NATO-CCMS programme - geothermal energy, Hot water from sedimentary basins, Report of meeting held in Paris 9-10 June 1976

1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Jessop
Keyword(s):  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Hot Water

Analytical solution for estimating the influence of a pre-existing ground water flow on a geothermal heat production-injection well system

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
I. David ◽  
M. Visescu
Keyword(s):  
Ground Water ◽  
Water Flow ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Energy Resource ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Injection Well ◽  
Production Well ◽  
Ground Water Flow ◽  
The Earth

Abstract Geothermal energy source is the heat from the Earth, which ranges from the shallow ground (the upper 100 m of the Earth) to the hot water and hot rock which is a few thousand meters beneath the Earth's surface. In both cases the so-called open systems for geothermal energy resource exploitation consist of a groundwater production well to supply heat energy and an injection well to return the cooled water, from the heat pump after the thermal energy transfer, in the underground. In the paper an analytical method for a rapid estimation of the ground water flow direction effect on the coupled production well and injection well system will be proposed. The method will be illustrated with solutions and images for representative flow directions respect to the axis of the production/injection well system.

scholarly journals A Project To Estimate The Power Capacity Of Geothermal Power Plants Based On The Enthalpy Of Geothermal Fluid And Plant Design

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Obumneme Oken
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Power Capacity ◽  
Geothermal Fluid ◽  
Direct Heating ◽  
Single Flash ◽  
Geothermal Power

Nigeria has some surface phenomena that indicate the presence of viable geothermal energy. None of these locations have been explored extensively to determine the feasibility of sustainable geothermal energy development for electricity generation or direct heating. In this context, the present study aims to provide insight into the energy potential of such development based on the enthalpy estimation of geothermal reservoirs. This particular project was conducted to determine the amount of energy that can be gotten from a geothermal reservoir for electricity generation and direct heating based on the estimated enthalpy of the geothermal fluid. The process route chosen for this project is the single-flash geothermal power plant because of the temperature (180℃) and unique property of the geothermal fluid (a mixture of hot water and steam that exists as a liquid under high pressure). The Ikogosi warm spring in Ekiti State, Nigeria was chosen as the site location for this power plant. To support food security efforts in Africa, this project proposes the cascading of a hot water stream from the flash tank to serve direct heat purposes in agriculture for food preservation, before re-injection to the reservoir. The flowrate of the geothermal fluid to the flash separator was chosen as 3125 tonnes/hr. The power output from a single well using a single flash geothermal plant was evaluated to be 11.3 MW*. This result was obtained by applying basic thermodynamic principles, including material balance, energy balance, and enthalpy calculations. This particular project is a prelude to a robust model that will accurately determine the power capacity of geothermal power plants based on the enthalpy of fluid and different plant designs.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNIQUE OF OPERATION OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS WHEN EXTRACTING ASSOCIATED GASES

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
G. Ya. Akhmedov ◽  
A. S. Kurbanismailova
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Water Solution ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Geothermal Water ◽  
Mineral Waters ◽  
Geothermal Systems ◽  
North Caucasus

Objectives. The aim of the study is to develop a method of operating geothermal energy systems in the mode without scaling when disposing of flammable gases with geothermal water in wells with a low gas factor.Method. The studies were conducted on the basis of analyzing the content of associated flammable gases in the underground thermal mineral waters of the North Caucasus and Ciscaucasian deposits and assessing the possibility of their utilization and use for heating and hot water supply. In this case, the laws of dissolution and desorption of methane and carbon dioxide from groundwater solutions with the content of scale-forming components, in particular, calcium carbonate, are used.Result. On the basis of the conducted research, it was found that the operation of g eothermal systems in the power industry should be carried out after preliminary withdrawal of the maximum possible amount of associated flammable gases from a water solution, while maintaining the content of carbon dioxide in water at a level above the equilibrium value. The scheme of the effective operation of thermal distribution stations with the prevention of carbonate deposits in them is given by using the products of associated gas combustion in the waste water when it is pumped back into the aquifer.Conclusion. As a result of the research conducted, a method of operating geothermal energy systems in a non-salt-scale mode has been developed for utilization of combustible gases associated with geothermal water. It has been established that in order to accelerate the dissolution of carbon dioxide in water to stabilize it before entering heat-exchange equipment, it is advisable to increase the partial pressure of carbon dioxide to values exceeding by an order of magnitude the equilibrium at a given temperature. At the same time, before pumping waste water back into the aquifer, excess carbon dioxide is removed from the water.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE USAGE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN THE HOT WATER BOILER ROOM STRED I.

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Soňa Gažíková
Keyword(s):  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Boiler House ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Dominant Source ◽  
Boiler Room ◽  
Winter Operation

The dominant source of energy in the hot water boiler house Stred I. in Velky Meder is geothermal energy, which is drawn from the VM -1 well, which was drilled in its courtyard in 2015. Based on documents and personal inspections of this boiler room, I created a geothermal circuit scheme of this hot water boiler room, where the experimental measurements took place. Part of this paper is a diagram of the geothermal circuit, a comparison of measured values ​​within a selected characteristic day for summer and winter operation in 2020. Finally, the operation of the usage of geothermal energy in the hot water boiler room Stred I. is evaluated on all these indicators.

scholarly journals Energy-saving texnologies and alternative energy sources

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdunabiyeva Noila Yusufjon qizi
Keyword(s):  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Reserves ◽  
Coal Gas ◽  
Alternative Energy Sources ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Hot Water Supply ◽  
Electricity Utilities

The energy problem is one of the most pressing issues in the world  is on the agenda of scientists working in the field of energy.  XXI  century with the development of science, rising technology creating the opportunity for a person to live normally, providing him with enough energy, food is one of the key issues.  Everyone knows digging  the energy reserves of its resources are declining.  But the need for it increased, and now the world's population has reached seven billion. There are the following types of energy sources that used by humanity: oil, coal, gas, atom, biomass, water, solar, wind, geothermal energy.  This energy sources can be divided into two types, respectively.  Biomass, water, sun, wind, geothermal energy - renewable;  oil, coal, gas, nuclear energy - non-renewable.  The energy from these resources is electricity, utilities such as energy consumed for services (heating of buildings, hot water supply) occurs in views.

scholarly journals Stratigraphy of Architectural Elements of a Buried Monogenetic Volcanic System

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 581-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Bischoff ◽  
Andrew Nicol ◽  
Jim Cole ◽  
Darren Gravley
Keyword(s):  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Sedimentary Basin ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Volcanic Field ◽  
Plumbing System ◽  
Volcanic System ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
Stratigraphic Framework ◽  
Cone Type ◽  
Geological Evolution

Abstract Large volumes of magma emplaced and deposited within sedimentary basins can have an impact on the architecture and geological evolution of these basins. Over the last decade, continuous improvement in techniques such as seismic volcano-stratigraphy and 3D visualisation of igneous bodies has helped increase knowledge about the architecture of volcanic systems buried in sedimentary basins. Here, we present the complete architecture of the Maahunui Volcanic System (MVS), a middle Miocene monogenetic volcanic field now buried in the offshore Canterbury Basin, South Island of New Zealand. We show the location, geometry, size, and stratigraphic relationships between 25 main intrusive, extrusive and sedimentary architectural elements, in a comprehensive volcano-stratigraphic framework that explains the evolution of the MVS from emplacement to complete burial in the host sedimentary basin. Understanding the relationships between these diverse architectural elements allows us to reconstruct the complete architecture of the MVS, including its shallow (<3 km) plumbing system, the morphology of the volcanoes, and their impact in the host sedimentary basin during their burial. The plumbing system of the MVS comprises saucer-shaped sills, dikes and sill swarms, minor stocks and laccoliths, and pre-eruptive strata deformed by intrusions. The eruptive and associated sedimentary architectural elements define the morphology of volcanoes in the MVS, which comprise deep-water equivalents of crater and cone-type volcanoes. After volcanism ceased, the process of degradation and burial of volcanic edifices formed sedimentary architectural elements such as inter-cone plains, epiclastic plumes, and canyons. Insights from the architecture of the MVS can be used to explore for natural resources such as hydrocarbons, geothermal energy and minerals in buried and active volcanic systems elsewhere.

Geothermal

2020 ◽  
pp. 363-402
Author(s):  
Paul F. Meier
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Geothermal System ◽  
Enhanced Geothermal System ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

Geothermal energy is heat taken from below the surface of the earth in the form of either steam or hot water. This energy can be used to generate electricity, but also has use in heating and cooling homes and some direct uses, such as gold mining, food dehydration, and milk pasteurizing. There are four basic types of geothermal power plants including steam, flash, binary, and enhanced geothermal system (EGS). The first three rely on permeable aquifers that have water flowing through them such that hot water or steam can be extracted. EGS, however, extracts heat from deep in the earth by injecting water and creating artificial fractures in the rock. A great deal of the world’s potential for geothermal energy exists in the so-called Ring of Fire, a ring of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean.

Geothermal energy in sedimentary basins: What we can learn from regional numerical models

Geochemistry ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 33-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Cacace ◽  
Björn Onno Kaiser ◽  
Björn Lewerenz ◽  
Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth
Keyword(s):  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Sedimentary Basins
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