Utilization of Thermal Potential of Abandoned Wells: Fundamentals, Applications and Research

Utilization of Thermal Potential of Abandoned Wells: Fundamentals, Applications and Research is a lucid treatment of the fundamental concepts related to the energy harvesting of abandoned wells. The book provides a journey through recent technological developments to harvest energy from abandoned geothermal wells and allows the reader to view the process from a thermodynamic and numerical modeling perspective. Various applications and future prospects are also discussed to help inform reader's future work and research. Students, researchers and engineers will gain a thorough understanding on how to harvest energy from abandoned geothermal wells, particularly to make sound thermodynamic and economic evaluations. System designers and others engaged in the energy sector will understand how to design and choose the most appropriate technology, how to determine its efficiency, monitor the facility, and how to make informed physical and economical decisions for necessary improvements and environmental assessments. Logically works through fundamentals, with various examples throughout Provides instruction to simulate thermodynamic models and design efficient systems Presents feasibility studies and applications INDICE: Part I: Introduction to geothermal energy1. Introduction to energy harvesting systems2. Historical overview of geothermal energy3. Fundamentals of geothermal energy4. Thermodynamics of geothermal energyPart II: Abandoned wells and its global thermal potential5. Global outlook of thermal potential6. Global/country geothermal potential distribution7. Historical utilization of geothermal potentialPart III: Energy Extraction from abandoned wells8. Simulation and thermodynamic modelling9. Working fluid evaluation10. Resource Evaluation11. Energy production12. Production capability forecast models13. Insulation of abandoned geothermal wellsPart IV: Feasibility, economic and environmental analysis14. Feasibility analysis15. Major challenges16. Major contributors of cost17. Environmental impactsPart V: Applications18. Electricity generation19. Single and multi-generation system20. Desalination21. Integration with renewables22. Other applicationsPart VI: Revitalization of abandoned oil and gas wells23. State of art technologies24. Methods of exploration

• ISBN: 978-0-323-90616-6
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 480
• Fecha Publicación: 29/04/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés