Geothermal energy control system and method
Abstract
A geothermal energy transfer and utilization system makes use of thermal energy stored in hot solute-bearing well water to generate super-heated steam from an injected flow of clean water; the super-heated steam is then used for operating a turbine-driven pump at the well bottom for pumping the hot solute-bearing water at high pressure and in liquid state to the earth's surface, where it is used by transfer of its heat to a closed-loop boiler-turbine-alternator combination for the generation of electrical or other power. Residual concentrated solute-bearing water is pumped back into the earth. The clean cooled water is regenerated at the surface-located system and is returned to the deep well pumping system also for lubrication of a novel bearing arrangement supporting the turbine-driven pump system.
- Inventors:
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- Acton, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sperry Research Center, Sudbury, Mass. (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862463
- Patent Number(s):
- 3938334
- Assignee:
- Sperry Rand Corporation (New York, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01D - NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL F01K - STEAM ENGINE PLANTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-2838
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- geothermal; energy; control; method; transfer; utilization; makes; thermal; stored; hot; solute-bearing; water; generate; super-heated; steam; injected; flow; clean; operating; turbine-driven; pump; bottom; pumping; pressure; liquid; earth; surface; heat; closed-loop; boiler-turbine-alternator; combination; generation; electrical; power; residual; concentrated; pumped; cooled; regenerated; surface-located; returned; deep; lubrication; novel; bearing; arrangement; supporting; geothermal energy; energy transfer; thermal energy; arrangement supporting; clean water; residual concentrated; energy stored; super-heated steam; energy control; hot solute-bearing; heated steam; driven pump; cooled water; injected flow; generate super-heated; /60/417/
Citation Formats
Matthews, Hugh B. Geothermal energy control system and method. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Matthews, Hugh B. Geothermal energy control system and method. United States.
Matthews, Hugh B. Thu .
"Geothermal energy control system and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862463.
@article{osti_862463,
title = {Geothermal energy control system and method},
author = {Matthews, Hugh B},
abstractNote = {A geothermal energy transfer and utilization system makes use of thermal energy stored in hot solute-bearing well water to generate super-heated steam from an injected flow of clean water; the super-heated steam is then used for operating a turbine-driven pump at the well bottom for pumping the hot solute-bearing water at high pressure and in liquid state to the earth's surface, where it is used by transfer of its heat to a closed-loop boiler-turbine-alternator combination for the generation of electrical or other power. Residual concentrated solute-bearing water is pumped back into the earth. The clean cooled water is regenerated at the surface-located system and is returned to the deep well pumping system also for lubrication of a novel bearing arrangement supporting the turbine-driven pump system.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
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