Developing kilometers-long gravity heat pipe for geothermal energy exploitation
Wenbo Huang, Juanwen Chen, Qingshan Ma, Linxiao Xing, Guiling Wang, Jiwen Cen, Zhibin Li, Ang Li, Fangming Jiang
Abstract
The world-longest SLGHP (4149 m long) and the world's first SLGHP output vapor-driven power generator are developed for the exploitation of geothermal energy.
Topics & Concepts
Geothermal energyGeothermal gradientGeothermal powerGeothermal heatingGenerator (circuit theory)Petroleum engineeringEnvironmental scienceGeologyPower (physics)PhysicsGeophysicsThermodynamicsHeat Transfer and Boiling StudiesSpacecraft and Cryogenic TechnologiesGeothermal Energy Systems and Applications