Heating Facilities for Moana Municipal Pool, Reno, Nevada.

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6809421· OSTI ID:6809421

The Moana Municipal Pool is heated using a circulating hot water system with heat provided by a natural gas fired water boiler. A 500 foot test well was completed adjacent to the pool site and it was concluded that a properly completed well 500 ft deep would yield 200 gpm, or more, of 127/sup 0/F geothermal water. All of the Moana pool heating requirements can be provided geothermally and with a very favorable return on the invested capital. Capital cost is estimated to be $100,000. This includes the geothermal well, turbine pump, and facilities required within the building. First year's savings of 76,685 therms of natural gas consumption amounts to $26,901. This savings, less operating costs, when applied with escalation considerations over a period of twenty years, result in a 37.0% return on invested capital. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Oregon Inst. of Tech., Klamath Falls (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
• DOE Contract Number: AC79-79BP15325
• OSTI ID: 6809421
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-15325-T9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
151000* -- Geothermal Energy-- Direct Energy Utilization
CAPITALIZED COST
COST
DESIGN
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
Energy conservation
GEOTHERMAL HEATING
GEOTHERMAL HEATING SYSTEMS
GEOTHERMAL WATER HEATING
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
Geothermal resources
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
PUMPS
SURFACE WATERS
SWIMMING POOLS
WELLS