| Application of the Kalina Cycle Technology to Geothermal Power Generation |
Kalina, A. I.; Leibowitz, H. M. |
Binary cycle power generation; Power plant design and operat |
Organic Rankine Cycle; Heat Exchangers; Turbines; Recuperation; Thermodynamics; Ammonia; Efficiency |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Steam Purities of Geothermal Plant |
Hibara, Yutaka; Hara, Nobuhiko; Sakanashi, Hidenori |
Brine chemistry; Scaling; Nozzles; Power plant design and op |
Production; Steam Quality; Scaling; Silica; Impurities; Nozzles |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Operating Experiences of Converting a Stretford to a LO-CAT(R) H2S Abatement System at Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Geysers Unit 15 |
Henderson, J. M.; Dorighi, Gary P. |
Effluent abatement; Hydrogen sulfide; Power plant design and |
Production; USA; California; Sonoma; The Geysers; Abatement Systems; Superheat Steam; H2S; Vanadium; Corrosion; Waste Disposal |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Steam-Purging Criteria in Geothermal Power Plant |
Gutierrez Ramirez, Ranulfo |
Pipelines |
Production; Turbine Damage; Steam Cleaning; Piping Design; Steam Impurities; Purging Sequence; Cycles |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Power Plant Operating Alternatives for Improving and Extending Reservoir Performance at The Geysers |
Grande, M. G.; Enedy, S. L. |
Reservoir management; Injection; Power plant design and oper |
Power Generation; USA; California; Sonoma; The Geysers; Output Reduction; Inlet Pressure Reduction; Dry Cooling; Decline Rates; Load Following; Peaking; Turbine Steam Rates; Non Condensable Gases; Injection; Computer Model |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Comparison of Direct Contact and Kettle Reboilers to Reduce Non-Condensables in Geothermal Steam |
Duthie, R. G.; Nawaz, M. |
NCG; Reboilers; Effluent abatement |
Power Generation; Separators; Steam Jets; Cost Comparison; Heat Exchange; Reboiler; Condenser |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Weld Repair of Geothermal Turbine Rotors |
Chaney, Craig E. |
Corrosion; Stress corrosion cracking; Turbines; Welding |
Power Generation; USA; Sonoma; The Geysers; Corrosion; Erosion; Dissimular Metal Rotors; Metalurgy; Stress Corrosion Cracking; Shot Peening; Heat Affected Zone |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Construction and Planned Operation of a Hybrid Cycle Power Plant on a Geopressured Well |
Campbell, Richard G. |
Hybrid power generation; Geopressured reservoirs; Power plan |
USA; Texas; Pleasant Bayou; Gas; Methane; Brine; Hydraulic Energy; Binary Cycle; Isobutane; Corrosion; Heat Exchangers; Scaling; Finite Element Analysis; Rotor |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Protective Coatings to Reduce Corrosion Problems of Turbine Rotors |
Borenstein, Susan Watkins |
Corrosion; Turbines; Equipment design; Durability testing |
Power Generation; Failure; Corrosion; Turbines; Root Geometry; Blades; Nozzles; Rotor; Barrier Protection; Sacrificial Protection |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Simple Strategies for Minimization of Cooling Water Usage in Binary Power Plants |
Bliem, Carl J.; Mines, Gregory L. |
Binary cycle power generation; Power plant cooling |
Power Generation; USA; California; Imperial; Heber; Binary Cycles; Condensate; Cooling Waters; Isobutane; Isopentane; Silica Precipitation; Heat Rejection; Thermal Efficiency; Recuperator |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Fracture Imaging in Geothermal Systems |
Suemnicht, G. A.; Barton, C. A.; Lysne, P. |
Televiewers; Well logging; Fractures |
Drilling; USA; California; Imperial; Salton Sea; Stress Directions; Wellbore Geometry; Televiewers; Sandia National Laboratory; Breakouts |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Geothermal Drilling Fluids |
Pantermuehl, Robert; Scott, Paul |
Drilling; Drilling fluids; Wellbore integrity |
Drilling; Permeability; Fluid Loss; Lost Circulation; Cement Bonding; Hole Stability; Bentonite; Temperature Stability; Clays; Solids |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| On the Performance of Ball Check Valves |
Hernandez-Galan, Jose L.; Buendia, Eduardo |
Ball check valves; Liquid dominated reservoirs; Equipment de |
Well Completion; Mexico; Valves; Water; Seals; Fluid Velocity |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Preproduction Analysis of Thermal Breakthrough by Reinjection at the Los Humeros First 5-MWe Units |
Kruger, P.; Medina, M.; Aragon, A. |
Injection; Reservoir modeling; Reservoir cooling; Computer m |
Mexico; Puebla; Los Humeros; Reinjection; Reservoir Pressures; Modeling; Heat Transfer; Breakthrough; Cooldown |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Polyurethane Foam for Lost Circulation Control |
Glowka, David A.; Loeppke, Glen E.; Rand, Peter B.; Wright, Elton K. |
Drilling; Lost circulation materials; Polyurethane foam |
Drilling; USA; California; Sonoma; The Geysers; LCC; LCM; Lost Circulation Zone; Foam; Case Histories; Laboratory Tests; Field Tests |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| TPS: A Reservoir Monitoring Service |
Davarzani, J.; Shwe, T. |
Well logging; Well testing; Pressure transient analysis |
Drilling; USA; Pressure; Temperature; Spinner Logs; Logging Tools; Wireline; Flow Rate; Transient Testing |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Initial Response to Production and Reinjection at the Ohaaki Geothermal Field, New Zealand |
Clotworthy, Allan W.; Carey, Brian S.; Bacon, Lewis G. |
Injection; Production decline; Reservoir engineering |
Reservoir Engineering; New Zealand; North Island; Ohaaki; Case Histories; Injection Wells; Production; Condensate; Reservoir Pressure; Corrosion |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Heat Flow Regime in The Geysers-Clear Lake Area of Northern California, U.S.A. |
Walters, Mark; Combs, Jim |
Exploration; Temperature gradients; Heat flow; Thermal condu |
Exploration; USA; California; Lake; The Geysers; Temperature Gradient; Heat Flow; Thermal Conductivity; Gravity; Fractures; Greywache; Serpentine |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| The Orientation of Steam-Bearing Fractures at The Geysers Geothermal Field |
Thompson, Randolph C.; Gunderson, Richard P. |
Exploration; Fractures; Reservoir modeling; Greywacke; Felsi |
Exploration; USA; California; Sonoma; The Geysers; Fractures; Permeability; Alteration; Greywache; Patterns; Distribution; Geometry |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |
| Structural Stratigraphy and Intrusive Rocks at The Geysers Geothermal Field |
Thompson, Randolph C. |
Exploration; Geological surveys; Statigraphy; Reservoir mode |
Exploration; USA; California; Sonoma; The Geysers; Subduction Zone; Fractures; Felsite; Thrust Faults; Franciscan Rocks; Melange; Greywache; Serpentinite; Thrust Packets |
Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
1989 |
English |