Seismic refraction study of the Raft River geothermal area, Idaho

Geophysics ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans D. Ackermann
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Refraction ◽  
Water System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Convective System ◽  
Lateral Velocity ◽  
Basement Complex ◽  
Deep Circulation ◽  
Well Data ◽  
Basement Surface

The Raft River geothermal system in southeastern Idaho is a convective hot water system, presently being developed to demonstrate the production of electricity from low‐temperature (≊150°C) water. Interpretation of seismic refraction recordings in the area yielded compressional velocities from near the surface to the crystalline basement at a maximum depth of approximately 1600 m. The results show a complex sequence of sediments and volcanic flows overlying basement. Velocities in the sedimentary section vary laterally. Correlation with well data suggests that zones of higher velocities may correspond to zones where sediments are hydrothermally altered. Flowing hot wells occur near the boundary between inferred shallow altered and unaltered rocks. The basement surface does not appear to be displaced by large faults, although there is ample surface evidence of faulting. The deep circulation of hot water necessary for a convective system may be through many small faults and fractures. Fracturing is suggested on the basis of lateral velocity variations within the basement complex.

DETERMINING THE PROFITABILITY OF GREENHOUSE ELECTROTECHNOLOGIES: A MODELING APPROACH

HortScience ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 249a-249
Author(s):  
Eric A. Lavoie ◽  
Damien de Halleux ◽  
André Gosselin ◽  
Jean-Claude Dufour
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Water System ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System ◽  
Artificial Lighting ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Marketable Fruit

The main objective of this research was to produce a simulated model that permitted the evaluation of operating costs of commercial greenhouse tomato growers with respect to heating methods (hot air, hot water, radiant and heat pumps) and the use of artificial lighting for 1991 and 1992. This research showed that the main factors that negatively influence profitability were energy consumption during cold periods and the price of tomatoes during the summer season. The conventional hot water system consumed less energy than the heat pump system and produced marketable fruit yields similar to those from the heat pump system. The hot water system was generally more profitable in regards to energy consumption and productivity. Moreover, investment costs were less; therefore, this system gives best overall financial savings. As for radiant and hot air systems, their overall financial status falls between that of the hot water system and the heat pump. The radiant system proved to be more energy efficient that the hot air system, but the latter produced a higher marketable fruit yield over the 2-year study.

Problem about Solar Water Heating System and Residential Building Integrated

2012 ◽  
Vol 193-194 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Xue Ying Wang ◽  
Dong Xu ◽  
Ya Jun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Water System ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Solar Water Heating ◽  
Drainage Design ◽  
Hot Water Supply ◽  
Solar Water Heating System

This article analyzes the problem in application the solar system was used in residential building, puts forward the requirements to use energy and choose the setting of the solar energy collector from two aspects of building and drainage design respectively. In addition, the article explicates andthe solar energy collector and building integrated design and the development of solar energy collector. At last, the article puts forward some Suggestions on the improvement and development of residential solar hot water system and the design of the hot water supply bath solution of practice to make solar energy and low power assisted by night combining.

Energy Consumption Analysis of Animation-Park in Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City

2013 ◽  
Vol 316-317 ◽  
pp. 176-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Jing Zheng ◽  
Meng Jun Yang ◽  
Wan Dong Zheng ◽  
Yun Kun Bu
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Water System ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System ◽  
Save Energy

Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city is a strategic cooperation project between China and Singapore to improve the living environment and build an eco-culture. Animation-park covers an area of 1 km2, with a total construction area of 7.7x105m2. Wide sources of the renewable energy, such as solar hot water system, ground source heat pump system, solar PV power generation system, and deep geothermal energy system, is strongly recommended to use in eco-city in order to save energy and protect the environment. The usage of renewable energy is seen as a complement to the conventional energy. The energy consumption of the animation park is 42926tce of coal per year, and the renewable energy that used is 4573.6tce of coal per year. The usage of renewable energy leads to the reduction in the emission of CO2 of 18895.9t per year.

Revised hydrogeological model of the hydrothermal system Waiwera (New Zealand)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Grafe ◽  
Thomas Kempka ◽  
Michael Schneider ◽  
Michael Kühn
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Hydrogeology Journal ◽  
Natural State ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Geological Model ◽  
Species Transport ◽  
Study Region

<p>The geothermal hot water reservoir underlying the coastal township of Waiwera, northern Auckland Region, New Zealand, has been commercially utilized since 1863. The reservoir is complex in nature, as it is controlled by several coupled processes, namely flow, heat transfer and species transport. At the base of the aquifer, geothermal water of around 50°C enters. Meanwhile, freshwater percolates from the west and saltwater penetrates from the sea in the east. Understanding of the system’s dynamics is vital, as decades of unregulated, excessive abstraction resulted in the loss of previously artesian conditions. To protect the reservoir and secure the livelihoods of businesses, a Water Management Plan by The Auckland Regional Council was declared in the 1980s [1]. In attempts to describe the complex dynamics of the reservoir system with the goal of supplementing sustainable decision-making, studies in the past decades have brought forth several predictive models [2]. These models ranged from being purely data driven statistical [3] to fully coupled process simulations [1].<br><br>Our objective was to improve upon previous numerical models by introducing an updated geological model, in which the findings of a recently undertaken field campaign were integrated [4]. A static 2D Model was firstly reconstructed and verified to earlier multivariate regression model results. Furthermore, the model was expanded spatially into the third dimension. In difference to previous models, the influence of basic geologic structures and the sea water level onto the geothermal system are accounted for. Notably, the orientation of dipped horizontal layers as well as major regional faults are implemented from updated field data [4]. Additionally, the model now includes the regional topography extracted from a digital elevation model and further combined with the coastal bathymetry. Parameters relating to the hydrogeological properties of the strata along with the thermophysical properties of water with respect to depth were applied. Lastly, the catchment area and water balance of the study region are considered.<br><br>The simulation results provide new insights on the geothermal reservoir’s natural state. Numerical simulations considering coupled fluid flow as well as heat and species transport have been carried out using the in-house TRANSport Simulation Environment [5], which has been previously verified against different density-driven flow benchmarks [1]. The revised geological model improves the agreement between observations and simulations in view of the timely and spatial development of water level, temperature and species concentrations, and thus enables more reliable predictions required for water management planning.<br><br>[1] Kühn M., Stöfen H. (2005):<br>      Hydrogeology Journal, 13, 606–626,<br>      https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-004-0377-6<br><br>[2] Kühn M., Altmannsberger C. (2016):<br>      Energy Procedia, 97, 403-410,<br>      https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.10.034<br><br>[3] Kühn M., Schöne T. (2017):<br>      Energy Procedia, 125, 571-579,<br>      https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.196<br><br>[4] Präg M., Becker I., Hilgers C., Walter T.R., Kühn M. (2020):<br>      Advances in Geosciences, 54, 165-171,<br>      https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-54-165-2020<br><br>[5] Kempka T. (2020):<br>      Adv. Geosci., 54, 67–77,<br>      https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-54-67-2020</p>

An Experimental Study of Different Thermal Boxes Heated by Solar Thermal Radiation for Hot Water System at Daytime

2013 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 783-787
Author(s):  
M.Yaakob Yuhazri ◽  
A.M. Kamarul ◽  
A.H. Rahimah ◽  
Sihombing Haeryip ◽  
S.H. Yahaya
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Water System ◽  
Heating System ◽  
Black Body ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Water Heating ◽  
Trapped Air ◽  
Current Water ◽  
Tropical Weather

This research is related to thermal efficient water heating system, specifically to improve the water heating system that exists nowadays. The goal of this research is to improve the current water heating system by using solar heat as the energy source to heat the water. The focus is to improve the thermal efficiency by adding different thermal boxes as the absorber bed. By implementing the black body and radiation concept, the air trapped in the box is heated. The trapped air then increases the collisions between the molecules and directly increases the temperature inside the box, higher than the outside environment. Based on a daytime experimental result revealed steel thermal box is better to be used for tropical weather like Malaysia.

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