Planning of Geothermal District Heating Systems / Edition 1

by Alberto Piatti, Carlo Piemonte, Edoardo Szegï

Overview

Geothermal waters, hot enough to provide direct heating, are available in many parts of the world. Some are exploited already but many more are only now being considered, as planners begin to recognize the environmental benefits of this unfamiliar energy resource. The relative economic benefits are more marginal, however, and a successful scheme requires careful design and optimization. The nature of geothermal resources imposes special conditions which may be unfamiliar to many plant engineers. In addition, many different approaches are possible, depending on the characteristics of the resource and the user and on the operator's requirements. Must the scheme be optimized for energy recovery or for financial return, or is it more important that it should remain profitable over as wide a range of conditions as possible?
This book, written by professional plant engineers with first-hand experience, is designed to guide plant engineers through the different options and to help in this optimization process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792319689
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	09/30/1992
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.36(d)

Editorial Reviews

Noting that though the environmental benefits of using geothermal waters for heating are clear and large, the economic benefits are more marginal, plant engineers with experience in the field provide help to their colleagues considering, or charged with, implementing such a system. They survey the nature of geothermal resources, and the limitation on their use by characteristics of the resource, of the user, or of the requirements; and they consider such questions as whether ^tis better to optimize for either environmental or economic benefits, or to design a system to be profitable over as wide a range of conditions as possible. Double- spaced. No index. Lists the symbols used on a handy card (in a back pocket) that can be used as a bookmark. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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