Relative performance of supercritical binary geothermal power cycles with in-tube condensors in different orientations [electronic resource].
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- Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1989.
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- Pages: 7 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary:
- The Heat Cycle Research Program, which is conducted for the Department of Energy, has as its objective the development of the technology for effecting the improved utilization of moderate temperature geothermal resources. The current testing involves the investigation of the performance of binary power cycles utilizing mixtures of non-adjacent hydrocarbons as the working fluids, with supercritical vaporization and in-tube condensation. The utilization of these concepts will improve the net geofluid effectiveness (net plant output per unit mass of geofluid) about 20% over that of a conventional binary power plant. The major prerequisite for this improvement is the achievement of integral, countercurrent condensation. Results are presented for testing of the performance of the condenser at different tube inclinations. The performance in the vertical orientation is better than in either the horizontal or inclined orientations. 7 refs., 8 figs.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:egg-m-89001
E 1.99: conf-890815-21
conf-890815-21
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1989.
"egg-m-89001"
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"DE89016199"
24. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference, Washington, DC, USA, 6-11 Aug 1989.
Mines, G.L.; Bliem, C.J.
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA) - Funding Information:
- AC07-76ID01570
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