Geothermal energy : renewable energy and the environment /: renewable energy and the environment. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William E. Glassley.
• Other Names: Glassley, William E
• Contents: Front Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Series Editor; Author; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Sources of Geothermal Heat: Earth as a Heat Engine; Chapter 3. Thermodynamics and Geothermal Systems; Chapter 4 Subsurface Fluid Flow: The Hydrology of Geothermal Systems; Chapter 5. Chemistry of Geothermal Fluids; Chapter 6. Exploring for Geothermal Systems; Chapter 7. Resource Assessments; Chapter 8. Drilling; Chapter 9. Generating Power Using Geothermal Resources; Chapter 10. Low Temperature Geothermal Resources: Ground Source Heat Pumps; Chapter 11. Direct Use of Geothermal ResourcesChapter 12. Use of Geothermal Resources: Environmental Considerations; Chapter 13. Use of Geothermal Resources: Economic Considerations; Chapter 14. The Geothermal Energy Future: Possibilities and Issues; Color Insert; Back Cover.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 290 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.44 G549; Geothermal engineering; Geothermal resources; Geothermal resources -- Environmental aspects; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Geothermal engineering; Geothermal resources; Geothermal resources -- Environmental aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420075717; 1420075713
• Related ISBNs: 9781420075700; 1420075705
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.