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    Geothermal Energy: How Geothermal System Works?

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    Geothermal energy harnesses the constant heat below the Earth's surface to provide a renewable source of energy. Geothermal systems use geothermal heat pumps to exploit the stable underground temperature to both heat and cool buildings by moving heat between underground wells and the building. There are three main types of geothermal power plants - dry steam plants that pipe steam directly into turbines, flash steam plants that pump hot water into a flash tank where it converts to steam to power turbines, and binary cycle plants that use hot geothermal fluids to heat a secondary working fluid that powers turbines.

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    Geothermal energy harnesses the constant heat below the Earth's surface to provide a renewable source of energy. Geothermal systems use geothermal heat pumps to exploit the stable underground temperature to both heat and cool buildings by moving heat between underground wells and the building. There are three main types of geothermal power plants - dry steam plants that pipe steam directly into turbines, flash steam plants that pump hot water into a flash tank where it converts to steam to power turbines, and binary cycle plants that use hot geothermal fluids to heat a secondary working fluid that powers turbines.

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    Geothermal energy harnesses the constant heat below the Earth's surface to provide a renewable source of energy. Geothermal systems use geothermal heat pumps to exploit the stable underground temperature to both heat and cool buildings by moving heat between underground wells and the building. There are three main types of geothermal power plants - dry steam plants that pipe steam directly into turbines, flash steam plants that pump hot water into a flash tank where it converts to steam to power turbines, and binary cycle plants that use hot geothermal fluids to heat a secondary working fluid that powers turbines.

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    Geothermal Energy: How Geothermal System Works?

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    GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

    Geothermal- is the heat underneath the shallow ground of the earth. Geothermal energy is a
    clean renewable resource. One of its biggest advantages is that it is constantly available. The
    constant flow of heat from the earth ensures a limitless supply of energy. This Geothermal
    energy can produced reliable source of energy and can provide electricity.

    How Geothermal system works?

    When the seasons change, temperatures fluctuate. But the temperature below the ground stays
    the same. Only a few feet below the surface, the temperature of the water remains the same,
    generally around 42 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (5.56 to 26.67 degrees Celsius) year round,
    depending on where you live. A geo-exchange system can use this energy to heat and cool
    almost any kind of building. Geothermal systems do not directly tap into heat inside the Earth.
    Instead, homes and buildings use geothermal heat pumps to exploit the constant temperature
    of geothermal wells under the ground. These heat pumps are placed on the inside or outside of
    a building. The heat pump, which runs on electricity, is a simple device that moves heat from
    below ground into a home. The heat pump can cool a house in the summer, and warm it during
    the winter. Most geothermal systems are built as closed loop systems. In a closed loop system, a
    series of underground pipes are filled with a refrigerant, a fluid that absorbs heat from the warm
    water. When it is cold outside, the fluid absorbs Earth's heat and brings it inside to warm the air.
    In the summertime, the heat exchange works in reverse, cooling the house. Open loop systems
    use well or pond water instead of a refrigerant. The heat pump takes the heat out of the water
    and uses it to warm or cool a house. The water is then pumped back into its original source.

    Process flow of geothermal - 3 types of geothermal power plants.

    Dry steam power plant- Dry Steam Power Plant Dry steam plants are the most common types of
    geothermal power plants, accounting for about half of the installed geothermal plants. They work by
    piping hot steam from underground reservoirs directly into turbines from geothermal reservoirs,
    which power the generators to provide electricity. After powering the turbines, the steam condenses
    into water and is piped back into the earth via the injection well.
    GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

    Flash steam plant- Flash steam plants differ from dry steam because they pump hot water, rather
    than steam, directly to the surface. These flash steam plants pump hot water at a high pressure from
    below the earth into a “flash tank” on the surface. The flash tank is at a much lower temperature,
    causing the fluid to quickly “flash” into steam. The steam produced powers the turbines. The steam is
    cooled and condenses into water, where it is pumped back into the ground through the injection
    well.

    Binary cycle plant- Uses moderate-temperature water from a geothermal reservoir. Hot
    geothermal fluids are passed through one side of a heat exchanger to heat a working fluid in a
    seperate adjacent pipe. The working fluid, usually an organic compound with a low boiling point
    such as isobutine or isopentane, is vaporized and passed through a turbine to generate
    electricity. An ammonia-water mixture is also used in a kalina cycle. Kalina cycle is the process of
    converting heat, from the distillation of two liquids, to mechanical energy.

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