Resource utilization efficiency improvement of geothermal binary cycles, Phase II. Final report, June 15, 1976--December 31, 1977

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6562639· OSTI ID:6562639

Starling, K E; West, H; Iqbal, K Z; Hsu, C C; Malik, Z I; Fish, L W; Lee, C O

During Phase II of this research program, the following elements of research have been performed: (1) improvement in the conventional geothermal binary cycle simulation computer program, (2) development of a direct contact brine heat exchanger algorithm for the cycle simulation program, (3) development of a preheater algorithm for the cycle simulation program, (4) modification of the basic simulation program to incorporate the staged flash binary cycle, (5) development of a parameter optimization algorithm to aid cycle evaluation studies, (6) sensitivity analysis of cost factors, (7) comparison of pure hydrocarbon and binary mixture cycles.

• Research Organization: Oklahoma Univ., Norman (USA). School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-S-05-4944
• OSTI ID: 6562639
• Report Number(s): ORO-4944-7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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