Variable pressure supercritical Rankine cycle for integrated natural gas and power production from the geopressured geothermal resource

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5348110· OSTI ID:5348110

Goldsberry, F L

A small-scale power plant cycle that utilizes both a variable pressure vaporizer (heater) and a floating pressure (and temperature) air-cooled condenser is described. Further, it defends this choice on the basis of classical thermodynamics and minimum capital cost by supporting these conclusions with actual comparative examples. The application suggested is for the geopressured geothermal resource. The arguments cited in this application apply to any process (petrochemical, nuclear, etc.) involving waste heat recovery.

• Research Organization: USDOE Geopressure Projects Office, Houston, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5348110
• Report Number(s): NVO-240; ON: DE82008957
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
CONDENSERS
EVAPORATORS
2-METHYLPROPANE
BINARY-FLUID SYSTEMS
CAPITAL
COST
GEOPRESSURED SYSTEMS
PENTANE
PROPANE
RANKINE CYCLE
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
WORKING FLUIDS
ALKANES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FLUIDS
HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
Geothermal Legacy
150802* - Geothermal Power Plants- Power Plant Systems & Components