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By, N Venkata Srinath, 1 Yr MS Power Systems
By, N Venkata Srinath, 1 Yr MS Power Systems
N Venkata Srinath,
1st Yr MS Power Systems.
Geothermal
Heat in the interior of the earth
Greek originated.
Geo-earth and thermal-heat.
Temperature rise 20-30°/Km .
The working fluid boils to vapour (like steam) powers the turbine
generator.
The geothermal water passes only through the heat exchanger and is
immediately recycled back into the reservoir.
Binary power plants are generally more expensive to
build than steam-driven plants.
Advantages:
The working fluid (usually isobutene or isopentane)
boils and vapour’s at a lower temperature than does
water.
The binary system uses the reservoir water more
efficiently.
Binary power plants have virtually no emissions.
Hybrid power plant
In Hybrid power plants, flash and binary processes are combined.
An example of such a hybrid system is in Hawaii, where a plant
provides about 25% of the electricity used on the Big Island.
World 1st geothermal plant(Dry steam power plant) was built in 1904 at
Larderello in Tuscany Italy which can give supply for 5 bulb.
1911 250kw power plant was built in devil valley which was destroyed in
world war II.
Rebuilt and expanded, still serving today.
Disadvantages
Geothermal heat is extracted from deep within the
earths surface, and this is the main disadvantage
concerning finding a suitable location.
To lay pipe lines, it has to dig for several feet's.
Too expansive to bore.
Indian Scenario
In India 1970 MNRE has started Hot Spring Committee .
Other survey committees are NGRI, GSI.
In India total potential is 6000 – 10,000MW
There are 340 potential cites.