| Title | The Case for Automatic Control of Geothermal Steam-Collection Systems |
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| Authors | McGee, Roland |
| Year | 1979 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Production; Automatic Control; Automatic Operations; USA; California; Geysers; Gathering System; Regulatory; Allowable Emissions; Abatement; Reduce Costs; Stacking; Pollutants; Run Off; Condensate; Reinjection; Retrofit |
| Abstract | Dry steam collection systems typified the Geysers field are subject to increasingly stringent regulation in the area of emissions. Labor costs of collection systems are increasing because of inflation an the sophisticated systems that will be required to maintain allowable emissions. Examination of the use of an automatic control system to operate the collection system and abatement equipment is shown to expedite compliance and reduce costs. |