A new binary-flashing plant for the production of electricity

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5389327

Michaelides, E E; Fakhre-Shafaie, F

The next expansion of geothermal power intallations will cover resources with temperatures less than 150/sup 0/C. Binary plants are the only suitable for the utilization of these resources. A modification to the conventional binary plant design is proposed here aiming at the production of more power. The new plant uses a flashing system and partial evaporation of the secondary fluid in the heat exchanger. The thermodynamic analysis shows that the proposed installation would provide approximately 25% more power than the conventional installation, a feature that makes it attractive for further technical and economic analyses.

• Research Organization: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
• OSTI ID: 5389327
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens.; (United States), Vol. 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
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