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Application of conventional superheaters in geothermal power plants

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7096243
It was shown previously that the application of geothermal feedwater heating in an otherwise conventional steam power cycle greatly improves the utilization of the geothermal resource. Here, a study of the benefits of applying fossil-fuel superheating in the case of flash or vapor-dominated systems is presented. It is suggested that the combination of a flash system and a conventional superheater may prove to be attractive in the case of geopressured reservoirs producing some methane. (MHR)
Research Organization:
Brown Univ., Providence, RI (USA)
OSTI ID:
7096243
Report Number(s):
COO-4051-8(App.C)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English