7: ANALYSIS AND CONTROL OF EROSION IN GEOTHERMAL TURBINES

ABSTRACT

NOMENCLATURE

INTRODUCTION

MODELING METHODOLOGY

CASES STUDIES

CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES

Chapter 8: PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SINGLE-FLASH GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS: GAS REMOVAL SYSTEMS POINT OF VIEW

ABSTRACT

NOMENCLATURE

1. INTRODUCTION

2. OVERVIEW OF THE SYSTEM

3. METHODOLOGY

4. RESULTS

CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES

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INDEX