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UNINA9910817060903321 |
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Autore |
DiPippo Ronald |
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Geothermal power plants : principles, applications, case studies and environmental impact / / Ronald DiPippo |
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Oxford, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2008 |
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1-281-07707-0 |
9786611077075 |
0-08-055476-8 |
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[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (518 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Geothermal power plants |
Geothermal resources |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previous ed.: Oxford: Elsevier, 2005. |
Includes index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Geothermal Power Plants, Second Edition; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgements to the First Edition; PART ONE: RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT; Chapter 1. Geology of Geothermal Regions; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The earth and its atmosphere; 1.3 Active geothermal regions; 1.4 Model of a hydrothermal geothermal resource; 1.5 Other types of geothermal resources; References; Problems; Chapter 2. Exploration Strategies and Techniques; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Objectives of an exploration program |
2.3 Phases of an exploration program2.4 Synthesis and interpretation; 2.5 The next step: drilling; References; Problems; Chapter 3. Geothermal Well Drilling; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Site preparation and drilling equipment; 3.3 Drilling operations; 3.4 Safety precautions; References; Chapter 4. Reservoir Engineering; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Reservoir and well flow; 4.3 Well testing; 4.4 Calcite scaling in well casings; 4.5 Reservoir modeling and simulation; References; Problems; PART TWO: GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATING SYSTEMS; Chapter 5. Single-Flash Steam Power Plants; 5.1 Introduction |
5.2 Gathering system design considerations5.3 Energy conversion |
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