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GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT.
Is a thermal plant which make use
rated heat from the earth magma as a
oducing electric energy.
GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION
The source of terrestrial heat
The nearer the centre of the earth
hed, the higher ‘becomes its temperature -
earth as shown in figure, below, viz, nucle
the nuclear fission of various elements suc
238, Th 232 and K 40 1s always taking place
heat and it is thought of as flowing in
ction of the surface of the earth
EARTH STRATUM
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® @ moteus
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@® sarth crust,
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its centre, at the demarcation between the
matte and-S0 in the bottom of the earths
crust. The ‘heat Sources for the geothermal power
generation can be obtained at the abnormal regions
in the heat occurrences, viz.”geothermal regions” of
which heat source exists in the mantle. When
the magma in moiten state composed of lava is
generated in the mantle, it rises along the soft cr-
ust of the earth, forming itself into magma dep-
osits, Its temperature is usually more — than1,000
°C ‘and if the magma deposit exists in place
Telatively near the surface of the earth, the
water which permeates underground comes. into
touch with it, turning into steam or heated wa-
ter instantly. The thermal enegies thus deposited
underground can be drawn out by sinking a
welt in order to use them for power’ generation.
GEOTHERMAL PLANT FROM THE PHILIPPINES
‘a.Makiling- Banahaw Geothermal Fields- Los Bafios,
Laguna.
b. Tiwi- Albay Geothermal Fields - in Albay-
c.Tongonan Geothermal Fields - ‘in Leyte
d. Manbukal-Dauin Geothermal Fields - in negros Occ.
e. Palimpinon-Dauin Geothermal Fields - in negros Orientl-
f. Manat-Masara Geothermal Fields - in Davao.
DEFINITION
‘a. Wall: Bore Product- The influent coming out from
the geothermal well as produce after drilling this
can purely steam or __hot- water, or mixture, or both
b. Steam= Dominated Geothermal Fidlds-Refer to a
geothermal plant with 1s well prodicing all_steam
as the __product —
¢. Liquid = Dominated Geothermat
bore product for this type of
all fet_water. a
d. Ground Subsidience =A condition in __ geothermal
plant “where inthe ground surface where the well
is drilled is depressed on subsidice due to depleting
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