
Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Geothermal Power Plants
- 1st Edition - February 19, 2021
- Editors: Can Ozgur Colpan, Mehmet Akif Ezan, Onder Kizilkan
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 1 0 3 7 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 1 9 0 - 6
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guides researchers and engineers on the analysis and optimization of geothermal power plants through conventional and innovative methods. Coverage encompasses the fundamentals, thermodynamic analysis, and optimization of geothermal power plants. Advanced thermodynamic analysis tools such as exergy analysis, thermoeconomic analysis, and several thermodynamic optimization methods are covered in depth for different configurations of geothermal power plants through case studies. Interdisciplinary research with relevant economic and environmental dimensions are addressed in many of the studies. Multiobjective optimization studies aimed at better efficiency, lower cost, and a lower environmental impact are also discussed in this book.- Addresses the complexities of thermodynamic assessment in almost all operational plant configurations, including solar-geothermal and multigeneration power plants
- Includes an exemplary range of case studies, from basic to integrated
- Provides modern optimization methods including exergoeconomic, artificial neural networks, and multiobjective particle swarm
- Covers environmental impact considerations and integration with renewable energy systems
Graduate and early career researchers in power engineering, particularly those working in thermodynamic optimization and on the development of next-generation geothermal power plants
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Part I: Basics of geothermal power plants
- Chapter 1: Various cycle configurations for geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Geothermal power plant system
- 1.3: Closing remarks
- Chapter 2: Global value chain and manufacturing analysis on geothermal power plant turbines
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 2.1: Global geothermal energy market
- 2.2: Manufacturing analysis
- 2.3: Definition of minimum sustainable price
- 2.4: Manufacturing analysis case studies
- 2.5: Power plant design and performance analysis
- 2.6: Economic analysis
- 2.7: Closing remarks
- Chapter 3: CO2 emissions from geothermal power plants and state-of-the-art technical solutions for CO2 reinjection
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: NCG reinjection successful cases
- 3.3: Evaluation of the reinjection process
- 3.4: Feasibility of the reinjection process
- 3.5: Closing remarks
- Chapter 4: Life cycle assessment of geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: LCA methodology
- 4.3: Impacts of geothermal energy exploitation
- 4.4: Results and discussion
- 4.5: Closing remarks
- Chapter 5: Social acceptance of geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Social acceptance of renewable energy technologies
- 5.3: Factors affecting community acceptance of renewable energy projects
- 5.4: Socioeconomic impacts of renewable energy projects
- 5.5: Measuring socioeconomic impacts of renewable energy projects
- 5.6: Cases of controversy
- 5.7: Social acceptance practices performed by geothermal operators and developers
- 5.8: Closing remarks
- Part II: Thermodynamic analysis of geothermal power plants
- Chapter 6: Single- and double-flash cycles for geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: System description
- 6.3: Analysis
- 6.4: Optimization
- 6.5: Experimental data
- 6.6: Results and discussions
- 6.7: Closing remarks
- Chapter 7: Dry steam power plant: Thermodynamic analysis and system improvement
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Dry steam potential
- 7.3: Conversion technology
- 7.4: Configuration and main components of dry steam systems
- 7.5: System improvements
- 7.6: Closing remarks
- Chapter 8: Binary geothermal power plant
- Abstract
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Binary GPP
- 8.3: Thermodynamic analysis
- 8.4: Calculation procedure
- 8.5: Results and discussion
- 8.6: Closing remarks
- Chapter 9: Solar-geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: The concentrating solar thermal power plant
- 9.3: Hybrid solar-geothermal plants
- 9.4: Operational analysis
- 9.5: Comparative analysis of the hybrid designs
- 9.6: Hybrid solar-geothermal power projects
- 9.7: Closing remarks
- Chapter 10: Thermodynamic analysis of a transcritical CO2 geothermal power plant
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: System description
- 10.3: Mathematical modeling
- 10.4: Results and discussion
- 10.5: Concluding remarks
- Chapter 11: Double-flash enhanced Kalina-based binary geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.2: Description of the plants
- 11.3: Materials and methods
- 11.4: Results and discussion
- 11.5: Closing remarks
- Chapter 12: Combined cooling and power production from geothermal resources
- Abstract
- 12.1: Introduction
- 12.2: System description
- 12.3: Thermodynamic analysis
- 12.4: Results and discussion
- 12.5: Closing remarks
- Chapter 13: Hydrogen production from geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: Geothermal hydrogen production
- 13.3: Case study
- 13.4: Results and discussion
- 13.5: Concluding remarks
- Chapter 14: Multiple flashing in geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- 14.1: Introduction
- 14.2: Geothermal flash power cycles
- 14.3: Thermodynamic analysis and performance assessment
- 14.4: Brief discussion of the obtained results
- 14.5: Concluding remarks
- Part III: Optimization of geothermal power plants
- Chapter 15: Multiobjective particle swarm optimization of geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- 15.1: Introduction
- 15.2: System description
- 15.3: Thermodynamic system model
- 15.4: Multiobjective optimization
- 15.5: Results and discussion
- 15.6: Closing remarks
- Chapter 16: Artificial neural network-based optimization of geothermal power plants
- Abstract
- 16.1: Introduction
- 16.2: Artificial neural network
- 16.3: ANN-based modeling of the system
- 16.4: Results and discussion
- 16.5: Closing remarks
- Chapter 17: Multiobjective optimization of a geothermal power plant
- Abstract
- 17.1: Introduction
- 17.2: Geothermal power cycle
- 17.3: Thermodynamic assessment
- 17.4: Multiobjective optimization
- 17.5: Results and discussion
- 17.6: Concluding remarks
- Chapter 18: Optimization of geothermal power plants with MATLAB
- Abstract
- 18.1: Introduction
- 18.2: System description
- 18.3: Optimization technique
- 18.4: Results and analysis of the case studies
- 18.5: Closing remarks
- Chapter 19: Exergoeconomic optimization of a binary geothermal power plant
- Abstract
- 19.1: Introduction
- 19.2: Geothermal power plant
- 19.3: Materials and methods
- 19.4: Case study
- 19.5: Economic modeling
- 19.6: Exergoeconomics
- 19.7: Results and discussions
- 19.8: Closing remarks
- Index
- No. of pages: 344
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 19, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128210376
- eBook ISBN: 9780128231906
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Can Ozgur Colpan
Can Ozgur Colpan is an full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, Turkey. His research areas are organic Rankine cycles, heat exchanger design and modelling, thermodynamic modelling of integrated energy systems and renewable energy systems (including geothermal power plants), multiphysics modelling of fuel cells, and manufacturing and characterisation of fuel cells.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, TurkeyME
Mehmet Akif Ezan
Mehmet Akif Ezan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, Turkey. His main research interests cover thermal energy storage systems, natural-convection-driven melting/solidification processes, development, and characterization of phase change materials and photovoltaic/thermal system.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, TurkeyOK
Onder Kizilkan
Onder Kizilkan received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey in 2008. After a sixteen-year experience at Suleymen Demirel University including research assistantship, he was promoted as full Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Isparta University of Applied Sciences in 2019. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Energy Conversion Research Center at Doshisha University in Japan, focusing on solar assisted supercritical ORC technology. He has also worked as visiting associated professor at University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Canada for one year in 2011. Dr. Kizilkan’s research interests are energy and exergy analyses of thermal systems, solar energy, energy storage systems and refrigeration.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, TurkeyRead Thermodynamic Analysis and Optimization of Geothermal Power Plants on ScienceDirect