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Why is geothermal energy a renewable resource?

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because heat is continuously transferred from within the earth

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The origin of geothermal energy is from the earths _____, because of the ______________

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core
decay of radioactive material

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how does the heat reach us from the center of the earth

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internal heat flows naturally to the surface by conduction and creates a gradient where temperature of the solid earth rises with increasing depth

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geothermal gradient slope increases from the _________ to the __________ to the __________ to the _________ to the _________

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lithosphere to the asthenosphere to the mantle to the outer core to the inner core

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which layer of the earth does rock melt

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the asthenosphere

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Which is the only current resources of geothermal that is currently exploited

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hydrothermal

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describe hydrothermal

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These are known geothermal fields containing high temperature water in steam, mixture, or liquid phases

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Describe geopressurized

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Hot liquid water at 150 C to 180 C at a very high pressure, up to 600 bar. They contain high volumes of methane and dissolved solids.

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What is the difficulty of geopressurized

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The fluid is highly corrosive and thus very difficult to harvest and handle

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describe magma

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molten rock contained under active volcanoes at temp above 650 C

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Describe enhanced and how it works

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hot, dry rock geothermal systems. Water is injected into the hot rock formation at high pressure and then the steam is brought back to the surface

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Which of the following are not natural geothermal resources: Hydrothermal, geopressurized, and enhanced

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enhanced is not natural

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how do we make an enhanced geothermal resource. Include depth and temp

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drill injection and production wells to a depth of 3 to 5km. The temp of the hot rock in this depth can be around 250C

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where does the petrothermal (EGS) system get the energy to create power

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from granite intrusions

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where does hydrothermal system get their direct heat use

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from deep aquifers

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Hypothetical example of a geothermal reservoir of the magmatic type showing hot magma,
the associated reservoir containing water, and recharge of the reservoir through _________

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Fractures

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what is considered as a high temp resources for geothermal

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T > 150 C

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what is considered as a medium temp resources for geothermal

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90 C < T < 150 C

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what is considered as a low temp resources for geothermal

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< 90 C

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what are the components of the enhanced geothermal system

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  1. Reservoir
  2. Pump house
  3. Heat exchangers
  4. Turbine hall
  5. Production well
  6. injection well
  7. Hot water to district heating
  8. Porous sediments
  9. observation well
  10. crystalline bedrock
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what are the 3 state of geothermal water in the reservoir

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  1. superheated or saturated stream (dry steam)
  2. saturated steam-liquid mixture
  3. Liquid (usually compressed liquid)
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rank the 3 states of geothermal water in the reservoir based on quality, lowest to highest

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liquid, steam-liquid mixture, dry steam

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The quality of a geothermal resource depends on its ______ (and temperature). The higher the quality, the higher the _____ _____

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phase
work potential

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how high does the temperature need to be to produce electricity

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150 C or higher for economic power production

25
Geothermal heat pumps – _____ initial cost for installation, but ____ maintenance cost
high low
26
what are the direct uses of geothermal
space heating, drying, greenhouses, agriculture, resorts and pools, melting snow
27
describe cogeneration and how it applies to geothermal applications
generates heat and electricity from the same energy source. heat that would normally be wasted when producing electricity is saved
28
describe the characteristics of the shallow geothermal heating and cooling
Types: open loop GTHP, closed loop GTHP array, mine water energy In shallow aquifer temp -5 to 80C
29
describe the characteristics of the deep geothermal heating
in basement or deep aquifers Types: Hydrothermal system and deep closed loop GTHP array temp 50 to 150 C
30
describe the deep geothermal power
Types: engineered geothermal system and advanced geothermal system temp 130 to 180 in granite
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What are the advantages of geothermal energy
reliability, flexibility, availability, green technology, small footprint, sustainability
32
describe a geothermal heat pump
The pump uses electricity to derive the working fluid from the closed loop system using a liquid heat exchange medium and the delivery system, which can be an air delivery system or radiant heating
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describe deep closed loop geothermal
circulates working fluids like water and CO2 through closed wellbores several km deep. The system extracts heat from hot rock through conduction, as opposed to traditional geothermal and EGS through convection. As hot rock is universal deep beneath the surface, this technology can be applied anywhere. The working fluid in the closed loop brings thermal energy to the surface for direct heat application or converted to electricity.
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deep closed loop geothermal and EGS uses what kind of heat transfer
deep closed loop geothermal uses conduction EGS and traditional geothermal use convection
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What is the main purpose of IDDP (Iceland deep drilling project)
is to find out if it is economically feasible to extract energy and chemicals out of hydrothermal systems at supercritical conditions(400-600C, superheated steam, <220 bar subcritical pressures). If it works, it could produce about ten times more power.
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Huff 'n' puff geothermal: Sage injects high-_________ dense drilling mud into abandoned oil wells, to push slim __________ apart, then pumps ________ in to keep the fractures open. This is done using excess renewable energy collected during daylight hours, and then a valve is closed to __________ the water.
pressure fractures water soak/heat
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Huff 'n' puff geothermal: When it comes to recover the geothermal energy, the reservoir _________ squeezes water back to the surface, where it can be run through a turbine to harvest electricity. Indeed, the same electric motor and pump that forced it down there in the first place become the _______ and _________ that get the energy back out when the system runs in reverse
pressure turbine and generator
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describe huff 'n' puff geothermal
inject high pressure drilling mud into abandoned oil wells to get fractures, put water (pump and electric motor) in to keep the fractures open. close the valves and let the water heat. When opening the valve the pressure causes the water to return to the surface and create electricity by the (turbine and generator)
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Geothermal heat pumps: The working fluid is circulated through the loop pipes buried beneath the surface. Heat is taken from the ground in the __________ for heating, while the heat inside buildings can also be exchanged to cool in the __________.
wintertime summertime
40
define what a resource is considered as in geothermal
portion of the accessible resource base that can be recovered as useful heat under current and potential economic technological conditions. How much recoverable resources we think there are totally, estimate
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define what a reserve is considered as in geothermal
the identified portion of the resource that can be recovered economically using existing technology. Resources we know about and that can be 100% recovered
42
what is heat in place used as
a standard method to estimate geothermal resources. It represents the quantity of energy stored in each volume element of the geothermal reservoir.
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what is the equation for HIP
HIP = V * pcp *(Tx - To) *10^-15 volume times volumetric specific heat times the difference between the reservoir temp and the re-injection temp
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What is the theoretical technical potential
It is the power that can be produced by each volume element of the reservoir having T > minimum temp required for the specific technology(120C for electricity production)
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The USGS volumetric estimation methodology consists of combining estimates with uncertainties for the ________ ______, and ________of a geothermal reservoir into an estimate of the stored energy (“heat in place”) with uncertainty
temperature, area, and thickness
46
The probability distribution function for the stored energy can be obtained using a ______________ approximation
monte carlo
47
Which of the following parameters vary a lot among different reservoirs: Resevoir area, volumetric heat capacity, rejection temperature, reservoir depth, reservoir thickness, reservoir temperature, conversion efficiency, thermal recovery factor, plant or project life, and plant load factor
reservoir area, reservoir depth, reservoir thickness, reservoir temperature, and thermal recovery factor
48
Which of the following parameters are relatively unchanged among different reservoirs: Reservoir area, volumetric heat capacity, rejection temperature, reservoir depth, reservoir thickness, reservoir temperature, conversion efficiency, thermal recovery factor, plant or project life, and plant load factor
volumetric heat capacity, rejection temperature, conversion efficiency, plant or project life, plant load factor
49
what does P10 mean
in this distribution, 10% of the observations will exceed the value x
50
What is MWe
a measure of the electricity output of a plant
51
give the characteristics for the dry steam power plant
dry steam spins the turbine the most efficient type Dry steam reservoir is not common
52
How does the flash steam power plant differ from the dry steam power plant
Coming from the well it has a section that catches the brine an lets the steam pass before it enters the turbine
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How does the binary cycle power plant differ from the dry steam power plant?
From the well, there is a heat exchanger, it sends hot brine back to the well and the iso butane vapor transfers its heat to the water that travels to the turbine
54
give the characteristics of a flash steam power plant
single flash and double flash use separator to separate into distinct steam and liquid mainstream of geothermal power industry
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give the characteristics of the binary cycle power plant
uses a secondary working fluid with a lower boiling point than water: pentane, butane also known as organic rankine cycle (ORC) plant with geofluid temperature < 150 C

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