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Geothermal Energy An Alternative Resource for the 21st Century

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By: Harsh Gupta and Sukanta Roy
279 pages, diagrams
Publisher: Elsevier
Geothermal Energy
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  • Geothermal Energy ISBN: 9780444528759 Hardback Oct 2006 Out of Print #162756
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About this book

More than 20 countries generate electricity from geothermal resources and about 60 countries make direct use of geothermal energy. A ten-fold increase in geothermal energy use is foreseeable at the current technology level.

Geothermal Energy: An Alternative Resource for the 21st Century provides a readable and coherent account of all facets of geothermal energy development and summarizes the present day knowledge on geothermal resources, their exploration and exploitation. Accounts of geothermal resource models, various exploration techniques, drilling and production technology are discussed within 9 chapters, as well as important concepts and current technological developments.

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Preface. 1. The Energy Outlook. 2. Basic Concepts. 3. Heat Transfer. 4. Geothermal Systems and Resources. 5. Exploration Techniques. 6. Assessment and Exploitation. 7. The Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field, Mexico. 8. Worldwide Status of Geothermal Resource Utilization. 9. Thermal Energy of the Oceans.

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Out of Print
By: Harsh Gupta and Sukanta Roy
279 pages, diagrams
Publisher: Elsevier
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