posted on 2022-08-15, 04:31authored byAnu ChoudharyAnu Choudhary, Ramesh Rayudu, Jim Hinkley, John Burnell
Geothermal energy is the most sustainable energy source, and geothermal reservoirs are an essential component of the geothermal system. The geothermal pool of liquid contains the geothermal fluid, including some non-condensable gases. These gases majorly consist of carbon dioxide. There is an impact of these gases present in the geothermal fluid that comes to the surface through production wells on the well's productivity, heat transfer capacity of heat exchangers etc.
The paper demonstrates a process model showing the fluid flow from the production well to the heat exchangers. It is a system process model from the feeds in the wells from the geothermal reservoir to the heat exchangers. In addition, the model provides us with an estimate of the megawatts obtained for a given concentration of carbon dioxide in the reservoir. Finally, the calculations estimate how much the concentration of carbon dioxide changes the productivity of the well and the heat transfer capacity of the heat exchangers.
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Choudhary, A., Rayudu, R., Hinkley, J. & Burnell, J. (2023, January). Estimation for Energy extraction from the geothermal reservoir for a given concentration of gases.