Rankine cycle generators using geothermal fluids. Final progress report [electronic resource].
- Published
- Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1981.
- Physical Description
- Pages: 18 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- The Rankine Cycle generator was delivered and installed at Gila Hot Springs. Trial runs were made at that time, using Freon 12 as the expansion fluid. These tests showed that the boiler capacity was inadequate. It could not extract enough heat to generate sufficient volumes of Freon gas at the heat and pressure necessary to operate the system at an acceptable level. Increasing and decreasing the flow of hot water had a direct influence on efficiency, but it was not a linear relationship. Added amounts of hot water increased the power very little, but raised the water temperature at the discharge point. This implied that the heat exchange capacity of the boiler was saturated. The reverse was found in the condenser system. There was little increase in pressure of the condenser when we switched from static to run mode. Efficiency was maintained even when the cold water flow was reduced as much as 40%. The tests using Freon 12 resulted in the conclusion that the boiler volume needs to be increased and/or the configuration changed to radically increase its efficiency.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:doe/r6/12017-t1
doe/r6/12017-t1 - Subject(s)
- Other Subject(s)
- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1981.
"doe/r6/12017-t1"
"DE84003159"
Campbell (D.A.), Silver City, NM (USA) - Funding Information
- FG46-80R612017
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