Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of geothermal power plants / edited by Can Ozgur Colpan, Mehmet Akif Ezan, Onder Kizilkan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Colpan, Can Ozgur, editor.

Ezan, Mehmet Akif, editor.

Kizilkan, Onder, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geothermal power plants.

Thermodynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2021]

Summary:

Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Geothermal Power Plants guides researchers and engineers on the analysis and optimization of geothermal power plants through conventional and innovative methods.Coverage encompasses the fundamentals, thermodynamic analysis, and optimization of geothermal power plants.

Contents:

Intro

Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Geothermal Power Plants

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Part I: Basics of geothermal power plants

Chapter 1: Various cycle configurations for geothermal power plants

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Geothermal power plant system

1.2.1. Single-flash steam power plants

1.2.2. Double-flash steam power plants

1.2.3. Dry-steam power plants

1.2.4. Binary-organic Rankine cycle and Kalina cycle power plants

1.2.5. Advanced geothermal energy conversion systems-Hybrid configurations

1.3. Closing remarks

References

Chapter 2: Global value chain and manufacturing analysis on geothermal power plant turbines

2.1. Global geothermal energy market

2.1.1. Global value chain and trade flow

2.2. Manufacturing analysis

2.2.1. Methodology for manufacturing analysis

2.2.1.1. Manufacturing process flow

2.2.1.2. Materials

2.2.1.3. Machine inventory and factory model

2.2.1.4. Machining cost analysis

2.3. Definition of minimum sustainable price

2.4. Manufacturing analysis case studies

2.4.1. Sensitivity analysis

2.5. Power plant design and performance analysis

2.6. Economic analysis

2.6.1. Decision criteria used in SAM financial model

2.6.2. SAM results and discussion

2.6.2.1. Sensitivity analysis

2.7. Closing remarks

Chapter 3: CO2 emissions from geothermal power plants and state-of-the-art technical solutions for CO2 reinjection

3.1. Introduction

3.2. NCG reinjection successful cases

3.2.1. Numerical simulations of NGC reinjection in the literature

3.3. Evaluation of the reinjection process

3.3.1. NCG reinjection process in case of high NCG content in geothermal steam

3.3.2. NCG reinjection process in case of moderate NCG content in a single-phase geothermal fluid.

3.4. Feasibility of the reinjection process

3.5. Closing remarks

Chapter 4: Life cycle assessment of geothermal power plants

4.1. Introduction

4.2. LCA methodology

4.3. Impacts of geothermal energy exploitation

4.4. Results and discussion

4.4.1. Goal and scope definition

4.4.2. System boundaries

4.4.3. Life Cycle Inventory

4.4.4. LCA of geothermal energy production

4.4.4.1. Global warming potential

4.4.4.2. Acidification and eutrophication

4.4.4.3. (Eco)Toxicity

4.5. Closing remarks

Chapter 5: Social acceptance of geothermal power plants

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Social acceptance of renewable energy technologies

5.2.1. Studies on the social acceptance of geothermal energy

5.3. Factors affecting community acceptance of renewable energy projects

5.4. Socioeconomic impacts of renewable energy projects

5.5. Measuring socioeconomic impacts of renewable energy projects

5.5.1. Defining social impacts

5.5.2. Significance of measuring social impacts

5.5.3. Stages and methods of social impact measurement

5.6. Cases of controversy

5.6.1. Berlín power plant (El Salvador)

5.6.2. Lower Kilauea East Rift Zone (Hawaii, United States)

5.6.3. Milos Island (Greece)

5.6.4. Mt. Apo project (Philippines)

5.6.5. Nisyros Island (Greece)

5.6.6. Tiwi power plant project (Philippines)

5.6.7. Upper Rhine Graben (Europe)

5.7. Social acceptance practices performed by geothermal operators and developers

5.7.1. Avoiding and reducing unfavorable impacts

5.7.2. Generating added benefits for surrounding communities

5.7.3. Public engagement

5.7.3.1. Defining public engagement

5.7.3.2. Review of community engagement practices

5.7.3.3. Guidelines of engagement practices

5.7.4. The role of public authorities

5.8. Closing remarks

References.

Part II: Thermodynamic analysis of geothermal power plants

Chapter 6: Single- and double-flash cycles for geothermal power plants

6.1. Introduction

6.2. System description

6.3. Analysis

6.3.1. Energy analysis

6.3.2. Exergy analysis

6.3.3. Exergoeconomic calculation

6.3.4. Validation

6.4. Optimization

6.4.1. Single flash optimization

6.4.2. Double-flash optimization

6.5. Experimental data

6.6. Results and discussions

6.6.1. Environmental benefits

6.7. Closing remarks

Chapter 7: Dry steam power plant: Thermodynamic analysis and system improvement

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Dry steam potential

7.3. Conversion technology

7.3.1. System structure

7.3.2. Example of system and heat balance: Case study of the Kamojang power plant

7.3.3. System performance

7.4. Configuration and main components of dry steam systems

7.4.1. Demister

7.4.2. Steam turbine

7.4.3. Condenser

7.4.4. Cooling tower

7.5. System improvements

7.5.1. Utilization of excess steam

7.5.2. Improvement on each component

7.6. Closing remarks

Chapter 8: Binary geothermal power plant

8.1. Introduction

8.2. Binary GPP

8.3. Thermodynamic analysis

8.3.1. General components of the binary GPP

8.3.1.1. Evaporator

8.3.1.1.1. Vaporizer 1 (Vap_1)

8.3.1.1.2. Vaporizer 2 (Vap_2)

8.3.1.1.3. Preheater 1 (Preheat_1)

8.3.1.1.4. Preheater 2 (Preheat_2)

8.3.1.1.5. Recuperator (Recup)

8.3.1.2. Turbine

8.3.1.2.1. Turbine 1 (Turb_1)

8.3.1.2.2. Turbine 2 (Turb_2)

8.3.1.3. Condenser

8.3.1.3.1. Condenser 1 (Cond_1)

8.3.1.3.2. Condenser 2 (Cond_2)

8.3.1.4. Feed pump

8.3.1.4.1. Feed pump 1 (F_Pump_1)

8.3.1.4.2. Feed pump 2 (F_Pump_2)

8.3.1.5. Overall system

8.3.1.6. Selection of organic working fluid

8.4. Calculation procedure.

8.5. Results and discussion

8.6. Closing remarks

Chapter 9: Solar-geothermal power plants

9.1. Introduction

9.2. The concentrating solar thermal power plant

9.3. Hybrid solar-geothermal plants

9.4. Operational analysis

9.4.1. Single-flash geothermal unit

9.4.2. Double-flash geothermal unit

9.4.3. Binary organic cycle

9.4.4. Solar field

9.5. Comparative analysis of the hybrid designs

9.6. Hybrid solar-geothermal power projects

9.6.1. Geothermal field ``Ahuachapan´´ at El Salvador

9.6.2. Geothermal field ``Stillwater´´ at Nevada, United States

9.7. Closing remarks

Chapter 10: Thermodynamic analysis of a transcritical CO2 geothermal power plant

10.1. Introduction

10.2. System description

10.3. Mathematical modeling

10.4. Results and discussion

10.4.1. The effect of the geothermal source temperature on the performance of the systems

10.4.2. The effect of the turbine inlet pressure on the performance of the systems

10.4.3. The effect of the pump inlet pressure on the performance of the systems

10.5. Concluding remarks

Chapter 11: Double-flash enhanced Kalina-based binary geothermal power plants

11.1. Introduction

11.2. Description of the plants

11.3. Materials and methods

11.3.1. Thermodynamic presumptions and evaluation

11.3.2. Main performance assessment parameters

11.4. Results and discussion

11.5. Closing remarks

Chapter 12: Combined cooling and power production from geothermal resources

12.1. Introduction

12.2. System description

12.2.1. High-pressure steam power generation cycle

12.2.2. Medium-pressure steam power generation cycle

12.2.3. Organic Rankine cycle

12.2.4. Water desalination process

12.2.5. Lithium-bromide absorption cycle

12.3. Thermodynamic analysis.

12.3.1. High-pressure steam power generation cycle

12.3.2. Medium-pressure steam power generation cycle

12.3.3. Organic Rankine cycle

12.3.4. Thermal flash desalination

12.3.5. LiBr-water vapor absorption cycle

12.4. Results and discussion

12.4.1. The efficiency of the system

12.4.2. Varying incoming mass flow rate

12.4.3. Varying ambient temperature

12.5. Closing remarks

Chapter 13: Hydrogen production from geothermal power plants

13.1. Introduction

13.2. Geothermal hydrogen production

13.3. Case study

13.3.1. System description

13.3.2. Thermodynamic model

13.4. Results and discussion

13.5. Concluding remarks

Chapter 14: Multiple flashing in geothermal power plants

14.1. Introduction

14.2. Geothermal flash power cycles

14.3. Thermodynamic analysis and performance assessment

14.4. Brief discussion of the obtained results

14.5. Concluding remarks

Part III: Optimization of geothermal power plants

Chapter 15: Multiobjective particle swarm optimization of geothermal power plants

15.1. Introduction

15.2. System description

15.2.1. Expansion valve

15.2.2. Flash separator

15.2.3. Turbine

15.2.4. Condenser

15.2.5. Process heater

15.3. Thermodynamic system model

15.4. Multiobjective optimization

15.4.1. Particle swarm optimization

15.5. Results and discussion

15.6. Closing remarks

Chapter 16: Artificial neural network-based optimization of geothermal power plants

16.1. Introduction

16.2. Artificial neural network

16.3. ANN-based modeling of the system

16.3.1. Description of the system

16.3.2. Dataset and uncertainty analysis

16.3.3. Thermodynamic analysis

16.3.4. Modeling

16.4. Results and discussion

16.5. Closing remarks

Chapter 17: Multiobjective optimization of a geothermal power plant.

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ISBN:

9780128231906

0128231904

OCLC:

1239989626