5MW Raft River facility experience

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5319956

Whitbeck, J F

The Raft River geothermal plant is a small binary cycle conversion system which uses isobutane as the working fluid. This plant uses a staged boiler concept to achieve better performance than could be obtained by a single boiler. The plant was designed to operate with a geothermal water inlet temperature of 143/sup 0/C (290/sup 0/F) and produce a nominal generator output of 5MW. The plant is supported by a supply and injection system consisting of three supply wells (about 1524m or 5000 ft deep) and two injection wells (about 1158m or 3800 ft deep). Experience in several important areas: environmental, supply and injection system, and power plant, are discussed. (MHR)

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5319956
• Report Number(s): CONF-800681-1
• Resource Relation: Conference: EPRI geothermal workshop, Monterey, CA, USA, 23 Jun 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
CONSTRUCTION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
OPERATION
RAFT RIVER VALLEY
FAILURES
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
LEAKS
PILOT PLANTS
PIPES
POWER RANGE 1-10 MW
PUMPS
TESTING
WATER TREATMENT
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
IDAHO
NORTH AMERICA
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
USA
WELLS
Geothermal Legacy