Geothermal materials development: FY 1990 accomplishments and current activities

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5719598

Kukacka, L E

Advances in the development of hydrothermally stable materials, the commercial availabilities of which are considered essential for the attainment of the Geothermal Division's (GD) Hydrothermal Category Objectives, continue to be made. Fiscal year 1990 R D was focused on reducing well drilling and completion costs, energy conversion costs, and on mitigating corrosion in well casing. Activities on lost circulation control materials, CO{sub 2}-resistant lightweight cements and thermally conductive corrosion and scale-resistant linear systems have reached the final development stages. In addition, field tests to determine the feasibility for the use of polymer cement liners to mitigate HCl-induced corrosion at the Geysers were performed. Technology transfer efforts on high temperature elastomers for use in drilling tools such as drillpipe protectors and rotating head seals were continued under Geothermal Drilling Organization sponsorship. Recent accomplishments and ongoing work on each of these activities are described in the paper. 8 refs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5719598
• Report Number(s): BNL-45995; CONF-9103105-9; ON: DE91015146
• Resource Relation: Conference: 9. geothermal program review: the geothermal partnership--industry, utilities and government meeting the challenges of the 90's, San Francisco, CA (USA), 19-21 Mar 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELASTOMERS
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS
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MATERIALS
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ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
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HEAT TRANSFER
POLYMERS
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WELLS
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