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Title: Alternate materials of construction for geothermal applications. Progress report No. 13, April--June 1977

Abstract

A program to determine if non-metallic materials such as polymers, concrete polymer composites, and refractory cements can be utilized as materials of construction in geothermal processes is in progress. To date, several high temperature polymer concrete systems have been formulated, laboratory and field tests performed in brine, flashing brine, and steam at temperatures up to 260/sup 0/C, and economic studies started. Laboratory data for exposure times greater than 2 years are available. Results are also available from field exposures of up to 18 months in four geothermal environments. Good durability is indicated. Work at two of these sites is continuing. A test has recently been completed in the Imperial Valley and another test is in progress.

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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y. (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5290227
Report Number(s):
BNL-50699
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-02-0016
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CONCRETE-PLASTIC COMPOSITES; STABILITY; TESTING; GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; PIPES; MATERIALS TESTING; ACRYLONITRILE; BRINES; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CROSS-LINKING; CYANURATES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LINERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYACRYLATES; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; STEAM; STYRENE; AROMATICS; AZINES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ESTERS; FLUIDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; NITRILES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; POLYVINYLS; TRIAZINES; Geothermal Legacy; 150903* - Geothermal Engineering- Corrosion, Scaling & Materials Development; 360604 - Materials- Corrosion, Erosion, & Degradation

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Steinberg, M., and Kukacka, L.E. Alternate materials of construction for geothermal applications. Progress report No. 13, April--June 1977. United States: N. p., 1977. Web. doi:10.2172/5290227.
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Steinberg, M., & Kukacka, L.E. Alternate materials of construction for geothermal applications. Progress report No. 13, April--June 1977. United States. doi:10.2172/5290227.
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Steinberg, M., and Kukacka, L.E. Wed . "Alternate materials of construction for geothermal applications. Progress report No. 13, April--June 1977". United States. doi:10.2172/5290227. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5290227.
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abstractNote = {A program to determine if non-metallic materials such as polymers, concrete polymer composites, and refractory cements can be utilized as materials of construction in geothermal processes is in progress. To date, several high temperature polymer concrete systems have been formulated, laboratory and field tests performed in brine, flashing brine, and steam at temperatures up to 260/sup 0/C, and economic studies started. Laboratory data for exposure times greater than 2 years are available. Results are also available from field exposures of up to 18 months in four geothermal environments. Good durability is indicated. Work at two of these sites is continuing. A test has recently been completed in the Imperial Valley and another test is in progress.},
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year = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977},
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    A program to determine if non-metallic materials such as polymers, concrete polymer composites, and refractory cements can be utilized as materials of construction in geothermal processes is in progress. To date, several high temperature polymer concrete systems have been formulated, laboratory and field tests performed in brine, flashing brine, and steam at temperatures up to 260/sup 0/C (500/sup 0/F), and economic studies started. Laboratory data for exposure times > 2 years are available. Results are also available from field exposures of up to 24 months in five geothermal environments. Good durability is indicated. Work at four of these sites ismore » continuing and plans to initiate tests at other sites are being implemented. Work accomplished during the period April--September 1978 is described in the current report.« less