Foreword to the Third Edition |
Preface and Acknowledgements to the Third Edition |
Preface and Acknowledgements to the Second Edition |
Preface and Acknowledgements to the First Edition |
Resource Identification and Development / Part 1: |
Geology of Geothermal Regions / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
The Earth and its atmosphere / 1.2: |
Active geothermal regions / 1.3: |
Model of a hydro thermal geothermal resource / 1.4: |
Other types of geothermal resources / 1.5: |
References |
Problems |
Exploration Strategies and Techniques / 2: |
Objectives of an exploration program / 2.1: |
Phases of an exploration program / 2.3: |
Synthesis and interpretation / 2.4: |
The next step: Drilling / 2.5: |
Geothermal Well Drilling / 3: |
Site preparation and drilling equipment / 3.1: |
Drilling operations / 3.3: |
Safety precautions / 3.4: |
Reservoir Engineering / 4: |
Reservoir and well flow / 4.1: |
Well testing / 4.3: |
Calcite scaling in well casings / 4.4: |
Reservoir modeling and simulation / 4.5: |
Geothermal Power Generating Systems / Part 2: |
Single-Flash Steam Power Plants / 5: |
Gathering system design considerations / 5.1: |
Energy conversion system / 5.3: |
Thermodynamics of the conversion process / 5.4: |
Example: Single-flash optimization / 5.5: |
Optimum separator temperature: An approximate formulation / 5.6: |
Environmental aspects for single-flash plants / 5.7: |
Equipment list for single-flash plants / 5.8: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 5 |
Double-Flash Steam Power Plants / 6: |
Example: Double-flash optimization / 6.1: |
Scale potential in waste brine / 6.6: |
Environmental aspects for double-flash plants / 6.7: |
Equipment list for double-flash plants / 6.8: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 6 |
Dry-Steam Power Plants / 7: |
Origins and nature of dry-steam resources / 7.1: |
Steam gathering system / 7.3: |
Example: Optimum wellhead pressure / 7.4: |
Environmental aspects of dry-steam plants / 7.6: |
Equipment list for dry-steam plants / 7.7: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 7 |
Binary Cycle Power Plants / 8: |
Basic binary systems / 8.1: |
Working fluid selection / 8.3: |
Advanced binary cycles / 8.4: |
Example of binary cycle analysis / 8.5: |
Environmental impact of binary cycles / 8.6: |
Equipment list for basic binary plants / 8.7: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 8 |
Advanced Geothermal Energy Conversion Systems / 9: |
Hybrid single-flash and double-flash systems / 9.1: |
Hybrid flash-binary systems / 9.3: |
Example: Integrated flash-binary hybrid system / 9.4: |
Total-flow systems / 9.5: |
Hybrid fossil-geothermal systems / 9.6: |
Combined heat and power plants / 9.7: |
Power plants for hypersaline brines / 9.8: |
Solar-geothermal hybrid plants / 9.9: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 9 |
Exergy Analysis Applied to Geothermal Power Systems / 10: |
First Law for open, steady systems / 10.1: |
Second Law for open, steady systems / 10.3: |
Exergy / 10.4: |
Exergy accounting for open, steady systems / 10.5: |
Exergy efficiencies and applications to geothermal plants / 10.6: |
Geothermal Power Plant Case Studies / Part 3: |
Larderello Dry-Steam Power Plants, Tuscany, Italy / 11: |
History of development / 11.1: |
Geology and reservoir characteristics / 11.2: |
Power plants / 11.3: |
Mitigation of environmental impact / 11.4: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 11 |
The Geysers Dry-Steam Power Plants, Sonoma and Lake Counties, California, USA / 12: |
History and early power plants / 12.1: |
Geographic and geologic setting / 12.2: |
Well drilling |
Steam pipeline system |
Recharging the reservoir / 12.3: |
Toward sustainability / 12.5: |
Cerro Prieto Power Station, Baja California Norte, Mexico / 13: |
Overview of Mexican geothermal development / 13.1: |
Cerro Prieto geographical and geological setting / 13.2: |
Cerro Prieto power plants / 13.3: |
Expansion of Cerro Prieto and nearby prospects / 13.4: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 13 |
Hatchobaru Power Station, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan / 14: |
Overview of Japanese geothermal development / 14.1: |
Hatchobaru geothermal field / 14.2: |
Hatchobaru power units / 14.3: |
Conclusion and forecast / 14.4: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 14 |
Mutnovsky Flash-Steam Power Plant, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia / 15: |
Setting, exploration, and early developments / 15.1: |
Conceptual model of Mutnovsky geothermal field / 15.2: |
Verkhne-Mutnovsky 12 MW power plant / 15.3: |
Mutnovsky first-stage 50 MW power plant / 15.4: |
Future power units at Mutnovsky / 15.5: |
Miravalles Power Station, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica / 16: |
Traveling to Miravalles / 16.1: |
History of geothermal development / 16.2: |
Wells / 16.3: |
Power generation / 16.4: |
Calcite inhibition system / 16.5: |
Acid neutralization system / 16.6: |
Environmental protection and monitoring / 16.7: |
Other geothermal power projects / 16.8: |
Heber Binary Plants, Imperial Valley, California, USA / 17: |
Exploration and discovery / 17.1: |
The first Heber binary plant / 17.3: |
The second Heber binary plant / 17.4: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 17 |
Magmamax Binary Power Plant, East Mesa, Imperial Valley, California, USA / 18: |
Setting and exploration / 18.1: |
Magmamax binary power plant / 18.2: |
Modified Magmamax binary power plant / 18.3: |
Conclusion / 18.4: |
Nesjavellir and Hellisheidi Plants, Iceland / 19: |
Geology and geosciences / 19.1: |
Nesjavellir power plant / 19.3: |
Hellisheidi power plant / 19.4: |
Raft River Plants, Idaho, USA / 20: |
Original development-DOE pilot plant / 20.1: |
New development-U.S. Geothermal plant / 20.4: |
Geothermal Power Plants in Turkey / 21: |
Geologic setting / 21.1: |
Kizildere single-flash plant / 21.2: |
Salavath binary plants / 21.3: |
Germencik double-flash plant / 21.4: |
Environmental impact / 21.5: |
Current state and future prospects of geothermal power / 21.6: |
Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 21 |
Enhanced Geothermal Systems-Projects and Plants / 22: |
Definitions / 22.1: |
Early projects / 22.2: |
Later projects / 22.3: |
EGS power plants / 22.4: |
Proposed projects / 22.5: |
Environmental Impact of Geothermal Power Plants / 23: |
Overview / 23.1: |
Regulations / 23.2: |
General impacts of electricity generation / 23.3: |
Environmental advantages of geothermal plants / 23.4: |
Environmental challenges of geothermal plants / 23.5: |
Summary / 23.6: |
Appendices |
Worldwide State of Geothermal Power Plant Development as of August 2011 / Appendix A: |
Units Conversions / Appendix B: |
Energy Equivalents / Appendix C: |
Elements of Thermodynamics / Appendix D: |
Answers to Selected Practice Problems / Appendix E: |
Supplementary Problems / Appendix F: |
Answers to Selected Supplementary Problems / Appendix G: |
REFPROP Tutorial with Application to Geothermal Binary Cycles / Appendix H: |
Index |
Foreword to the Third Edition |
Preface and Acknowledgements to the Third Edition |
Preface and Acknowledgements to the Second Edition |