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Harsh Environment Silicon Carbide Sensor Technology for Geothermal Instrumentation

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:1319620
 [1]
  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering

This project utilizes Silicon Carbide (SiC) materials platform to fabricate advanced sensors to be used as high-temperature downhole instrumentation for the DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Program on Enhanced Geothermal Systems. The scope of the proposed research is to 1) develop a SiC pressure sensor that can operate in harsh supercritical conditions, 2) develop a SiC temperature sensor that can operate in harsh supercritical conditions, 3) develop a bonding process for adhering SiC sensor die to well casing couplers, and 4) perform experimental exposure testing of sensor materials and the sensor devices.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0002753
OSTI ID:
1319620
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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