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Silica Scaling in Geothermal Waste Brine by Juan Ponce Manríquez is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses potential issues with operating conditions in double-flash steam power plants. Specifically, it is not practical to operate the flasher below atmospheric pressure as the waste brine would need to be pumped out. Additionally, decreasing the temperature of waste brine can cause scaling from precipitated minerals like silica. Silica solubility increases with temperature, so as the geofluid cools in the power plant, silica that dissolved in the hot reservoir may begin to precipitate out
- Author
- Juan Ponce Manríquez
- Language
- EN