| Testing of Finned-Tube Bundles for Geothermal Air-Cooled Condensers |
O'Brien, J. E.; Sohal, M. S. |
Power plant design and operation; Condensers; Heat Transfer |
Power Plant Operations; Air-Cooled Condensers; Heat Transfer Enhancement; Vortex Generators |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Generation Overview of Olkaria Power Plant for the Last 20 Years |
Ndege, Johnson W. |
Power plant design and operation; Economics; Injection |
Power Plant Operations; Base Load; Availability Factor; Utilization Factor; O&M Costs; Overall Load Factor; Cost Per Unit; MMS; Brine; Re-Injection; Impulse-Reaction; Direct Contact; Saturation Pressure; Field Simulation; Preventive/Condition Based Mainte |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Continual Removal of Non-Condensable Gases for Binary Power Plant Condensers |
Mohr, C.; Mines, G.; Bloomfield, K. |
Power plant design and operation; Binary cycle power generat |
Power Plant Operations; Binary; Condenser Efficiency; Non-Condensable Gas Removal |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Assessment of Evaporative Cooling Enhancement Methods for Air-Cooled Geothermal Power Plants |
Kutscher, Charles; Costenaro, David |
Power plant design and operation; Evaporative Cooling; Air-C |
Power Plant Operations; Geothermal; Evaporative Cooling; Air-Cooled Condensers |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Low-Cost Separation of Contaminant-Rich Turbine and Condenser Condensate for Operating and Capital Cost Savings |
Kitz, Kevin |
Power plant design and operation; Boron; Arsenic; Agricultur |
Power Plant Operations; Boron Mitigation; Arsenic Mitigation; Agricultural Water; Condensate Disposal; Cooling Water Chemistry; Heat Exchanger; Fouling; Cooling Tower Sludge; Turbine Design; Condenser Design; Cooling Tower Drift |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Brine Enhanced Air Cooling (BEAC) Utilizing Hot Geothermal Brine for Air Cooling |
Jung, Doug; King Wai |
Power plant design and operation; Air Cooled Condensers; Bin |
Power Plant Operations; Air Cooled Condensers; Binary Power Generation; Brine; Evaporative Cooling |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Maintaining Steam Purity in Response to Changing Reservoir Conditions in Tiwi, Philippines |
Kitz, Kevin; Toreja, Joel |
Power Plant Operations; Steam Scrubbing; Separator Design; P |
Power Plant Operations; Steam Scrubbing; Separator Design; Process Design; Silica Scaling; Superheat; Corrosion Mitigation; Scaling Mitigation; Tiwi; Philippines |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Dry Steam Scrubbing for Impurity Removal from Superheated Geothermal Steam |
Hirtz, P. N.; Broaddus, M. L.; Gallup, D. L. |
Power plant design and operation; Hydrogen chloride; Superhe |
Power Plant Operations; HCI; Superheat; Steam Wash; Corrosion Control; Amine |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Investigation of an Electrochemical Monitor for Tracking Biofilm Development at the Bonnett Geothermal Plant, Cove Fort, Utah |
Pryfogle, P. A.; Mines, G. L.; Sperry, T. L.; Allred, R. G. |
Power Plant Controls; Biofouling; On-Line Biofilm Monitoring |
Power Plant Controls; Biofouling; On-Line Biofilm Monitoring; BIo GEORGE Electrochemical Monitor |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Investigation of Optical Technologies for Measuring Geothermal Fluid Properties |
Partin, J. K.; Davidson, J. R. |
Power Plant Controls; Geothermal Process Fluids; Fluid Purit |
Power Plant Controls; Geothermal Process Fluids; Fluid Purity Monitoring; Real-Time Optical Measurements |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Improvement to the Brady Geothermal Project to Compensate for Decline in Resource Performance |
Krieger, Zvi; Sponsler, Eric |
Power Plant Controls; Turbines; Separators; Field Management |
Power Plant Controls; Nevada; Brady; Turbines; Separators; Field Management; Power Plant Improvement; ORMAT Energy Converter |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| The Husavik Kalina Cycle Control System |
Johnson, David; Mlcak, Henry |
Power Plant Controls; Kalina Cycle; Binary cycle power gener |
Power Plant Controls; Kalina Cycle; Binary Cycle; Iceland; Husavik; Control System; Process Control; Control Philosophy; Control Loops |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Mechanical Governors' Hunting Problems at Olkaria Geothermal Power Station, Kenya |
Aloo, Peter O. |
Power plant design and operation |
Power Plant Controls; Vibration; Cycling; Hunting; On-Line Maintenance; Servomotor; Pilot Valves; Governor Valves; Oil Pressure Regulating Valve; Mechanical Governors; Fly-Weight; Digital Electro-Hydraulic (DEH) Governor; Electro-Hydraulic (E-H) Converter |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Commercial Operation of 250kW Geothermal Power Plant |
Schochet, Daniel N. |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Power Plants; Small Scale; Rura |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Power Plants; Small Scale; Rural Power |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Notes from the North: A Report on the Debut Year of the 2 MW Kalina Cycle Geothermal Power Plant in Husavik, Iceland |
Mlcak, Henry; Mirolli, Mark; Hjartarson, Hreinn; Husavikur, Orkuveita; Ralph, Marshall |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Kalina Cycle; Binary cycle powe |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Kalina Cycle; Binary Cycle; Husavik; Direct Use; Low-Temperature Geothermal; Start-Up; Optimization; Efficiency; Reliability |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Kalina Cycle Concepts for Low Temperature Geothermal |
Mlcak, Henry A. |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Kalina Cycle; Low temperature r |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Kalina Cycle; Geothermal; ORC; Low Temperature; Power Plant; Binary |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Evaluation of the Impact of Off-Design Operation on an Air-Cooled Binary Power Plant |
Mines, Greg L. |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Binary cycle power generation; |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Binary Power Plants; Air-Cooled Condenser; Off-Design Operation; Available Energy Analysis |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| A DOE-Funded Design Study for Pioneer Baseload Application of an Advanced Geothermal Binary Cycle at a Utility Plant in Western Utah |
Lewis, William E.; Ralph, Marshall |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Kalina Cycle; Binary cycle powe |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Kalina Cycle; Binary Cycle; Bottoming Cycle; Blundell; Silica; pH Mod; Tube Fouling Pilot Plant; Numerical Simulation |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Rural Electrification with a Binary Power Plant: Maguarichic Project in Mexico |
Mendoza Covarrubias, Hector; Tello Hinojosa, Raul; Lopez Diaz, Moises; Sanchez Velasco, Raul Alberto |
Rural electrification; Binary cycle power generation; Power |
Power Cycles and Conversion; Off-Grid Geothermal Power; Village Power; Rural Electrification; Small-Scale Binary Power Units; Mexico; Chihuahua; Maguarichic |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |
| Effect of pH Elevation by NaOH Dosing on the Corrosion Potential of Steam Condensate Fluids from the Upper Mahiao Power Station, Leyte, Philippines |
Villa, Ruperto R., Jr.; Paraon, June Rizza V.; Lichti, Keith A. |
Corrosion; Geothermal Condensate Fluids |
Materials and Corrosion; pH Elevation; Corrosion Products Characterization; Surface Analytical Techniques; Corrosion Rates; Geothermal Condensate Fluids |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
2002 |
English |