Energy and Process Engineering (EVT)
Efficient Use of Geothermal Energy
Research Activities
- Determination of physical properties of mineral water
- Upgrading / validation of property data for geothermal cyclic processes
- Investigation of Phenomena on supercritical media
- Simulation of power plant cycles
- Investigation of heat transfer in heat exchanger modules
- Conceptual design and adaption of plant components on mineral water conditions
- Optimization of geothermal cyclic processes dependent on local conditions applying the mobile test plant MONIKA
- Investigation of salt precipitation in mineral and model water
Methods
- Laser optical flow, temperature and species measurements in combustion chambers
- Porosity and surface measurements of solids
- Particle size determination and particle distribution
- Determination of solid concentration in liquids by the use of light absorption
- Two phase measurement technique
Contact:
Dietmar Kuhn ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Precipitation of barite in aqueous solution