| Title | SMUDGEO #1 Economic Impacts on Geothermal Power Plant Design |
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| Authors | Tucker, Robert E.; Kleinhans, Paul V., Jr.; Keilman, L. R. |
| Year | 1980 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Power Generation; USA; California; The Geysers; Efficiency; Operational; Economics; Four flow machine |
| Abstract | The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is currently in the design phase of geothermal power plant located in the Geysers area of Northern California. The unit, SMUDGEO #1 has a turbine nameplate rating of 55 Mwe at 4.0 in hgA, and is expected to be in commercial operation by December 1983. The benefits of efficient steam utilization for SMUDGEO #1 differ greatly from other units already installed due to the purchase of geothermal stem on a "per pound" basis. For this reason, SMUDGEO #1 will be the most efficient yet installed in the Geysers area. This paper describes the efficient conscious design of the turbine cycle. |