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This book introduces aqueous geochemistry applied to geothermal systems. It is specifically designed for readers first entering into the world of geothermal energy from a variety of scientific and engineering backgrounds, and consequently is not intended to be the last word on geothermal chemistry. Instead it is intended to provide readers with sufficient background knowledge to permit them to subsequently understand more complex texts and scientific papers on geothermal energy. The book is structured into two parts. The first explains how geothermal fluids and their associated chemistry evolve, and shows how the chemistry of these fluids can be used to, deduce information about the resource. The second part concentrates on survey techniques explaining how these should be performed and the procedures which need to be adopted to ensure reliable sampling and analytical data are obtained. A geothermal system requires a heat source and a fluid which transfers the heat towards the surface. The fluid could be molten rock (magma) or water. This book concentrates on the chemistry of the water, or hydrothermal, systems. Consequently, magma-energy systems are not considered. Hot-dry rock (HDR) systems are similarly outside the scope of this text, principally because they contain no indigenous fluid for study. Both magma-energy and HDR systems have potential as energy sources but await technological developments before they can be exploited commercially. Geothermal systems based on water, however, are proven energy resources which have been successfully developed throughout the world.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Physics Applied physics

• Full title: Geothermal Fluids
• Subtitle: Chemistry and Exploration Techniques
• Author: Keith Nicholson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 263
• EAN: 9783642778469
• ISBN: 3642778461
• ID: 07027113
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Weight: 435 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 16. December 2011

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