| Title | Geothermal Resource Requirements Vis-A-Vis Power Generation |
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| Authors | Falcon, J. A.; Richards, R. G.; Keilman, L. R. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Power Generation; General; USA; Nevada; Flash Steam; Power Plant Design; Noncondensable Gas; Two Phase; Single Flash; Turbines; Double Flash; Assessment |
| Abstract | For the Northern Nevada Geothermal Power Project, the subject of resource requirements at varying downhole temperatures and turbine inlet pressures for a 55 MW flash steam geothermal power plant has been the subject of continuing discussion. Characteristics of the geothermal fields under consideration were not firm; the fields were under development. Thus, neither the resource nor the plant operating conditions could be set. To assist both the ultimate user and developer of the resource, a series of parametric sensitivity studies were conducted for initial evaluation of a field vis a vis the power plant. These studies illustrate the total interdependence of the geothermal resource and its associated power plant. The result have proven to be valuable in two major respects: (1) to determine the production required of a particular geothermal field to meet electrical generation output and (2) as field characteristics become firm, operation conditions ca be defined for the associated power plant. |