Designing geothermal power plants to avoid reinventing the corrosion wheel
This paper addresses how designers can take into account the necessary chemical and materials precautions that other geothermal power plant operators and engineers have learned. Current worldwide geothermal power plant capacity is presented as well as a comparison of steam composition from seven different geothermal resources throughout the world. The similarities of corrosion impacts to areas of the power plants are discussed and include the turbines; gas extraction system; heat and rejection system; electrical/electronic systems; and structures. Materials problems and solutions in these corrosion impact areas are identified and discussed. A geothermal power plant design team organization is identified and the efficacy of a new corrosion/materials engineering position is proposed.
- Research Organization:
- Radian Corp., Austin, TX
- OSTI ID:
- 5915780
- Journal Information:
- Bull., Geotherm. Resour. Counc. (Davis, Calif.); (United States), Vol. 12:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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