COURSE TITLE: Fundamentals of Geothermal energy
Lecturer(s): Prof. C Margottini, Prof. E.Pandeli
Introduction to the Course:
Part 1: This Course provides an introduction about characteristics and types of geothermal systems, properties of geothermal fluids, scope of geothermal projects, introduction to geothermal exploration (geological and geophysical methods)
Part 2: This part of the Course provides an introduction to drilling of geothermal wells, well logging and testing, exploitation of the geothermal resource, environmental impacts
Course AimsThe aims of this Course are to:
- Study of geothermal resources
- Develop a geothermal project
- Develop.knowledge of the geothermal exploration and exploitation of the resources
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this Course students should have gained:
- Knowledge and Understanding: geothermal system and geothermal project
- Intellectual Skills: where and how geothermal energy is possible to use
- Professional Practice Skills: geophysical method and maps
- Transferable Skills: geothermal project
Course Book:
- pdf Presentations and bibliography
- Dickson, M. H. Geothermal Energy. West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 1995.
- Kruger, P., Otte, C. editors, 1973. Geothermal energy - Resources, production, stimulation. Stanford University Press.
- Keller, G.V., 1981. Exploration for Geothermal Energy. In: Fitch, A.A. (Ed.), Developments in Geophysical Exploration. Methods – 2. Applied Science Pub., pp. 107-150.
- Zhdanov, M.S., Keller, G.V., 1994. The geoelectrical methods in geophysical exploration. Elsevier, 873 p.
Teaching Methods
Powerpoint slides, pc-based exercise
Lectures
The lectures will introduce about basics of geothermal energy, geothermal resources, geothermal exploration and making a geothermal project.
Schedule
The minimum teaching hour is 16H in each week.
1st Week
weekly Timetable
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Teaching room:
West 5 Building 217
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Monday
March 25
Prof. Margottini
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Tuesday
March 26
Prof. Margottini & Prof. Pandeli
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Wednesday
March 27
Prof. Margottini & Prof. Pandeli?
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Thursday
March 28
Prof. Margottini & Prof. Pandeli
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Friday
March 29
Prof. Margottini & Prof. Pandeli
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8:30-10:00am. (session one)
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Basics: history of geothermics; earth heat origin
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Geothermal Resources: geothermal systems, reservoirs.
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Phases of geothermal exploration
Geothermal exploration I : geological, geochemical and hydrogeological survey
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Geothermal exploration II : geophysical exploration
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Test and Tutoring
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10:00-10:15am.
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Break time
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10:15 -11:45am. (session two)
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Idem
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Geothermal Fluids
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Idem
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Idem
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Assessment**
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11:30-2:00pm.
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Lunch Hour
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Lunch Hour
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Lunch Hour
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Lunch Hour
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Lunch Hour
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2:00 -3:30pm.(session three)
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Idem
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Rocks, the constituents of the earth
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Exercises
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Exercises
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3:30-3:45 pm.
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3:45-5:15pm.(session four)
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Idem
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Exercises
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Exercises
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*It can be adjusted according to the meeting date between Chinese and European professors.
**Learning assessment will be conducted by the end of lessons and grading list will be presented
2nd Week
weekly Timetable
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Teaching room:
West 5 Building 217
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Sunday
March 31
Prof. E.Pandeli
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Monday
April 1
Prof. E.Pandeli & Prof. C.Margottini
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Tuesday
April 2
Prof. E.Pandeli & Prof. C.Margottini
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Wednesday
April 3
Prof. E.Pandeli & Prof. C.Margottini
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Thursday, 21
April 4
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8:30-10:00am. (session one)
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Introduction; geothermal resources in the world and in China; drilling technology, well site geology
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Well logging and well testing, chemistry of the geothermal fluids, modeling of the geothermal reservoir
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Examples of vapor- and water-dominated geothermal fields, medium-enthalpy fields, exploitation of the geothermal fluids
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Heat pumps
Geothermal energy and environmental pollution
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Test and Tutoring
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10:00-10:15am.
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10:15 -11:45am. (session two)
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Idem
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Idem
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Idem
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Idem
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Assessment**
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11:30-2:00 pm.
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Lunch Hour
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Lunch Hour
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Lunch Hour
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Lunch Hour
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Lunch Hour
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2:00 -3:30pm.(session three)
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Idem
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Idem
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Geothermal power plants (conventional steam cycle, steam combined cycle, steam integrated cycle, Organic Rankine cycle)
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Visit to the Geological Museum ?
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3:30-3:45 pm.
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3:45-5:15pm.(session four)
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Idem
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Exercises
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Exercises
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Idem
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