| Foreword to the Third Edition | p. xi |
| Preface and Acknowledgements to the Third Edition | p. xv |
| Preface and Acknowledgements to the Second Edition | p. xix |
| Preface and Acknowledgements to the First Edition | p. xxi |
| Resource Identification and Development | p. 1 |
| Geology of Geothermal Regions | p. 3 |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| The Earth and its atmosphere | p. 4 |
| Active geothermal regions | p. 6 |
| Model of a hydro thermal geothermal resource | p. 9 |
| Other types of geothermal resources | p. 11 |
| References | p. 16 |
| Problems | p. 17 |
| Exploration Strategies and Techniques | p. 19 |
| Introduction | p. 19 |
| Objectives of an exploration program | p. 20 |
| Phases of an exploration program | p. 20 |
| Synthesis and interpretation | p. 33 |
| The next step: Drilling | p. 35 |
| References | p. 35 |
| Problems | p. 36 |
| Geothermal Well Drilling | p. 39 |
| Introduction | p. 39 |
| Site preparation and drilling equipment | p. 39 |
| Drilling operations | p. 42 |
| Safety precautions | p. 46 |
| References | p. 47 |
| Reservoir Engineering | p. 49 |
| Introduction | p. 50 |
| Reservoir and well flow | p. 50 |
| Well testing | p. 60 |
| Calcite scaling in well casings | p. 68 |
| Reservoir modeling and simulation | p. 68 |
| References | p. 74 |
| Problems | p. 75 |
| Geothermal Power Generating Systems | p. 79 |
| Single-Flash Steam Power Plants | p. 81 |
| Introduction | p. 82 |
| Gathering system design considerations | p. 82 |
| Energy conversion system | p. 87 |
| Thermodynamics of the conversion process | p. 91 |
| Example: Single-flash optimization | p. 97 |
| Optimum separator temperature: An approximate formulation | p. 100 |
| Environmental aspects for single-flash plants | p. 102 |
| Equipment list for single-flash plants | p. 104 |
| References | p. 107 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 5 | p. 108 |
| Problems | p. 108 |
| Double-Flash Steam Power Plants | p. 111 |
| Introduction | p. 112 |
| Gathering system design considerations | p. 112 |
| Energy conversion system | p. 114 |
| Thermodynamics of the conversion process | p. 115 |
| Example: Double-flash optimization | p. 119 |
| Scale potential in waste brine | p. 121 |
| Environmental aspects for double-flash plants | p. 125 |
| Equipment list for double-flash plants | p. 126 |
| References | p. 127 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 6 | p. 127 |
| Problems | p. 128 |
| Dry-Steam Power Plants | p. 131 |
| Introduction | p. 131 |
| Origins and nature of dry-steam resources | p. 132 |
| Steam gathering system | p. 138 |
| Energy conversion system | p. 138 |
| Example: Optimum wellhead pressure | p. 144 |
| Environmental aspects of dry-steam plants | p. 147 |
| Equipment list for dry-steam plants | p. 147 |
| References | p. 148 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 7 | p. 149 |
| Problems | p. 149 |
| Binary Cycle Power Plants | p. 151 |
| Introduction | p. 152 |
| Basic binary systems | p. 153 |
| Working fluid selection | p. 159 |
| Advanced binary cycles | p. 163 |
| Example of binary cycle analysis | p. 171 |
| Environmental impact of binary cycles | p. 175 |
| Equipment list for basic binary plants | p. 176 |
| References | p. 178 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 8 | p. 179 |
| Problems | p. 180 |
| Advanced Geothermal Energy Conversion Systems | p. 183 |
| Introduction | p. 184 |
| Hybrid single-flash and double-flash systems | p. 185 |
| Hybrid flash-binary systems | p. 189 |
| Example: Integrated flash-binary hybrid system | p. 193 |
| Total-flow systems | p. 196 |
| Hybrid fossil-geothermal systems | p. 203 |
| Combined heat and power plants | p. 207 |
| Power plants for hypersaline brines | p. 209 |
| Solar-geothermal hybrid plants | p. 212 |
| References | p. 215 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 9 | p. 217 |
| Problems | p. 218 |
| Exergy Analysis Applied to Geothermal Power Systems | p. 223 |
| Introduction | p. 223 |
| First Law for open, steady systems | p. 224 |
| Second Law for open, steady systems | p. 225 |
| Exergy | p. 225 |
| Exergy accounting for open, steady systems | p. 229 |
| Exergy efficiencies and applications to geothermal plants | p. 230 |
| References | p. 244 |
| Problems | p. 244 |
| Geothermal Power Plant Case Studies | p. 247 |
| Larderello Dry-Steam Power Plants, Tuscany, Italy | p. 249 |
| History of development | p. 249 |
| Geology and reservoir characteristics | p. 252 |
| Power plants | p. 256 |
| Mitigation of environmental impact | p. 266 |
| References | p. 267 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 11 | p. 268 |
| The Geysers Dry-Steam Power Plants, Sonoma and Lake Counties, California, USA | p. 269 |
| History and early power plants | p. 269 |
| Geographic and geologic setting | p. 273 |
| Well drilling | p. 275 |
| Steam pipeline system | p. 276 |
| Power plants | p. 277 |
| Recharging the reservoir | p. 283 |
| Toward sustainability | p. 286 |
| References | p. 287 |
| Cerro Prieto Power Station, Baja California Norte, Mexico | p. 289 |
| Overview of Mexican geothermal development | p. 289 |
| Cerro Prieto geographical and geological setting | p. 290 |
| Cerro Prieto power plants | p. 294 |
| Expansion of Cerro Prieto and nearby prospects | p. 301 |
| References | p. 303 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 13 | p. 304 |
| Hatchobaru Power Station, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan | p. 305 |
| Overview of Japanese geothermal development | p. 305 |
| Hatchobaru geothermal field | p. 307 |
| Hatchobaru power units | p. 310 |
| Conclusion and forecast | p. 316 |
| References | p. 316 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 14 | p. 317 |
| Mutnovsky Flash-Steam Power Plant, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | p. 319 |
| Setting, exploration, and early developments | p. 319 |
| Conceptual model of Mutnovsky geothermal field | p. 320 |
| Verkhne-Mutnovsky 12 MW power plant | p. 323 |
| Mutnovsky first-stage 50 MW power plant | p. 326 |
| Future power units at Mutnovsky | p. 327 |
| References | p. 329 |
| Miravalles Power Station, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica | p. 331 |
| Traveling to Miravalles | p. 331 |
| History of geothermal development | p. 333 |
| Wells | p. 335 |
| Power generation | p. 336 |
| Calcite inhibition system | p. 340 |
| Acid neutralization system | p. 344 |
| Environmental protection and monitoring | p. 345 |
| Other geothermal power projects | p. 346 |
| References | p. 347 |
| Heber Binary Plants, Imperial Valley, California, USA | p. 349 |
| Introduction | p. 349 |
| Exploration and discovery | p. 349 |
| The first Heber binary plant | p. 351 |
| The second Heber binary plant | p. 353 |
| References | p. 358 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 17 | p. 359 |
| Magmamax Binary Power Plant, East Mesa, Imperial Valley, California, USA | p. 361 |
| Setting and exploration | p. 361 |
| Magmamax binary power plant | p. 362 |
| Modified Magmamax binary power plant | p. 368 |
| Conclusion | p. 373 |
| References | p. 373 |
| Nesjavellir and Hellisheidi Plants, Iceland | p. 375 |
| Introduction | p. 375 |
| Geology and geosciences | p. 376 |
| Nesjavellir power plant | p. 379 |
| Hellisheidi power plant | p. 384 |
| References | p. 387 |
| Raft River Plants, Idaho, USA | p. 389 |
| Introduction | p. 389 |
| Geology and geosciences | p. 390 |
| Original development-DOE pilot plant | p. 393 |
| New development-U.S. Geothermal plant | p. 403 |
| References | p. 414 |
| Geothermal Power Plants in Turkey | p. 417 |
| Geologic setting | p. 417 |
| Kizildere single-flash plant | p. 419 |
| Salavath binary plants | p. 425 |
| Germencik double-flash plant | p. 431 |
| Environmental impact | p. 437 |
| Current state and future prospects of geothermal power | p. 438 |
| References | p. 439 |
| Nomenclature for figures in Chapter 21 | p. 441 |
| Enhanced Geothermal Systems-Projects and Plants | p. 443 |
| Definitions | p. 443 |
| Early projects | p. 445 |
| Later projects | p. 450 |
| EGS power plants | p. 463 |
| Proposed projects | p. 474 |
| References | p. 478 |
| Environmental Impact of Geothermal Power Plants | p. 483 |
| Overview | p. 484 |
| Regulations | p. 484 |
| General impacts of electricity generation | p. 485 |
| Environmental advantages of geothermal plants | p. 485 |
| Environmental challenges of geothermal plants | p. 494 |
| Summary | p. 504 |
| References | p. 505 |
| Appendices | p. 507 |
| Worldwide State of Geothermal Power Plant Development as of August 2011 | p. 509 |
| Units Conversions | p. 531 |
| Energy Equivalents | p. 533 |
| Elements of Thermodynamics | p. 535 |
| Answers to Selected Practice Problems | p. 547 |
| Supplementary Problems | p. 549 |
| Answers to Selected Supplementary Problems | p. 569 |
| REFPROP Tutorial with Application to Geothermal Binary Cycles | p. 571 |
| Index | p. 579 |
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