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
EditionFourth edition.
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint ot Elsevier, 2016.
Descriptionxxxvii, 762 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018419002
ISBN9780081008799 ; (hbk)
ISBN0081008791 ; (hbk)

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