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Title: An experimental study of adsorption in vapor-dominated geothermal systems

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OSTI ID:889374

We report results of steam adsorption experiments conducted for rock samples from vapor-dominated geothermal reservoirs. We examine the effect of the temperature on the adsorption/desorption isotherms. We find that the temperature effect is only important on the desorption such that the hysteresis becomes more pronounced as the temperature increases. The scanning behavior within the steam sorption hysteresis loop is also studied to investigate the behavior during repressurization. Collection of sets of data on the sorption behavior of The Geysers geothermal field in California is presented.

Research Organization:
Stanford Geothemal Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-90ID12934
OSTI ID:
889374
Report Number(s):
SGP-TR-150-19; TRN: US200619%%805
Resource Relation:
Conference: Proceedings, Twentieth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, January 24-26, 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English