Geothermal Heating : A Handbook of Engineering Economics.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (573 pages)
Front Cover -- Geothermal Heating: A Handbook of Engineering Economics -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Background to the Handbook -- 1.2 Geothermal resources -- 1.3 Geothermal heating technology -- Part I: Analysis of surface systems -- Chapter 2. Patterns of heat demand -- 2.1 General considerations -- 2.2 Heat demand of single user -- 2.3 Heat demand of a collection of buildings -- Chapter 3. Primary heat exchangers in geothermal schemes -- 3.1 General aspects -- 3.2 Heat exchanger heat transfer -- 3.3 Operation of primary heat exchangers -- 3.4 Schemes with high well head temperatures and cheap fluid -- 3.5 Heat exchanger costs -- Chapter 4. Room heaters in geothermal schemes -- 4.1 General aspects -- 4.2 Heater emission -- 4.3 Heater regulation -- Chapter 5. Heat pumps -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Basic principles of heat pump operation -- 5.3 Practical heat pump cycles -- 5.4 Geothermal applications -- 5.5 Analysis of heat pump performance -- Chapter 6. Heating networks: layout and operation -- 6.1 Basic issues -- 6.2 Layouts of geothermal heating networks -- 6.3 Operation of heating networks -- Chapter 7. Heating networks: analysis of network temperatures and flows -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Elements of network analysis -- 7.3 Calculation of temperatures and flows in space heating networks -- 7.4 Networks supplying space heating and hot water -- 7.5 Application of the simplified approach -- Chapter 8. Costs of heating networks -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Cost estimating -- Chapter 9. Geothermal heat supply calculations -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Temperature governed model I - layout and operational restrictions -- 9.3 Temperature governed model II - modelling of thermal power levels -- 9.4 Specimen energy calculations -- 9.5 Critique of the temperature governed model. Nomenclature used in Part I -- Part II: Subsurface developments -- Chapter 10. Well drilling -- 10.1 Introduction to drilling techniques -- 10.2 Well costs -- 10.3 Well cost modeling -- 10.4 Examples of results -- Chapter 11. Geothermal fluid production -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Well pump design -- 11.3 Reservoir characteristics and dynamic behaviour -- 11.4 Simple reservoir modeling -- 11.5 Cost estimating -- Part III: Geothermal economics and case studies -- Chapter 12. Methods of appraisal -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Analytical methods -- 12.3 Comparison of cash flows and formulation of indices -- 12.4 Approaches to investment appraisal -- 12.5 Project appraisal under real and inflationary shifts in costs and earnings -- Nomenclature used in Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13. Market aspects of geothermal developments -- 13.1 General assessment of market prospects -- 13.2 Comparison of U.K. and French heating fuel markets -- 13.3 Forecasts of fuel prices -- Chapter 14. Pre-feasibility assessment of the Garges schemes -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Preliminary survey and general concept of the schemes -- 14.3 Census of users -- 14.4 Garges Nord: heat load and surface network -- 14.5 Garges Est: heat load and surface network -- 14.6 Expected resource characteristics -- 14.7 Economics -- Chapter 15. Sensitivity studies of geothermal economics -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Resource and reservoir conditions -- 15.3 Technical approach -- Chapter 16. French geothermal schemes -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Techno-economics of French schemes -- 16.3 Comparisons between schemes -- 16.4 Pre-feasibility assumptions and the actual schemes -- 16.5 Geothermal heat in the French heating market -- 16.6 Grants -- 16.7 Scheme descriptions -- Chapter 17. Geothermal heating in the U.S.A. -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Heating fuel markets in the U.S.A. 17.3 Discussion of scheme economics -- 17.4 Scheme descriptions -- Chapter 18. Geothermal district heating in Iceland -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Heating scheme of Akranes and the Borgarfjördur region -- 18.3 The Akureyri district heating scheme -- 18.4 The Dalvik district heating scheme -- 18.5 The Ranga district heating scheme -- 18.6 Reykjavik district heating scheme -- 18.7 Surdurnes regional heating scheme -- Glossary of standard symbols used in the figures -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Summary of formulae for statistical analysis -- Appendix B: Summary of selected exchange rates and cost indices -- Appendix C: Standard tables of fluid properties -- Index.