Geothermal direct use engineering and design guidebook
- eds.
The Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook is designed to be a comprehensive, thoroughly practical reference guide for engineers and designers of direct heat projects. These projects could include the conversion of geothermal energy into space heating and cooling of buildings, district heating, greenhouse heating, aquaculture and industrial processing. The Guidebook is directed at understanding the nature of geothermal resources and the exploration of the resources, fluid sampling techniques, drilling, and completion of geothermal wells through well testing, and reservoir evaluation. It presents information useful to engineers on the specification of equipment including well pumps, piping, heat exchangers, space heating equipment, heat pumps and absorption refrigeration. A compilation of current information about greenhouse aquaculture and industrial applications is included together with a discussion of engineering cost analysis, regulation requirements, and environmental consideration. The purpose of the Guidebook is to provide an integrated view for the development of direct use projects for which there is a very large potential in the United States.
- Research Organization:
- Oregon Inst. of Tech., Klamath Falls, OR (United States). Geo-Heat Center
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG07-90ID13040; AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 5859999
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ID/13040-T3; ON: DE92008686; ISBN: 1-880228-00-9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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