Power plants – Utilizing natural heat – Geothermal
Patent
1990-12-12
1992-11-24
Ostrager, Allen M.
Power plants
Utilizing natural heat
Geothermal
F03G 700
Patent
active
051652358
ABSTRACT:
Process of drilling a bore into a geopressured-geothermal reservoir containing a gas-laden fluid, allowing the fluid to escape through the bore, passing the fluid into a rotatable turbine which causes a generator to produce electricity, passing the fluid to means for separating gas from the fluid, and passing the fluid into a multi-effect distillation system to extract fresh water from the fluid to produce fresh water and saturated brine.
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