| Title | Scaling Tests on a Salton Sea Geothermal Brine |
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| Authors | W. F. Downs, H. L. Barnes and J. D. Rimstidt |
| Year | 1976 |
| Conference | Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
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| Abstract | As part of the Penn State scaling project sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, we designed a field test to determine scaling rates from homogeneous geothermal fluids. This technique has been used on the concentrated brines of the Salton Sea K.G.R.A. The principle adopted for the test was to cool the brine abruptly to a controlled temperature and then to maintain flow until sufficient scale was deposited to determine scale composition and amount deposited along the flow path. |