Geothermics
Course information
Title of the course:
Geothermics
Responsible for teaching:
Other teachers:
Dr. Balázs Kovács
Type of the course:
Differenciated professional knowledges
Description
Prerequisites:
Hydrogeology
Brief description of the lecture:
Introduction to thermodynamics. The concept of enthalpy. Research methods: remote sensing, heat transfer measurements, hole geophysical investigations, geochemical investigations.
The classification of geothermal energy. Calculation methods for geothermal potentials. The possible utilization of geothermal energy, the generation of electrical energy, primary heating, secondary heating. The operational principle of heat pumps. The storage of geothermal energy. The geothermal provinces of Hungary. The structure of the systems producing geothermal energy. The planning of geothermal systems, production and injection wells. Sustainable and environmentally friendly generation of geothermal energy. The classification of thermal and medical waters. Classification systems in the European Union. The post-utilization of used thermal waters, complex systems. The disposal of used thermal waters.
Recommended reading:
- Mádlné Szőnyi Judit 2006: A geotermikus energia – Készletek, kutatás, hasznosítás. Grafon Kiadó.
- Szanyi János, Kurunczi Mihály, Kóbor Balázs, Medgyes Tamás 2013: Korszerű technológiák a termálvíz visszasajtolásaban, InnoGeo Kft, ISBN 978-963-89689
- Bowen R. 1989. Geothermal resources. Elsevier Applied Science London - New York, 2nd edition.
- Nicholson K. 1993. Geothermal Fluids. Springer-Verlag Berlin - Heidelberg, 263 p.
- Article: GEOTHERMICS; International Journal of Geothermal Research and its Applications. ELSEVIER
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