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[L6]_Geothermal Systems Flashcards

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What company is leading the rearching forefront on Ultra-Deep Geothermal Well drilling?

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A

Quaise, a MIT spin-off company utilizing hijacking fusion technology to create ultra deep bore holes.

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How do soil type and moisture affect geothermal heat pump performance?

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The designer must take into account soil over saturation due to the timeline of the geothermal projects installation thus reducing effectiveness of the system.

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What is the typical distance minimum required between two (2) horizontal closed loop trenches project?

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10-FT minimum between Trenches

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What is the frost depth level so that potable water in an underground pipe does not freeze?

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5-Feet or deeper.

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What is special about Quaise’s ultra deep well drilling rig?

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Quaise’s hybrid ultra-deep drilling rig will combine traditional rotary drilling with
gyrotron-powered millimeter-wave directed energy drilling, pressure-purged with
electromagnetically-transparent argon gas.

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What is the temperature range required to process beet sugar evaporation with geothermal energy?

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225°F to 275°F

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What is the definition of pressure gradient?

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The direction of a medium whether a fluid or air that describes the direction and rate at which the pressure increases the fastest around a single location.

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Name the four (4) geothermal piping loop design segments available to choose from.

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  1. Vertical Closed Loop
  2. Horizontal Closed Loop
  3. Horizontal Coils (Slinky Design)
  4. Vertical Open Loop

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What is the operational system downtime for a geothermal power system per day typically?

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None. Geothermal power systems provide power 24-hrs a day.

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What are the four (4) typical fluid mediums used for Geothermal Heat Pump projects?

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  1. Propylene Glycol
  2. Ethanol
  3. Methanol
  4. CPTherm

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What is the temperature range required to process geothermal heat pump systems with geothermal energy?

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40°F to 70°F

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How does a desuperheater work in a geothermal heat pump system?

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A desuperheater is a device that extracts excess heat from the system and transfers it to a water tank, where it can be used to provide hot water for domestic use.

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Name the four (4) geothermal deep well power system cycle types.

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  1. Dry Steam Power Plant
  2. Single Flash Steam Power Plant
  3. Binary Cycle Power Plant
  4. Double Flash Power Plant

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What is the item in the image?

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Geothermal Heat Pump hydronic supply and return header control vault

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List four (4) potential contaminents due to geothermal drilling projects.

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  1. Risk of water contamination
  2. Land subsidence
  3. Emissions from drilling equipment
  4. Noise pollution

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What is the best piping design configuration for a vertical bore closed loop geothermal heat pump project?

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Parallel Reverse Return Piping Layout

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What is the temperature range required to process binary power plants with geothermal energy?

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200°F to 350°F

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What is the temperature range required to process hydrogen production with geothermal energy?

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350°F to 700°F

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What is the depth of the deepest drill bore hole in the world?

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The deepest drilled hole into the earth’s crust is claimed to be 12,262 meters
(7.5 miles) in 1970 over the Kola peninsula in Russia.

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What is the GPM/ton range required for a typical cooling design?

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2 to 3-GPM/Ton of Cooling

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Name the five (5) layers of planet Earth from the outer to core layers?

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  1. Atmosphere
  2. Crust
  3. Mantle
  4. Outer Core of Molten
  5. Solid Metal Inner Core

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What is the crush depth of an American Seawolf Nuclear Submarine?

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2,400-FT or 730-meters & 1,073-psi

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What is the typical distance minimum required between two (2) vertical bores for a closed loop project?

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20-FT minimum between vertical bore wells

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Goethermal heating & cooling systems can be a cost saving system but the current ROI is too long to be considered easily profitable projects. What is condsidered the profitable ROI time frame?

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An ROI of 5 years or less.

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Name the four (4) layers of Earth’s atmosphere.

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  1. Troposphere
  2. Stratosphere
  3. Mesosphere
  4. Thermosphere

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What is the maximum permissible percentage of kW for a geothermal heat pump’s pumping system?

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A maximum of 10% kW of all system power.

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What is the typical range of depth for a vertical bore in regards to geothermal heat pump project?

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100-FT to 500-FT of depth

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What does the definition of Geothermal translate to?

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Heat from the earth. [Geo = Earth; Thermal = Heat]

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What is the life expectancy of a geothermal heat pump system?

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A geothermal heat pump system can have a life expectancy of 20-25 years for the heat pump unit and up to 50 years for the ground loop system with proper maintenance and care.

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What does the certification CGD mean?

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Certified GeoExchange Designer

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