Geothermal power plants principles, applications, case studies and environmental impact / Ronald DiPippo, Ph.D., Chancellor Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, USA.
| Author/creator | DiPippo, Ronald |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Fourth edition. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint ot Elsevier, 2016. |
| Description | xxxvii, 762 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Energy 2016 [EBCEN16] |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Geology of geothermal regions -- Exploration strategies and techniques -- Geothermal well drilling -- Reservoir engineering -- Single-flash steam power plants -- Double- and triple-flash steam power plants -- Dry-steam power plants -- Binary cycle power plants -- Advanced geothermal energy conversion systems -- Exergy analysis applied to geothermal power systems -- Larderello dry-steam power plants, Tuscany, Italy -- The Geysers dry-steam power plants, Sonoma and Lake Counties, California, USA -- Geothermal power plants of New Zealand -- Geothermal power plants of Indonesia -- Geothermal power plants in Central America and the Caribbean -- Geothermal power plants in Nevada, USA -- Heber binary plants, Imperial Valley, California, USA -- Magmamax binary power plant, East Mesa, Imperial Valley, California, USA -- Nesjavellir and Hellisheidi plants, Iceland -- Raft River plants, Idaho, USA -- Geothermal power plants in Turkey -- Enhanced geothermal systems--projects and plants -- Environmental impact of geothermal power plants. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018419002 |
| ISBN | 9780081008799 ; (hbk) |
| ISBN | 0081008791 ; (hbk) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |